Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Third Week Feelings

This week was really fun. On Tuesday, me and my partner went out to the Fabric Workshop and Museum. It was very fun and whimsical. Even thought we couldnt take a lot of pictures we had plenty of questions to ask and got a lot of information about their apprentice program. Also, about the artists work and the whole process of getting art work done. We also learned about the printing process. It was so fun, me and Dayane want to go back and buy stuff out of their little shop.

The week is going by so fast. We really have one week left of this and it happened so fast. I almost don't want it to end because it was so fun and i almost forgot i was suppose to be getting paid for doing this. We had a very busy week with writing and editing and publishing and next thing is to send it off to the printer. I'm so excited to have the hard stuff done already but it is a great learning experience. Today, we went to record a rally about the governor and free id's. I saw and learned that people really care about this and want to put their heart and soul in it to get out what they wanted. They didn't vote people into office for nothing. But i had a fun week and next week will probably be more fun and different considering we will be working with other students we haven't got a chance to work with.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Second Week Thoughts


This week at Temple has been a pretty chill week. Just been working on our assignments like our Biography, editorials, also been getting our objectives to go out and interview. I will be going to the Fabric Workshop and Museum. Honestly, i am really nervous and excited about going this Tuesday because i have never been there before and i want to see what it’s like because it’s suppose to be a really pretty interesting place to be. But lately I have been working on my editorial about the state prisons getting more money than schools. This is a really important topic that should be discussed. I like this topic because people really don’t know how much money they could be getting for college if they didn’t spend as much money on prisons. The facts and statistics also make it really raw and get the point across saying the schools need money now, the prisons can wait. I know if people read this they will be informed about what they don’t know that's happening in the government. It is a very important and cool topic as well. The week went by so fast and the weeks keep going by faster and faster and i wish it could slow down.

Today Dayane and I went to a Pop-up garden and it was really fun. I didn’t pay much attention to the interview but i took lots of cute pictures. There was not much going on at the garden but it was a lot of plants and flowers and organic foods like lettuce and peppers. I had fun and it was really quick we got to the point and left. I hope i will be able to buy some vegetables from them too.

First Week Favorites

One on my favorite activities this week was called “Man on the Street” which we walk up to random people and asked them varoious questions. I enjoyed this activity because there was alot of tourists from different places . We could tell they were tourist because they took pictures of everything. Some people came from China and Beligium. The locals and tourist that we interviewed were very friendly and nice people. One of my favorite groups of people to interview was Eyle and Dries who were from Belgium. It was hard to understand them because of their accents but they were really nice interesting people. I really didnt like the fact that there were so many people but they all seem busy or unapproachable. It was really frustrating finding someone we could talk to. Me and my partner found really good people though.

Another good thing about Man on the street is the questons and converations we had. We asked about their hobbies, jobs and dreams. Some said swimming, shopping, even walking their dogs, however, my favorite person to interview was a woman named Jennefier Robinson who went to law school to become a lawyer. She persued her dream to be a lawyer but quite to dedicate her life to volunteering and she is opening up a non-profit organization called Events with a Purpose. Her organization raises money through events to help with animal abuse, the homeless and children in need.

One really fun thing about man on the street was the picture taking. Because we were in Love Park, the fountain was a awesome backround for pictures also the flowers and grass made it seem natural. Also, i really enjoyed the city backround as well. Another thing is i liked the way the light fell on peoples faces eventhough people kept posing, it was very funny. We also noticed we were not the only ones taking pictures, though we ran into some other students we saw that almost everyone had a camera! We began to feel like tourist too.