1. What is your first name only?
Jen
2. Why are you taking this class and what do you hope to learn?
I'm taking the class because I'm a Religious Studies major and I'm about to graduate. I wanted to take what I've learned in Religious Studies, along with my other classes like Political Science and Psychology and tie them all together. I hope to learn how all these different pieces are woven together throughout history.
3. How far do you live from SRJC main campus (go to google, maps to get the SPECIFIC answer; for this you type in your address and 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA to find the exact mileage. EXAMPLE: 2.6 miles from campus. The goal here is to use new tools available to us. You can always come back to edit this)
According to Google Maps, I live 5.6 miles from campus. It says that I live 12 minutes from campus, but I do ride the bus, so it's more like 20 minutes.
4. What do you think of when you think "California"? Does this differ from what non-Californians think and if so, how?
I think that a lot of people have all kinds of ideas about California. I think people who haven't been here think of California as crazy or foreign. My parents are native Californian and from the time when I was a small child, I have always heard all these stories about how wonderful California is, so it's been pounded into my head. When I think of California, I think of diversity. You can go snowboarding or surfing in the same day. We have massive industrialized areas and we lead the world in agriculture. We have farmers and movie stars. We have rich cultural diversity that has made California a place where pretty much anything goes and we're free to follow our bliss whether our bliss is hugging a tree or four wheeling. Even though recently, it doesn't seem like it, California has been a land of opportunity for a lot of people.
5. Have you created a blog or webpage in the past?
I have created a webpage. I have a myspace and a facebook, but also I've built several webpages.
Jen
2. Why are you taking this class and what do you hope to learn?
I'm taking the class because I'm a Religious Studies major and I'm about to graduate. I wanted to take what I've learned in Religious Studies, along with my other classes like Political Science and Psychology and tie them all together. I hope to learn how all these different pieces are woven together throughout history.
3. How far do you live from SRJC main campus (go to google, maps to get the SPECIFIC answer; for this you type in your address and 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA to find the exact mileage. EXAMPLE: 2.6 miles from campus. The goal here is to use new tools available to us. You can always come back to edit this)
According to Google Maps, I live 5.6 miles from campus. It says that I live 12 minutes from campus, but I do ride the bus, so it's more like 20 minutes.
4. What do you think of when you think "California"? Does this differ from what non-Californians think and if so, how?
I think that a lot of people have all kinds of ideas about California. I think people who haven't been here think of California as crazy or foreign. My parents are native Californian and from the time when I was a small child, I have always heard all these stories about how wonderful California is, so it's been pounded into my head. When I think of California, I think of diversity. You can go snowboarding or surfing in the same day. We have massive industrialized areas and we lead the world in agriculture. We have farmers and movie stars. We have rich cultural diversity that has made California a place where pretty much anything goes and we're free to follow our bliss whether our bliss is hugging a tree or four wheeling. Even though recently, it doesn't seem like it, California has been a land of opportunity for a lot of people.
5. Have you created a blog or webpage in the past?
I have created a webpage. I have a myspace and a facebook, but also I've built several webpages.
6. Regarding computers, are you on a mac or a pc?
I'm using a PC.
I'm using a PC.
7. What was your January 20th, 2009 like, or what do you remember of this day?
Well, I'm working on this on January 20th. I watched the inauguration at the gym. I wasn't a big fan of George Bush, so I'm really excited. I think what I'll come away from this experience with is seeing Americans excited about their president. That's wonderful. We'll see how Obama fares, but one thing is for sure, he has inspired a lot of people in a way that we haven't seen in a long time, if ever. Hopefully his inspiration will continue to bring people together and excite the people of our nation and the rest of the world in a way that will bring about a brighter, greater future.
Well, I'm working on this on January 20th. I watched the inauguration at the gym. I wasn't a big fan of George Bush, so I'm really excited. I think what I'll come away from this experience with is seeing Americans excited about their president. That's wonderful. We'll see how Obama fares, but one thing is for sure, he has inspired a lot of people in a way that we haven't seen in a long time, if ever. Hopefully his inspiration will continue to bring people together and excite the people of our nation and the rest of the world in a way that will bring about a brighter, greater future.
