I'm watching Dating in the Dark, an experiment that sees how much physical attraction factors into relationship/dating. The people meet each other in the dark and they don't know what the others look like at all. So after they get to know each other they can choose to "reveal" and see each other, that's after they get to know each other. So they see how that connection fares after seeing how the person they've bonded with looks like and its a pretty interesting experiment. To what level does looks matter? Seems like a topic this class might be interested in. The tagline for the experiment is- is love blind?
Well I'm also getting to know the kids better and new sides of them are starting to come out. I think now that we've been there longer, the kids are feeling a bit comfortable with us, and the other counsolers have said so as well. Sometimes its a good thing, sometimes not so much. I think they're trying to see if they can get away with stuff now that we know them better.
Well after the park today, I hung out with Amy again, one of the people I work with. It was a really nice day and we were both sweating like pigs after playing freeze tag with the kids and splashed some water on ourselves to cool down. We just stopped in front of a dog park and started watching the dogs play around. It was random but fun.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Job transfer
One of the counsolors that worked with me got transfered. For a very stupid reason. I feel like it was so unfair that they did that to her because she was doing a good job. Kim, the lady that was supposed to be watching over us hasn't said anything to us about it. When we ask her how we are doing she tells us we are doing great and when we ask if she needs anything she says she doesn't and all of us do whatever we have to. So she goes to Damika, the boss and tells her that Nefi is a bad influence and is making the rest of us lazy, which is so ridiculous. She never says anything like that to us and its very two faced because with us, she says we're doing great, and then she tells Damika another thing. How can we improve or fix whatever it is she claims we're doing wrong if she never says anything to us? We play with the kids and we only talk to each other when they're napping or when we're talking about the kids or playing with the kids together. We do everything that is asked of us so I don't understand what the problem is. I feel like Nefitia was the one who was keeping the kids together and they listen to her because she's strict with them. I'm upset that she left like that because it was so sudden. More importantly its so underhanded because we knew nothing about it till it happened. I didn't even know what happened until I called her today. She likes her new job better and will miss the kids and us but not anything else. I'm selfish but I wish she didn't have to leave like that. I wish she could've stayed, at least til the end of summer.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Hi Guys- Biking
Well, if you guys still want to, I found a free bike rental place in lower manhattan for all summer from may till sept 15. We can ride the bikes for 2.5 hours. Here are the times of the sessions
9:30AM – 12:00PM
12:30PM – 3:00PM
3:30PM – 6:00PM
http://www.downtownny.com/bikearound. Well its up to you guys, we can do this another day or not do it, its just expands our options.
Hudson River has free kayaking too. Well hoping you guys well. Let me know what you think.
9:30AM – 12:00PM
12:30PM – 3:00PM
3:30PM – 6:00PM
http://www.downtownny.com/bikearound. Well its up to you guys, we can do this another day or not do it, its just expands our options.
Hudson River has free kayaking too. Well hoping you guys well. Let me know what you think.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
bronx zoo
Went to the bronx zoo today with groups b and c. Went to work early today, 7:45. I feel bad not being with my group today, even though we were assigned to the other group because there would be none of the junior staff from group a with the kids today. We were in the cafeteria and were sitting from our kids and when we got up to go, I said bye to the kids from my group. They looked surprised and confused that we were leaving them. I wouldn't be going to work tommorow since we get the day off after the trip. I wonder if they understood we were only going for one day. Their faces were just watching us as we left so that was pretty sad. The trip in itself was fun. The animals got really close. One of the staff members wondered if they should be in the wild instead and I wondered myself, whether it was better to be in the wild with predators or in the zoo without. I wondered if we were captured by aliens and put in a zoo to be watched like that how we would feel. Would we mind if we grew up in a zoo from birth or would we just accept it?
