About a week ago, I received a Facebook event invite for the
March 1st National Day of Action. The description stated “We refuse to pay for
the crisis created by the 1%...this is a call to work together, but it is up to
each school and organization to determine what local and regional actions.” I
found out that they were going to be in Berkeley and I decided to check it out.
On March 1st, 2012, UC Berkeley students and
supporters attended the Day of Action for Public Education. Approximately 150
attended at Sproul Plaza in Berkeley, California for a noontime rally to “protest
state cutbacks to education” say the UC Berkeley News Center. Briefly passing
by and checking it out, I noticed that there weren’t as many supporters as the
Occupy Cal movement demonstrations. After looking at a few articles, one even
named “Slow, soggy start for Day of Action”, I was curious as to why the protest
seemed so small this time around.
Upon further inspection, I realized that the university
website articles and other traditional media articles seemed very objective and
boring, simply stating the movement’s objectives, but didn’t include any juicy gossip.
However, the protests twitter (Occupy Education) told a different story. Every
tweet was positive and uplifting, exemplifying the protesters accomplishments
and actions. They tweeted all aspects of the protest from many different schools,
a livestream containing actions such as Humboldt’s samba circle and fire show
and occupying a theater. YouTube was
also very subjective as they made short videos on the march to Sacramento while
interviewing many of the leaders of the movement who showed strong support for rebelling
against public education cutbacks.
While all of the sources had different views on the day of
action, it brought up the bigger issue: Which sources are we supposed to look
into? How often are people misguided by different social media outlets? Was the
movement actually successful? (I can’t tell because all my sources are telling
me something different.)
Friday, March 2, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
Did you know that your innovative, life-changing creation “Facebook” has been making people less happy and has contributed to low self esteem?
Sincerely,
A”friend”
Facebook is all about creating a façade. Why else would people post pictures, statuses, relationship information, hobbies, interests, and even political standpoints? It is because Facebook is all about showing others that you have a “life” and look fun, adventurous and ultimately interesting, as superficial as that sounds.
With this central idea at hand, I was glancing at the Yahoo News top headlines the other day and stopped the little fast forward button when I saw the subscript “Can Facebook make us less happy?” Interested in the title, I, an avid user of Facebook, skimmed the text, seeing what the author had to say. The article’s main point: people who spend more time on Facebook are less happy than those who spend less time on Facebook. I couldn’t agree more; in fact, I could personally relate.
Logically, this idea is understandable. Facebook’s news feed allows users to see their friends most recent updates, such as statuses, photos and relationship statuses. As Montesquieu once said "If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.” When surveying classmates on how Facebook could make one unhappy, one person said “I feel like Facebook encourages constant comparison to others lives…which encourages self-deprecation and feelings of exclusion”. Almost everything shared on Facebook is positive such as pictures and videos from parties, and other social events. Rarely do people post negative things showing failure because they want to keep up the image they have projected, creating a constant comparison between everyone’s social lives.
I’ll admit it: I’m a sad victim of the Facebook culture. Most, if not all, of my pictures show me smiling and looking like I always have a good time. Am I always happy? Absolutely not! Like everyone else, I have my ups and downs and the happy pictures are just a positive front I show the virtual world. For example, two years ago I was sadly disappointed when my date for Junior Prom who I thought was cool, funny and outgoing was actually shy, awkward and couldn’t seem to dance. In short, it was a bad night. However, I remember posting numerous happy photos with captions like “I couldn’t have asked for a better date! <3” to show that I had fun. Later, a friend mentioned that she saw my photos on Facebook and told me I looked pretty and seemed to have a good time. She revealed she was jealous after logging into Facebook and seeing so many pictures of people having fun with their dates. Through Facebook, I was able to pretend that I had “fun”, and anyone who saw my pictures on their newsfeed might have compared their night and have wondered “Why couldn’t I have fun like that?”
