The Other Park Trip

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.

- Answer: This park did not really contribute to my sense of place. This is because I have already been to this park multiple times with friends. 

2)Explain where we were.

-Answer: We were at the park/ bridge right near Marblehead. 

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.

-Answer: The park did contribute to my sense of place in Salem when I first discovered it, not when I went with the class. I discovered it the first week of school and I have gone there multiple times. So it has contributed to my sense of place because it is a regular place I can go to and introduce it to friends.

Expand on this, and go in depth a bit.

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

-Answer: I liked this trip mostly because I could share my experiences of the park that I have already taken part in. It is a really warm and welcoming spot that I like to go hike with friends. I have watched the sunset there and the sunrise there multiple times. I feel like a sense of place is a place one should feel comfortable in and I do feel comfortable there. 

4) I will, on Thursday, make those pictures and movies into a slide show or combined movie for each. You can post a link to that too if you want. In addition, please talk about that experience and why you thought the ipad experience and the trip  was valuable or not valuable. 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.

-Answer: I liked the experience of the iPads, pictures, and making movies! I felt as though it made the trip more fun then standing around in a circle and giving a lecture on it. 

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.

-Answer: The movies were great