Well it was pretty cool all in all. I saw a vulture eat a dead rat and it pulled at the guts. The kids were engrossed with the scene alot of them said "ew" or "that's cool". In the past when I went to zoos I wasn't that interested, but the animals were closer today. I could see the tigers and cubs and a baboon came so close that it pressed its face against the window and licked it. I missed my group of kids anyway..What I find interesting is that all the counsolors said that they liked their kids. The group I was in too. I wondered if I was placed in this group instead would I have bonded in the same way with these kids instead. I think I might have, but I like the ones I have from my group, I think they're the best group, I'm biased but I really do. All the counsolors seem to bond with their kids and enjoy the job. Well all the ones I've talked to so far which was the ones in my group and the ones who's group I am in today. I talked to one of the counsolors on the train ride about Camp College since they didn't go and were interested. They're part of the Prep classes too since they got the job through the same program. They were looking forward to going to go on the next Camp College trip.
Well it was pretty cool all in all. I saw a vulture eat a dead rat and it pulled at the guts. The kids were engrossed with the scene alot of them said "ew" or "that's cool". In the past when I went to zoos I wasn't that interested, but the animals were closer today. I could see the tigers and cubs and a baboon came so close that it pressed its face against the window and licked it. I missed my group of kids anyway..What I find interesting is that all the counsolors said that they liked their kids. The group I was in too. I wondered if I was placed in this group instead would I have bonded in the same way with these kids instead. I think I might have, but I like the ones I have from my group, I think they're the best group, I'm biased but I really do. All the counsolors seem to bond with their kids and enjoy the job. Well all the ones I've talked to so far which was the ones in my group and the ones who's group I am in today. I talked to one of the counsolors on the train ride about Camp College since they didn't go and were interested. They're part of the Prep classes too since they got the job through the same program. They were looking forward to going to go on the next Camp College trip.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Possible Topics- *edited*
Possible Topic 1
Investigating Identity- people always says that they're who they are. "I'm just me." or "I am who I am". Why is this concept of self so important for people to have? and what makes you you? What makes you different from other and in what ways are you alike?
For people who are chameleons and can change aspects of themselves at will, who are they? Are they the personalities they choose to show others or something else? Like actors, some say they incorporate a character so well they become the character. What is the distinction between the character you play, and the character you are if the lines are so easily blurred?
edited* Possible project..Play different characters and note how it is to playing that role. What are your reactions? What are other people's reactions to you?
Possible Topic 2
Are we defined by our actions or our intentions? Because there seems to be two different things happening, whats happening in your head and what's happening in the real world. But they're both happening, so how exactly is that determined? What does it mean to be a good person?
edit* possible short story film- about two people find a unexpected note in the wallet and what they decide to do. The discription in the youtube box is pretty much what this topic is about. Its set in Hong Kong, but it has subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arpLaUZeL6k&feature=channel_page
So those are the topics I'm interested in exploring. I'm interested to see what you guys want to talk about. See you tommorow.
Investigating Identity- people always says that they're who they are. "I'm just me." or "I am who I am". Why is this concept of self so important for people to have? and what makes you you? What makes you different from other and in what ways are you alike?
For people who are chameleons and can change aspects of themselves at will, who are they? Are they the personalities they choose to show others or something else? Like actors, some say they incorporate a character so well they become the character. What is the distinction between the character you play, and the character you are if the lines are so easily blurred?
edited* Possible project..Play different characters and note how it is to playing that role. What are your reactions? What are other people's reactions to you?
Possible Topic 2
Are we defined by our actions or our intentions? Because there seems to be two different things happening, whats happening in your head and what's happening in the real world. But they're both happening, so how exactly is that determined? What does it mean to be a good person?
edit* possible short story film- about two people find a unexpected note in the wallet and what they decide to do. The discription in the youtube box is pretty much what this topic is about. Its set in Hong Kong, but it has subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arpLaUZeL6k&feature=channel_page
So those are the topics I'm interested in exploring. I'm interested to see what you guys want to talk about. See you tommorow.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Camp College
Hi guys, I just got back today from Camp College. It was a pretty interesting experience so I thought I would share it with you all. I got a roommate and didn't know who it would be and they meant for it to be like that because that's how its going to be like in college. My roommate was nice but we didn't spend much time in our rooms because we had so much activities to do. Okay, we'd be up by 6:45 in the morning and out by 7:15 so we'd do all we had to, brush teeth, dress, etc and we'd be back in our rooms by 11:00. I had fun even with all the stuff we did because we learned alot. I missed the kids from my job a little at the beginning and thought of them so I kind of wanted to be there instead on friday but when I got there I met alot of nice people.