Besides the fact that pictures on Facebook might be deceivingly happy, statuses on Facebook could also lower a person’s morale. Sometimes we see things that we are better off not seeing. For instance, when college acceptances and rejections came around last spring, everyone was nervous and anxious to see the results. My first choice was Princeton and I was waitlisted, which was sad for me because I invested a lot of time in their application and researching the school. That day I logged on Facebook and saw a lot of my friend’s statuses such as “PRINCETON CLASS OF 2015 HERE I COME!” and “Got into PRINCETON! Go tigers!! :)” Of course I was happy for my friends that were accepted. However, seeing the statuses was like a virtual slap in the face telling me that I wasn’t good enough and that my peers ultimately were. After that, I decided to stay off Facebook for two weeks.
In addition to seeing statuses that you might not want to see, many users have to deal with seeing unwanted posts from ex-girlfriends/boyfriends and former friends. My ex-boyfriend Chris barely ever surprised me with gifts when we were together. For some reason the lovey-dovey stuff he does for his current girlfriend always shows up on my newsfeed. Does it bother me? Of course! Do I really want to know that he bought his girlfriend roses and chocolates for Valentines Day while I was single? Not really. To be honest, seeing these posts just make me jealous and make me wonder why that couldn’t be me. Ultimately, seeing cute, relationship posts only makes me compare myself to others and question my personality and appearance.
Sometimes things seem so much better than they actually are. All of the smiling pictures on Facebook may make it seem like everyone else is having a good time, but that is as fake as airbrushed and Photoshopped pictures in magazines. So what was that Yahoo article’s solution to unhappy users on Facebook? “If you are looking for a way to cheer yourself up, the researchers say you may do well to log off. Call your best friend instead.”
Works cited:
Facebook: Friends’ happy pictures make you sad? (2012, January). Retrieved February 6,2012, from http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/feeling-sad-facebook-could-be-the-cause/
Did you know that your innovative, life-changing creation “Facebook” has been making people less happy and has contributed to low self esteem?
Sincerely,
A”friend”
Facebook is all about creating a façade. Why else would people post pictures, statuses, relationship information, hobbies, interests, and even political standpoints? It is because Facebook is all about showing others that you have a “life” and look fun, adventurous and ultimately interesting, as superficial as that sounds.
With this central idea at hand, I was glancing at the Yahoo News top headlines the other day and stopped the little fast forward button when I saw the subscript “Can Facebook make us less happy?” Interested in the title, I, an avid user of Facebook, skimmed the text, seeing what the author had to say. The article’s main point: people who spend more time on Facebook are less happy than those who spend less time on Facebook. I couldn’t agree more; in fact, I could personally relate.
Logically, this idea is understandable. Facebook’s news feed allows users to see their friends most recent updates, such as statuses, photos and relationship statuses. As Montesquieu once said "If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.” When surveying classmates on how Facebook could make one unhappy, one person said “I feel like Facebook encourages constant comparison to others lives…which encourages self-deprecation and feelings of exclusion”. Almost everything shared on Facebook is positive such as pictures and videos from parties, and other social events. Rarely do people post negative things showing failure because they want to keep up the image they have projected, creating a constant comparison between everyone’s social lives.
I’ll admit it: I’m a sad victim of the Facebook culture. Most, if not all, of my pictures show me smiling and looking like I always have a good time. Am I always happy? Absolutely not! Like everyone else, I have my ups and downs and the happy pictures are just a positive front I show the virtual world. For example, two years ago I was sadly disappointed when my date for Junior Prom who I thought was cool, funny and outgoing was actually shy, awkward and couldn’t seem to dance. In short, it was a bad night. However, I remember posting numerous happy photos with captions like “I couldn’t have asked for a better date! <3” to show that I had fun. Later, a friend mentioned that she saw my photos on Facebook and told me I looked pretty and seemed to have a good time. She revealed she was jealous after logging into Facebook and seeing so many pictures of people having fun with their dates. Through Facebook, I was able to pretend that I had “fun”, and anyone who saw my pictures on their newsfeed might have compared their night and have wondered “Why couldn’t I have fun like that?”
