Park Trip

SO building on your sense of place, we went for a speed walk down to the other nearby park- the paths heading toward marblehead along the water.

1) PLease post about what this trip did for your sense of place, and be honest, if it did nothing, then state why.  If it was contributing, state why.

On Monday November 14th we all went on the bicycle path to see a park that I had no idea even existed . The park was almost like going on a hike because it lead to a high up hills that lead to a forest. This did not really contribute to my sense of place I was extremely sick and I did not feel good. I could not really fully put myself into the experience because I felt like I was going to fall down. 

 2)Explain where we were.

We were basically two minutes from our campus just straight down the bicycle path. The place looked like a forest we were near the ocean. We were near a road and it was close to a bridge and many people discuss the many memories they had already made with friends. 

3) Remember sense of place is in the eye of the beholder. Some of you mentioned this in class today, that you were meeting others in class, and connecting had more value than taking pictures, or others took pictures and discussed the value of water and how living by the ocean is unique and that you do not take it for granted.  Here I would like you to explain how this place contributed or did not contribute to your sense of place in Salem. 

Expand on this, and go in depth a bit.

This contributed to my sense of place because I was able to connect with classmates that I have never connected with or spoke to before. The people that I worked with to capture the moment of the experience. They were very nice and helpful to me and I really am thankful I had a chance to talk to them and connect with them. This is something that I may have not have done besides this day. I probably will never go for a walk again in the park. I am not a nature person but I understand the importance of it to connect to the nature for your sense of place.

3) State how you liked this trip, and why or why not. Expand on this in a paragraph.

I did not like this trip as much as I thought I would it was just a bad day for me. The day was very nice but all I could think about was laying down and sleeping. I enjoyed the time at the career center where I learned a lot about resources. The career service helped me learned about the best route to getting my career. My mind could not really take in the experience also because nature is not my favorite thing. This is why I did not like the trip as much but if you are in love with nature then this is a trip you will like.  

4) State what you thought about taking the pictures and movies on the ipads. What would it make it better as an experience?  I experimented with this for the first time and your input on this would be great. I thought integrating art might be a different way to connect.

I thought tasking pictures on the IPAD was a great way for us to figure out our sense of place and what contributes to it by going on the walk. And it was great to learn what makes other people's sense of place. If I was not sick it would have made it a better experience overall for me personally but besides that I think it was an good idea.

5) Look at the movies I post and tell me what you think looking at them afterwards. They will be available on Thursday.  Explain your thoughts...You can also post them here.

I think that the setting of the place look really nice. This like a place that people can go to just clear their head and to get some fresh air. The place looks very calming and as if it could just be a place to go on a run at.