I won't bore you with all the details but we got to take two "stimualated" college classes, I didn't feel it was exactly realistic because it was only a day and the lessons were a bit jumpy. Afterwards though we also learned alot about the proccess and all the scholarships that were available. Anyways completing the FAFSA is MUCHO important, and getting it done on time. We did a game were we all recieved a different student, and if your student didn't complete the FAFSA on time, even if it was completed it, it would cut up a large part of the scholarship money you could have received. I feel like this is something important because alot of people are worrying about how they're going to pay for it, so they had a class on that. We also met admission officers, they were the mentors of our group. Meeting them made me see they were people because before I always just saw them as someone who were just going to evaluate them and they're actually fun people and not as I thought they were going to be.
Really what I remember most is the people and the activities we did together. We went bowling as a group. Had alot of get to know you activities and ice breakers with our groups. So everyone was comfortable talking to everyone else right from the start. We had a party on Saturday, there was no dirty dancing lol, people did the electric slide and dances like that and kept it clean for the most part. I played Cranium with Regina and found a group of people to join us. What a party animal I am lol. I ate two vanilla ice-cream scoops and started to get pretty competitive. It was funny because at this one part my teammate, got a cloodle and had to draw buffalo wings and she drew this pig/cow thing and I was supposed to guess but had no idea what it was. I thought it was pork wings, chicken wings, cow wings, and couldn't get it. The buffalo had a snout! That was funny because she started gesturing wildly at the pig snout and I thought it was pig wings.
We were split into eight groups and here are the team names-
Group 1- #1
Group 2- Deuces
Group 3- Triple Threat (that's mine!)
Group 4- Fantastic Four
Group 5- High Five
Group 6- Six in the Mix
Group 7- 007
Group 8- Crazy Eights
Our groups even created our own chants and it was decided on our own and not forced upon us so everyone got into the spirit. My group had alot of cool people and it was the 10th anniversary of camp college. Our mentor said that our group was by far the best group she ever had. She said she's not the type of person to BS so I believe her and I think that's pretty cool. The director said the same thing about the whole group that came this year. We did a skits at the end. All the skits were hilarious. I laughed alot. It was alot of fun and I was surprised that the skits came out so good. And that was my Camp College Experience, I enjoyed it alot, so I hope you enjoyed reading my long long post about it :]
I won't bore you with all the details but we got to take two "stimualated" college classes, I didn't feel it was exactly realistic because it was only a day and the lessons were a bit jumpy. Afterwards though we also learned alot about the proccess and all the scholarships that were available. Anyways completing the FAFSA is MUCHO important, and getting it done on time. We did a game were we all recieved a different student, and if your student didn't complete the FAFSA on time, even if it was completed it, it would cut up a large part of the scholarship money you could have received. I feel like this is something important because alot of people are worrying about how they're going to pay for it, so they had a class on that. We also met admission officers, they were the mentors of our group. Meeting them made me see they were people because before I always just saw them as someone who were just going to evaluate them and they're actually fun people and not as I thought they were going to be.
Really what I remember most is the people and the activities we did together. We went bowling as a group. Had alot of get to know you activities and ice breakers with our groups. So everyone was comfortable talking to everyone else right from the start. We had a party on Saturday, there was no dirty dancing lol, people did the electric slide and dances like that and kept it clean for the most part. I played Cranium with Regina and found a group of people to join us. What a party animal I am lol. I ate two vanilla ice-cream scoops and started to get pretty competitive. It was funny because at this one part my teammate, got a cloodle and had to draw buffalo wings and she drew this pig/cow thing and I was supposed to guess but had no idea what it was. I thought it was pork wings, chicken wings, cow wings, and couldn't get it. The buffalo had a snout! That was funny because she started gesturing wildly at the pig snout and I thought it was pig wings.