Besides the fact that pictures on Facebook might be deceivingly happy, statuses on Facebook could also lower a person’s morale. Sometimes we see things that we are better off not seeing. For instance, when college acceptances and rejections came around last spring, everyone was nervous and anxious to see the results. My first choice was Princeton and I was waitlisted, which was sad for me because I invested a lot of time in their application and researching the school. That day I logged on Facebook and saw a lot of my friend’s statuses such as “PRINCETON CLASS OF 2015 HERE I COME!” and “Got into PRINCETON! Go tigers!! :)” Of course I was happy for my friends that were accepted. However, seeing the statuses was like a virtual slap in the face telling me that I wasn’t good enough and that my peers ultimately were. After that, I decided to stay off Facebook for two weeks.
In addition to seeing statuses that you might not want to see, many users have to deal with seeing unwanted posts from ex-girlfriends/boyfriends and former friends. My ex-boyfriend Chris barely ever surprised me with gifts when we were together. For some reason the lovey-dovey stuff he does for his current girlfriend always shows up on my newsfeed. Does it bother me? Of course! Do I really want to know that he bought his girlfriend roses and chocolates for Valentines Day while I was single? Not really. To be honest, seeing these posts just make me jealous and make me wonder why that couldn’t be me. Ultimately, seeing cute, relationship posts only makes me compare myself to others and question my personality and appearance.
Sometimes things seem so much better than they actually are. All of the smiling pictures on Facebook may make it seem like everyone else is having a good time, but that is as fake as airbrushed and Photoshopped pictures in magazines. So what was that Yahoo article’s solution to unhappy users on Facebook? “If you are looking for a way to cheer yourself up, the researchers say you may do well to log off. Call your best friend instead.”
Works cited:
Facebook: Friends’ happy pictures make you sad? (2012, January). Retrieved February 6,2012, from http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/feeling-sad-facebook-could-be-the-cause/
Can Facebook make us less happy?
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
Did you know that your innovative,
life-changing creation “Facebook” has been making people less happy and has contributed
to low self esteem?
Sincerely,
A”friend”
Facebook is all about creating a façade. Why else would people post
pictures, statuses, relationship information, hobbies, interests, and even
political standpoints? It is because Facebook is all about showing others that
you have a “life” and look fun, adventurous and ultimately interesting, as
superficial as that sounds.
With this central idea at hand, I was glancing at the Yahoo News top headlines the other day and
stopped the little fast forward button when I saw the subscript “Can Facebook
make us less happy?” Interested in the title, I, an avid user of Facebook,
skimmed the text, seeing what the author had to say. The article’s main point:
people who spend more time on Facebook are less happy than those who spend less
time on Facebook. I couldn’t agree more; in fact, I could personally relate.
Logically, this idea is understandable.
Facebook’s news feed allows users to see their friends most recent
updates, such as statuses, photos and relationship statuses. As Montesquieu
once said "If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to
be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them
happier than they are.” When surveying classmates on how Facebook could make
one unhappy, one person said “I feel like Facebook encourages constant
comparison to others lives…which encourages self-deprecation and feelings of
exclusion”. Almost everything shared on Facebook is positive such as pictures and
videos from parties, and other social events. Rarely do people post negative
things showing failure because they want to keep up the image they have projected,
creating a constant comparison between everyone’s social lives.
I’ll admit it: I’m a sad victim of the Facebook culture. Most, if not
all, of my pictures show me smiling and looking like I always have a good time.
Am I always happy? Absolutely not! Like everyone else, I have my ups and downs
and the happy pictures are just a positive front I show the virtual world. For
example, two years ago I was sadly disappointed when my date for Junior Prom who
I thought was cool, funny and outgoing was actually shy, awkward and couldn’t
seem to dance. In short, it was a bad night. However, I remember posting
numerous happy photos with captions like “I couldn’t have asked for a better
date! <3” to show that I had fun. Later, a friend mentioned that she saw my
photos on Facebook and told me I looked pretty and seemed to have a good time.
