My favorite readings from this semester include: Sita Sings the Blues, The Missing Queen, and Twenty Jataka Tales. In Sita Sings the Blues, I loved the idea of watching a movie and the animation and the songs were very entertaining. The Missing Queen is a fantastic modern version of the Ramayana. I loved that it was sort of like a detective story and it was told from a character that was not in the original story. I did the same sort of thing with my storybook and it was nice to see someone else's take on the same concept. I loved the Twenty Jataka Tales because I love seeing different culture's children's stories. I feel like you can tell a lot about a culture based off of the life lessons they teach their children in their stories.
Some suggestions for future students would be to plan ahead and stay on top of your readings. There is a lot of reading for this class and it can become difficult to stay on top of. Especially when your other classes start to get crazy.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Reflections
I am most proud of my storybook project for this class. It was a joy for me to revisit characters from my project in Mythology and Folklore and I had so much fun. I am proud of myself for developing the characters personalities more in this storybook. I will really be sad to see Wolfgang and Hunter go.
One of the most valuable take aways from this class is creative writing. Writing the stories for this class was a great stress reliever. I would like to continue this. Who knows? Maybe one day I will write a book or something from my creative writing.
Tech Tip: Weather Widget
I added the weather widget to my blog today! I wish I would have done it sooner! I think it is a great addition to the blog!
Famous Last Words Week 14
This week I would love to take a moment to talk about a recitalnado.
What is a recitalnado? Well, I'm about to tell you.
This Friday I went to one of my best friends senior recital. As a music education major this recital is something she has been working for over the past four years. I don't know if you realize this but being a music major is harder than you think. You would think that it would be easy but it is not. They spend hours in class and some classes don't even have credit! On top of that they spend countless hours working on perfecting their skills. She bought a brand new dress, picked out music, food for a reception, she even wrote a song and dedicated it to her parents. The weather was getting bad and she was stressing herself to try to be done before it got worse. About halfway through the recital someone came into the room and told us we needed to leave Catlett and take shelter at the Physical Sciences Center. I felt so awful. She had spent countless hours preparing for this moment and because of the weather she was not going to be able to finish. The Physical Science Center was complete chaos. Everyone and there dog was there. Not joking. There were so many dogs! Which I love! Once norman was in the clear we decided to go back to Catlett and let her finish her recital. She was so grateful for everyone that came and was able to have a great attitude about the entire situation. She was absolutely amazing and I am so proud of her! She definitely had a recital that no one will ever forget!
Here is a picture of her after the tornado. Isn't she gorgeous?
What is a recitalnado? Well, I'm about to tell you.
This Friday I went to one of my best friends senior recital. As a music education major this recital is something she has been working for over the past four years. I don't know if you realize this but being a music major is harder than you think. You would think that it would be easy but it is not. They spend hours in class and some classes don't even have credit! On top of that they spend countless hours working on perfecting their skills. She bought a brand new dress, picked out music, food for a reception, she even wrote a song and dedicated it to her parents. The weather was getting bad and she was stressing herself to try to be done before it got worse. About halfway through the recital someone came into the room and told us we needed to leave Catlett and take shelter at the Physical Sciences Center. I felt so awful. She had spent countless hours preparing for this moment and because of the weather she was not going to be able to finish. The Physical Science Center was complete chaos. Everyone and there dog was there. Not joking. There were so many dogs! Which I love! Once norman was in the clear we decided to go back to Catlett and let her finish her recital. She was so grateful for everyone that came and was able to have a great attitude about the entire situation. She was absolutely amazing and I am so proud of her! She definitely had a recital that no one will ever forget!
Here is a picture of her after the tornado. Isn't she gorgeous?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)