We were split into eight groups and here are the team names-
Group 1- #1
Group 2- Deuces
Group 3- Triple Threat (that's mine!)
Group 4- Fantastic Four
Group 5- High Five
Group 6- Six in the Mix
Group 7- 007
Group 8- Crazy Eights
Our groups even created our own chants and it was decided on our own and not forced upon us so everyone got into the spirit. My group had alot of cool people and it was the 10th anniversary of camp college. Our mentor said that our group was by far the best group she ever had. She said she's not the type of person to BS so I believe her and I think that's pretty cool. The director said the same thing about the whole group that came this year. We did a skits at the end. All the skits were hilarious. I laughed alot. It was alot of fun and I was surprised that the skits came out so good. And that was my Camp College Experience, I enjoyed it alot, so I hope you enjoyed reading my long long post about it :]
Thursday, July 9, 2009
N. gave me a picture and made a fan for me and I made some origami for them. The kids are the sweetest. I'm wondering if I should start abbreviated names so its less public. I was kind of tired today so I didn't play around in tag as much. Mostly I sat down and watched them to make sure none of them gets hurt. One of the boys from the other group threw up because of the tire swing..and one of my kids got throw up on them...This is so random I don't know why I'm writing about upchuck...I have to say though kids are pretty enthusiastic, these two girl went on the slide twenty times without tiring of it.
Me and Nefi played handgames with them and alot of kids got to play. We played "Quack Dilly O' So" (not sure on spelling) for awhile and then I taught them "King Kong the Leprecaun". T. taught me some tibetan phrases which I thought was so cool. She's adorable. Gahh..I adore all my kids. When me and Nefi left they hugged us and it was like they didn't want to see us go. It was so sweet.
I'll miss them because I won't see them tommorow since I'm leaving for the Camp College. I'm disappointed that I'll be missing the blood drive. I really really wanted to do it.
Me and Nefi played handgames with them and alot of kids got to play. We played "Quack Dilly O' So" (not sure on spelling) for awhile and then I taught them "King Kong the Leprecaun". T. taught me some tibetan phrases which I thought was so cool. She's adorable. Gahh..I adore all my kids. When me and Nefi left they hugged us and it was like they didn't want to see us go. It was so sweet.
I'll miss them because I won't see them tommorow since I'm leaving for the Camp College. I'm disappointed that I'll be missing the blood drive. I really really wanted to do it.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
I'm really enjoying my job. The kids keep me active and everytime I play with them I end up running and sweating. I think I need new shoes because flip flops are really not good for running. Today we went to the park near hudson river and it was such a nice day. The wind was blowing cool air and it wasn't too hot either. I think the kids are remembering my name because I hear them saying it alot. One girl says it as "Yushi-sushi" since that's what I told her to help her remember "Sushi with a Y". I think that's so adorable. I really like all my kids, except there's one that is called Syncere but he's not that truthful. When we were playing tag, he was tagged three times, one of them which I saw. When I asked him upfront, because I saw him being tagged he lied with a straight face and said he didn't get tagged. I told him if he wasn't going to play right he couldn't play. I don't like that because its not fair to the kids who are it and the other ones who play properly and the fact he lied about it is dishonest. I don't care how old he is, age does not mean I'll let him get away with it. But with the other kids they're really good with things like that. One of the little girls keeps saying my name and I say her name back and it goes back and forth like that for a while like a game. Its really funny, she comes up to me and tries to lift me. I like my job, it makes me happy. My kids keep hugging me and its sweet. I've kind of given up on the no hugging thing...I just give them a side hug. One of the little girls got hurt and at first I didn't know what to do, because I think she's alright but you still have to give them attention when that happens so I just told her to come with me and I rinsed it off. It doesn't hurt after the initial impact so they just forget about it afterwards. With tag, whenever I'm it, I try to chase after everyone so no one's left out maybe because I'm for communism lol and afterawhile after the game picks up I just leave the kids to themselves and just watch to make sure they're all right.