She revealed she was jealous after logging into Facebook and seeing so many
pictures of people having fun with their dates. Through Facebook, I was able to
pretend that I had “fun”, and anyone who saw my pictures on their newsfeed
might have compared their night and have wondered “Why couldn’t I have fun like
that?”
Besides the fact that pictures on Facebook might be deceivingly happy,
statuses on Facebook could also lower a person’s morale. Sometimes we see
things that we are better off not seeing. For instance, when college
acceptances and rejections came around last spring, everyone was nervous and
anxious to see the results. My first choice was Princeton and I was waitlisted,
which was sad for me because I invested a lot of time in their application and
researching the school. That day I logged on Facebook and saw a lot of my friend’s
statuses such as “PRINCETON CLASS OF 2015 HERE I COME!” and “Got into
PRINCETON! Go tigers!! J” Of course I was happy for my friends that
were accepted. However, seeing the statuses was like a virtual slap in the face
telling me that I wasn’t good enough and that my peers ultimately were. After
that, I decided to stay off Facebook for two weeks.
In addition to seeing statuses that you might not want to see, many
users have to deal with seeing unwanted posts from ex-girlfriends/boyfriends
and former friends. My ex-boyfriend Chris barely ever surprised me with gifts
when we were together. For some reason the lovey-dovey stuff he does for his
current girlfriend always shows up on my newsfeed. Does it bother me? Of
course! Do I really want to know that he bought his girlfriend roses and
chocolates for Valentines Day while I was single? Not really. To be honest,
seeing these posts just make me jealous and make me wonder why that couldn’t be
me. Ultimately, seeing cute, relationship posts only makes me compare myself to
others and question my personality and appearance.
Sometimes things seem so much better than they actually are. All of the
smiling pictures on Facebook may make it seem like everyone else is having a
good time, but that is as fake as airbrushed and Photoshopped pictures in
magazines. So what was that Yahoo article’s solution to unhappy users on
Facebook? “If you are looking for a way to cheer yourself up, the researchers
say you may do well to log off. Call your best friend instead.”
Works cited:
Facebook: Friends’ happy pictures make you sad? (2012, January). Retrieved
February 6,2012, from http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/feeling-sad-facebook-could-be-the-cause/
Did you know that your innovative,
life-changing creation “Facebook” has been making people less happy and has contributed
to low self esteem?
Sincerely,
A”friend”
Facebook is all about creating a façade. Why else would people post
pictures, statuses, relationship information, hobbies, interests, and even
political standpoints? It is because Facebook is all about showing others that
you have a “life” and look fun, adventurous and ultimately interesting, as
superficial as that sounds.
With this central idea at hand, I was glancing at the Yahoo News top headlines the other day and
stopped the little fast forward button when I saw the subscript “Can Facebook
make us less happy?” Interested in the title, I, an avid user of Facebook,
skimmed the text, seeing what the author had to say. The article’s main point:
people who spend more time on Facebook are less happy than those who spend less
time on Facebook. I couldn’t agree more; in fact, I could personally relate.
Logically, this idea is understandable.
Facebook’s news feed allows users to see their friends most recent
updates, such as statuses, photos and relationship statuses. As Montesquieu
once said "If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to
be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them
happier than they are.” When surveying classmates on how Facebook could make
one unhappy, one person said “I feel like Facebook encourages constant
comparison to others lives…which encourages self-deprecation and feelings of
exclusion”. Almost everything shared on Facebook is positive such as pictures and
videos from parties, and other social events. Rarely do people post negative
things showing failure because they want to keep up the image they have projected,
creating a constant comparison between everyone’s social lives.