My coworkers are awesome. I really like our mix of energies and it works pretty great when we're managing the kids. I really don't think the job would be as fun without them because we all cooperate and help out. I'm grateful that I have this job, since I know that right now its pretty difficult finding one anywhere no matter who you are. I'm also grateful for how everything is turning out so far. I just turned in my Camp College Form and I feel like I'm accomplishing the things I set out to do. So that's pretty freeing.
My coworkers are awesome. I really like our mix of energies and it works pretty great when we're managing the kids. I really don't think the job would be as fun without them because we all cooperate and help out. I'm grateful that I have this job, since I know that right now its pretty difficult finding one anywhere no matter who you are. I'm also grateful for how everything is turning out so far. I just turned in my Camp College Form and I feel like I'm accomplishing the things I set out to do. So that's pretty freeing.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Summer Job
The thing about taking care of little kids is that it makes me realize how much what we do affects them. At orientation they were telling us even though it wasn't part of the job description we're role models to them and they will try to copy what we do so if our posture shows we don't want to do a game or activity because we think its lame or kiddyish it affects the atmosphere because the kids won't be that into it as well even though it might've been fun for them because they're taking a cue from us about how to act. I think at that age that's what you're learning to do, and you're taking a cue from your environment and other people on things like that. I was just thinking this because while I at the sprinklers with them today and it was hot so I decided to get my feet wet in the sprinklers and I went to the sprinklers and kicked my foot up in the air to get it wet. After I did this 4-6 kids tried to copy me because they saw me do it. So we're really role models for the kids because they look up to us, literally and figuratively because at that age that's where their developement is at. So even if we think its just a job, that's part of what we signed up for, we're working with little kids who's lives we are affecting one way or another however big or small. Plus when I think back to the counselor I have had at the YMCA, they really did impact me as child to now. I was pretty lucky because my counselors were all good people. They're probably why I don't curse that much because when a kid said the word heck they were reprimanded and they always replaced any curse words with some creative phrase. Like instead of saying what the hell or heck they would say what in the world and when I was in elementry I liked to copy them and said that too. I'm pretty patient with my kids and I feel like a part of the reason why is because my counselors were patient with me.
Well today two of my kids hugged me, and when they did I thought of orientation because we weren't supposed to hug our kids, but give them high fives or make "special handshakes" instead. So I was just thinking the whole time "uhhh I'm not supposed to hug you". But I patted their back because how are you supposed to say that to a little kid. The other counselor who went to the orientation with me had the same problem and she said the same thing to me about how we weren't supposed to but the kids just hug you and she had the same reaction I did. I don't know at the same time I was thinking about the experiment with babies where the nurses weren't supposed to touch or hug them and how the babies were all silent and abnormal and the nurses thought it was just unnatural and finally did it. So it affected them negatively since human touch is natural I guess. But now in today's society it can be taken the wrong way. Well other than that me and the counselors, Sabrina, Nefi, and Amy played with the little kids and had a really fun game of "Johnny Come Over" with the kids. Where its a bit like helper tag except you had two fences and everyone started out on one fence and had to run to the other without getting tagged once the "it" person says "Johnny come over!".
Afterwards I went to a blood drive with Nefi, and got a snack beforehand, just to find out someone...not naming names.. had gotten the wrong date. It was actually this friday instead. That was fine though since we got something to eat. So I was happy. I shared half since she didn't have money, she offered to go to the bank but I said she could just treat next time. We went to chinatown and got milk tea and a cheesecake but the cheesecake turned out to be a sponge cake... they lied! She thought it was hilarious since apparently things like this seem to happen alot to me? I thought it was funny too because she did. Afterwards, I went to Edgies for the college prep program that I learned late yesterday we had to go to. The times were 12-3 and 5-8, I went to the later one since my job ended at 3. So, we went over what we look at when we're researching colleges, things that we might find important. We also wrote a short paragraph for College Camp, a program that shows you what campus life was like and we would actually take 2 college classes as well. We would be living in a dorm with a roommate and meet with people who worked for the college. It would be this weekend since apparently it was being filled up pretty quickly this year. It'd be our first time going. So I have something to look forward too. When I write this..it seems like alot but I still don't feel like I'm prepared enough. Maybe I'm expecting too much.
But I'm pretty grateful for summer vacation because we don't have homework, maybe reading but that's enjoyable anyhow. I know that this suits me, getting a job and whatnot, because I know that if I didn't have this job I would probably be on the computer all day or watching tv or I'd just sit in the bookstore near my home all day, which as much as I love to read would get pretty tedious.
Well today two of my kids hugged me, and when they did I thought of orientation because we weren't supposed to hug our kids, but give them high fives or make "special handshakes" instead. So I was just thinking the whole time "uhhh I'm not supposed to hug you". But I patted their back because how are you supposed to say that to a little kid. The other counselor who went to the orientation with me had the same problem and she said the same thing to me about how we weren't supposed to but the kids just hug you and she had the same reaction I did. I don't know at the same time I was thinking about the experiment with babies where the nurses weren't supposed to touch or hug them and how the babies were all silent and abnormal and the nurses thought it was just unnatural and finally did it. So it affected them negatively since human touch is natural I guess. But now in today's society it can be taken the wrong way. Well other than that me and the counselors, Sabrina, Nefi, and Amy played with the little kids and had a really fun game of "Johnny Come Over" with the kids. Where its a bit like helper tag except you had two fences and everyone started out on one fence and had to run to the other without getting tagged once the "it" person says "Johnny come over!".
Afterwards I went to a blood drive with Nefi, and got a snack beforehand, just to find out someone...not naming names.. had gotten the wrong date. It was actually this friday instead. That was fine though since we got something to eat. So I was happy. I shared half since she didn't have money, she offered to go to the bank but I said she could just treat next time. We went to chinatown and got milk tea and a cheesecake but the cheesecake turned out to be a sponge cake... they lied! She thought it was hilarious since apparently things like this seem to happen alot to me? I thought it was funny too because she did. Afterwards, I went to Edgies for the college prep program that I learned late yesterday we had to go to. The times were 12-3 and 5-8, I went to the later one since my job ended at 3. So, we went over what we look at when we're researching colleges, things that we might find important. We also wrote a short paragraph for College Camp, a program that shows you what campus life was like and we would actually take 2 college classes as well. We would be living in a dorm with a roommate and meet with people who worked for the college. It would be this weekend since apparently it was being filled up pretty quickly this year. It'd be our first time going. So I have something to look forward too. When I write this..it seems like alot but I still don't feel like I'm prepared enough. Maybe I'm expecting too much.
But I'm pretty grateful for summer vacation because we don't have homework, maybe reading but that's enjoyable anyhow. I know that this suits me, getting a job and whatnot, because I know that if I didn't have this job I would probably be on the computer all day or watching tv or I'd just sit in the bookstore near my home all day, which as much as I love to read would get pretty tedious.
1st day of summer job
I met my kids today, they're in kindergarten and 1st grade. They're sweet albeit a bit nosy, but still sweet. When I told Rico (one of the little kids) my name, him and a bunch of his other little friends were like "YOSHI?? You're a dinosaur??" which caused me to retort "No, my name is George" and Sabrina (the other counselor) to say "But that's a boy's name and your not a boy." (Her name was Bob by the way) it ended up with the little kids saying our names were a bunch of superheroes/villans/mario characters like Superman (me) or Batman (Sabrina the other counselor) and other shenanigans. They told me to fly -.-'' I jumped and they declared that wasn't flying. They were right. I still don't know if they got my name yet.