I’ll admit it: I’m a sad victim of the Facebook culture. Most, if not
all, of my pictures show me smiling and looking like I always have a good time.
Am I always happy? Absolutely not! Like everyone else, I have my ups and downs
and the happy pictures are just a positive front I show the virtual world. For
example, two years ago I was sadly disappointed when my date for Junior Prom who
I thought was cool, funny and outgoing was actually shy, awkward and couldn’t
seem to dance. In short, it was a bad night. However, I remember posting
numerous happy photos with captions like “I couldn’t have asked for a better
date! <3” to show that I had fun. Later, a friend mentioned that she saw my
photos on Facebook and told me I looked pretty and seemed to have a good time.
She revealed she was jealous after logging into Facebook and seeing so many
pictures of people having fun with their dates. Through Facebook, I was able to
pretend that I had “fun”, and anyone who saw my pictures on their newsfeed
might have compared their night and have wondered “Why couldn’t I have fun like
that?”
Besides the fact that pictures on Facebook might be deceivingly happy,
statuses on Facebook could also lower a person’s morale. Sometimes we see
things that we are better off not seeing. For instance, when college
acceptances and rejections came around last spring, everyone was nervous and
anxious to see the results. My first choice was Princeton and I was waitlisted,
which was sad for me because I invested a lot of time in their application and
researching the school. That day I logged on Facebook and saw a lot of my friend’s
statuses such as “PRINCETON CLASS OF 2015 HERE I COME!” and “Got into
PRINCETON! Go tigers!! J” Of course I was happy for my friends that
were accepted. However, seeing the statuses was like a virtual slap in the face
telling me that I wasn’t good enough and that my peers ultimately were. After
that, I decided to stay off Facebook for two weeks.
In addition to seeing statuses that you might not want to see, many
users have to deal with seeing unwanted posts from ex-girlfriends/boyfriends
and former friends. My ex-boyfriend Chris barely ever surprised me with gifts
when we were together. For some reason the lovey-dovey stuff he does for his
current girlfriend always shows up on my newsfeed. Does it bother me? Of
course! Do I really want to know that he bought his girlfriend roses and
chocolates for Valentines Day while I was single? Not really. To be honest,
seeing these posts just make me jealous and make me wonder why that couldn’t be
me. Ultimately, seeing cute, relationship posts only makes me compare myself to
others and question my personality and appearance.
Sometimes things seem so much better than they actually are. All of the
smiling pictures on Facebook may make it seem like everyone else is having a
good time, but that is as fake as airbrushed and Photoshopped pictures in
magazines. So what was that Yahoo article’s solution to unhappy users on
Facebook? “If you are looking for a way to cheer yourself up, the researchers
say you may do well to log off. Call your best friend instead.”
Works cited:
Facebook: Friends’ happy pictures make you sad? (2012, January). Retrieved
February 6,2012, from http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/feeling-sad-facebook-could-be-the-cause/
Monday, June 28, 2010
June 28, 2010
This weekend was mildly mellow compared to my previous ones. On Saturday, my mom and I went to Serramonte, where I tried on some clothes at Nina's but did not find any that I wanted to buy. Next, we went to Perilla on Irving & 10th and bought their five spice garlic noodle chicken, which my mom recommended to me, and which tasted very good. Later that night we watched "Valentine's Day" which was actually not as good as advertised. On Sunday, my mom and I went to eat Pho in Skyline Plaza and then went to shop in Ranch 99. All in all, we did not do that much this weekend but it was a good time to sit back and relax.
8-10:30 Health class was quite boring today. We took surveys on how stressed we have been this past year, and learned of ways to reduce stress. I always find it funny that Ms.Seawell treats every Monday like a Friday, and says "Thank God it's Monday!". She said that we should appreciate Monday's for what they are, because they are here 1/7 of our life.