Me and the other counselors in my group made an effort to learn all their names and I think I've got them (huzzah, very proud of myself). We played games with the little kids in the playground like tag and red light green light. It brought back memories of when I was their age (how old does that sound?). It was sunny, so everyone ended up sitting underneath the slides by the end of it for shade. Everyone was in their own shade bubbles. Played handgames with the little girls with Nefi (another counselor) underneath the slides, that slide is too cramped, they thought it was fun. I made friends with the conselors working with me, and one of them I knew somewhat from orientation beforehand. It was pretty easy talking to both of them. I even went to the pool with one of them afterwards (Nefi). It was fun except I got dunked alot by her friends and got cold towards the end (around 2-3 hours later)...so I went to sit by myself to dry off which probaably seemed antisocial but my fingers were getting a bit numb. Honestly I wasn't trying to be anti-social when I got out of the pool but I felt more comfortable people watching while drying off. I figure I'm better with one to two people my age rather than a whole bunch unless I know them pretty well. Since other than the dunking I didn't know what to say to her friends since they were talking about other things/people that they knew so I couldn't really get in their conversation at times. I still had a good time though. I like the little kids and my schedule is from 10-3 so my hours are pretty good too.
Well that was my day. More happened but I feel like I would write too much and it'd make it too rambly/long.
Me and the other counselors in my group made an effort to learn all their names and I think I've got them (huzzah, very proud of myself). We played games with the little kids in the playground like tag and red light green light. It brought back memories of when I was their age (how old does that sound?). It was sunny, so everyone ended up sitting underneath the slides by the end of it for shade. Everyone was in their own shade bubbles. Played handgames with the little girls with Nefi (another counselor) underneath the slides, that slide is too cramped, they thought it was fun. I made friends with the conselors working with me, and one of them I knew somewhat from orientation beforehand. It was pretty easy talking to both of them. I even went to the pool with one of them afterwards (Nefi). It was fun except I got dunked alot by her friends and got cold towards the end (around 2-3 hours later)...so I went to sit by myself to dry off which probaably seemed antisocial but my fingers were getting a bit numb. Honestly I wasn't trying to be anti-social when I got out of the pool but I felt more comfortable people watching while drying off. I figure I'm better with one to two people my age rather than a whole bunch unless I know them pretty well. Since other than the dunking I didn't know what to say to her friends since they were talking about other things/people that they knew so I couldn't really get in their conversation at times. I still had a good time though. I like the little kids and my schedule is from 10-3 so my hours are pretty good too.
Well that was my day. More happened but I feel like I would write too much and it'd make it too rambly/long.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Starting after Finishing
1. What ideas or feelings do you find yourself focusing on these days?
I find myself focusing on things to do during the summer. I feel like if I don't do anything, I'd never get to it. Like starting and leaving it off. I'm not sure if I'm a naturally productive person, but I usually need to plan stuff to get to it. I want to cross off things from my to do list. I want to bike and learn to knit or crochet. So far I can cross off eating at the buffet in the bellagio, I've wanted to go there since I found out about it and the food was really great. I feel like I'm drifting from project to project.
. Its weird that school deeply structures your life for 9.5 months - from 7am-3:10pm you're dealing with school and beyond that, with homework and projects. Then all of a sudden you're in summer vacation and have no institutional structure. How does the contrast feel to you? Does family/capitalist-labor/etc conquer the area that the school has temporarily abdicated, leaving you no freer than before or do you have more freedom? Have you been enjoying your time? Are there aspects of school that you miss? Are there aspects of school that you're particularly glad to have a break from? How are you filling/wasting/enjoying the extra time you now have?
When school first got out, my reaction was to try to fill the summer with as much activities as possible. I got a job for the summer and my first day's on monday, so I guess I'm back to having a schedule pretty soon. I wanted to volunteer at a senior center which I'll do soon, and cut back on the weekends...except I know I'll have to do laundry then. So I've filled, wasted, and really enjoyed sometimes. Past few days I've wasted/enjoyed since I've been to Vegas and did alot of touristing. Alot of different things are happening but it seems like when they're happening not that much has happened and then when I reflect I think oh, that is something.
3. How many hours a week would you be willing to put towards reading an easyish novel that we were all reading? How many hours a week would you be willing to put towards reading a hardish essay that we were all reading? How many combined?
Easyish:2 Hardish:4-8 my definition of easyish and hardish is my comprehension of it rather than the length since easy books can be long too. But maybe it has to do with your style of reading, since a book that suits your style would be easier for you to read.
. What is a small - 2-7 hour long - adventure that you'd enjoy doing with the rest of us? For instance - make a short film, go to Rockaway Beach, walk on the Appalachian Trail. see a strange movie?
Biking would be cool! Hiking too. I would say camping but that's probably longer than 7 hours. Anything outdoorsy would be fun.
5. Will you be able to meet in the City for the whole summer or do you have a planned excursion for part of the summer - if so, when?
I have classes in addition to a summer job so I can meet in the City for the whole summer at later times I don't think I have any more planned excursions unless its something my mom haven't told me yet.
6. What else would you be interested to address or read other peoples' thoughts on?
What it means to be human...because a Star Trek episode I watched says it means always wanting to be more than you are and learning and growing.
7. Learning other people's mindset after summer would be interesting to find out since people do seem to change over the summer or come back somewhat different than before.
I find myself focusing on things to do during the summer. I feel like if I don't do anything, I'd never get to it. Like starting and leaving it off. I'm not sure if I'm a naturally productive person, but I usually need to plan stuff to get to it. I want to cross off things from my to do list. I want to bike and learn to knit or crochet. So far I can cross off eating at the buffet in the bellagio, I've wanted to go there since I found out about it and the food was really great. I feel like I'm drifting from project to project.
. Its weird that school deeply structures your life for 9.5 months - from 7am-3:10pm you're dealing with school and beyond that, with homework and projects. Then all of a sudden you're in summer vacation and have no institutional structure. How does the contrast feel to you? Does family/capitalist-labor/etc conquer the area that the school has temporarily abdicated, leaving you no freer than before or do you have more freedom? Have you been enjoying your time? Are there aspects of school that you miss? Are there aspects of school that you're particularly glad to have a break from? How are you filling/wasting/enjoying the extra time you now have?
When school first got out, my reaction was to try to fill the summer with as much activities as possible. I got a job for the summer and my first day's on monday, so I guess I'm back to having a schedule pretty soon. I wanted to volunteer at a senior center which I'll do soon, and cut back on the weekends...except I know I'll have to do laundry then. So I've filled, wasted, and really enjoyed sometimes. Past few days I've wasted/enjoyed since I've been to Vegas and did alot of touristing. Alot of different things are happening but it seems like when they're happening not that much has happened and then when I reflect I think oh, that is something.
3. How many hours a week would you be willing to put towards reading an easyish novel that we were all reading? How many hours a week would you be willing to put towards reading a hardish essay that we were all reading? How many combined?
Easyish:2 Hardish:4-8 my definition of easyish and hardish is my comprehension of it rather than the length since easy books can be long too. But maybe it has to do with your style of reading, since a book that suits your style would be easier for you to read.
. What is a small - 2-7 hour long - adventure that you'd enjoy doing with the rest of us? For instance - make a short film, go to Rockaway Beach, walk on the Appalachian Trail. see a strange movie?
Biking would be cool! Hiking too. I would say camping but that's probably longer than 7 hours. Anything outdoorsy would be fun.
5. Will you be able to meet in the City for the whole summer or do you have a planned excursion for part of the summer - if so, when?
I have classes in addition to a summer job so I can meet in the City for the whole summer at later times I don't think I have any more planned excursions unless its something my mom haven't told me yet.
6. What else would you be interested to address or read other peoples' thoughts on?
What it means to be human...because a Star Trek episode I watched says it means always wanting to be more than you are and learning and growing.
7. Learning other people's mindset after summer would be interesting to find out since people do seem to change over the summer or come back somewhat different than before.
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