10:30-1:30 Took the 29 to work, but my coordinator told me to come back at 2. I went home and decided to take an SAT practice test and miscounted that I had 3 hours, when in reality i only had 2. I would have been late if it wasn't for my friend Harmony who reminded me.
2-6:30 Harmony and I went to work. We were basically sitting at the workplace for 3.30 hours doing nothing and waiting to see which worksite we would be placed at. We were placed in the Boy's and Girl's Club and went to meet our worksite supervisor Vincent. He was cordial and ebullient and said he used to be our coordinator's boss. We learned all of the basic rules and he gave us four hours for today, which was nice of him. Harmony's dad drove us back home.
8-10:30 Health class was quite boring today. We took surveys on how stressed we have been this past year, and learned of ways to reduce stress. I always find it funny that Ms.Seawell treats every Monday like a Friday, and says "Thank God it's Monday!". She said that we should appreciate Monday's for what they are, because they are here 1/7 of our life.
10:30-1:30 Took the 29 to work, but my coordinator told me to come back at 2. I went home and decided to take an SAT practice test and miscounted that I had 3 hours, when in reality i only had 2. I would have been late if it wasn't for my friend Harmony who reminded me.
2-6:30 Harmony and I went to work. We were basically sitting at the workplace for 3.30 hours doing nothing and waiting to see which worksite we would be placed at. We were placed in the Boy's and Girl's Club and went to meet our worksite supervisor Vincent. He was cordial and ebullient and said he used to be our coordinator's boss. We learned all of the basic rules and he gave us four hours for today, which was nice of him. Harmony's dad drove us back home.
Friday, June 25, 2010
June 25, 2010
8-10:30 Today we finished up the movie "Tuesdays with Morrie". The movie was so sad that many people cried. The movie made me quite overwrought about death.
10:30-11:30 Took the 29 & 54 back home.
11:30-3:00 Made an egg with spaghetti sauce and cheese for lunch. Slept for about 2 hours and then walked to internship with Harmony.
3:00-6:30 In the workshop, we took a quiz on everything that we learned over the week. We met a few worksite supervisors from the YMCA, Boys & Girl's Club and many others, who might be my potential employers. We had to stay longer for parent night, where our coordinator basically answered all of our parent's questions about the internship.
6:30-7:30 Went to Lucky's and rented "When in Rome". I actually thought that this movie was really cute but wasn't extremely good. Unfortunately, the DVD kept stopping in the middle which made me quite frustrated.
7:30-8:30 Ate noodles for dinner. I also made rice krispy treats, which was quite easy to make. All i needed was butter, rice crispie cereal, and marshmallows!
10:30-11:30 Took the 29 & 54 back home.
11:30-3:00 Made an egg with spaghetti sauce and cheese for lunch. Slept for about 2 hours and then walked to internship with Harmony.
3:00-6:30 In the workshop, we took a quiz on everything that we learned over the week. We met a few worksite supervisors from the YMCA, Boys & Girl's Club and many others, who might be my potential employers. We had to stay longer for parent night, where our coordinator basically answered all of our parent's questions about the internship.
6:30-7:30 Went to Lucky's and rented "When in Rome". I actually thought that this movie was really cute but wasn't extremely good. Unfortunately, the DVD kept stopping in the middle which made me quite frustrated.
7:30-8:30 Ate noodles for dinner. I also made rice krispy treats, which was quite easy to make. All i needed was butter, rice crispie cereal, and marshmallows!
June 24, 2010
8-10:30 Today we spent most of our time in health class watching a sad movie called "Tuesdays with Morrie". It was quite sad, and is about Mitch, a sports editor/journalist who becomes so caught up and busy with work that he does not have time for his loved ones. One day while watching the news, he sees his old beloved professor, Morrie, who proclaims that he is dying. Because of this, Mitch promises to visit Morrie every Tuesday and learns life lessons from his old professor about living and dying. Ms. Seawell also brought her baby, who is adorable.
10:30-1:30 Took the 29 to Sunset and studied in Sunset Branch Library on Irving. Went to Irving Pizza and ate a philly cheese steak.
1:30-5:30 SAT class was quite helpful, and most of our time was spent on spotting main ideas.
5:30-6:30 Took 44 home.
6:30-7:30 Made and ate dinner (Curly Noodle Dinner).
10:30-1:30 Took the 29 to Sunset and studied in Sunset Branch Library on Irving. Went to Irving Pizza and ate a philly cheese steak.
1:30-5:30 SAT class was quite helpful, and most of our time was spent on spotting main ideas.
5:30-6:30 Took 44 home.
6:30-7:30 Made and ate dinner (Curly Noodle Dinner).
June 23, 2010
8-10:30 Health Class was quite boring so I don't really remember what happened.
10:30-11:30 Took the 29 bus back home.
11:30-2:45 Bought a burrito at the taqueria near my house and took a nap for about two hours.
2:45-3:00 Walked to Internship.
3:00-5:00 Went to another day of workshop at intership. Most of our time was spent discussing scenarios, and solutions to problems. We all had to discuss each scenario with our neighbor. In every scenario, 5 groups had to stand up and discuss what they picked and why they picked it. These were some of our scenarios:
1. Would you rather recieve $ 1 million dollares or a BA from Stanford?
2. Would you rather receive a one story house on Third Street or a 2010 Mercedes Benz?
3. Would you rather receive $100,000 now, or $500,000 in 10 years?
4. Do you see the glass as half-empty or half-full?
From this workshop, my coordinator was trying to show us that we should not live "for the moment", but rather for the long term. In the first example, he said that education is key and will get us farther in the future. In the second example, he said that having a stable house is more important because property does not really devalue. The car, on the other hand, he said would devalue every single time a new model of the Mercedes Benz comes out, and therefore would not be worth very much in the long run. In the third example, my coordinator said that it was best to take the money after ten years, a time that we would really need it in. In the fourth example, my coordinator actually said something very interesting. He did not say if his glass was half full or half empty, but instead said that his glass is overflowing, because there are just too many things that he is thankful for. I thought that that was an interesting answer.
5-5:15 Walked with my new found friend that actually lives on the same street and 7 houses away from me. I made a detour to FoodsCo to buy chicken breasts.
5:15-7 Cooked & ate dinner (Garlic chicken & rice).
10:30-11:30 Took the 29 bus back home.
11:30-2:45 Bought a burrito at the taqueria near my house and took a nap for about two hours.
2:45-3:00 Walked to Internship.
3:00-5:00 Went to another day of workshop at intership. Most of our time was spent discussing scenarios, and solutions to problems. We all had to discuss each scenario with our neighbor. In every scenario, 5 groups had to stand up and discuss what they picked and why they picked it. These were some of our scenarios:
1. Would you rather recieve $ 1 million dollares or a BA from Stanford?
2. Would you rather receive a one story house on Third Street or a 2010 Mercedes Benz?
3. Would you rather receive $100,000 now, or $500,000 in 10 years?
4. Do you see the glass as half-empty or half-full?
From this workshop, my coordinator was trying to show us that we should not live "for the moment", but rather for the long term. In the first example, he said that education is key and will get us farther in the future. In the second example, he said that having a stable house is more important because property does not really devalue. The car, on the other hand, he said would devalue every single time a new model of the Mercedes Benz comes out, and therefore would not be worth very much in the long run. In the third example, my coordinator said that it was best to take the money after ten years, a time that we would really need it in. In the fourth example, my coordinator actually said something very interesting. He did not say if his glass was half full or half empty, but instead said that his glass is overflowing, because there are just too many things that he is thankful for. I thought that that was an interesting answer.
5-5:15 Walked with my new found friend that actually lives on the same street and 7 houses away from me. I made a detour to FoodsCo to buy chicken breasts.
5:15-7 Cooked & ate dinner (Garlic chicken & rice).
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