9th Summer Journal

Boy! I have butterflies in my stomach; I have been anticipating this moment all summer long and now it is here! I can say that I have enjoyed this stretch of the summer because I have gotten to know a group of my peers and my instructor better. I wonder if anyone else has realized how loose everyone appears over the Internet. No one is intimidated when it comes to asking question(s), and most of the time several peers will try to pitch in and help. And Mrs. McComas you have really been a great help to all of us in some way or another. I hope that this feeling of closeness continues throughout the rest of our semesters. I like this sense of bonding… I don’t know maybe it is just me feeling this way. My mom always said that I am tenderhearted; I get a little sentimental sometimes (gently smiling). Everyone in the family is doing fine, Ajnah’s head is feeling better. My birthday is on Tuesday August the 13th, 2002; I am thankful that I have lived this long (my mom has reminded that some people have not lived to enjoyed this age). Just as I was typing this journal (Sunday night) Ajnah stuck a pearl up her nose, but thank God Tony was able to get it out...Whew! Motherhood sure is action packed isn’t it?

Well this week’s assignments included: MRP Draft references, MRP Draft reflection, MRP Access, Peer Response Group, and my Online Journal. I have about completed all of the assignments this week just as I expected. I have been thinking of ways to alter my project, but I’ll mention that shortly. First I want to say that the luncheon we had was really nice; good atmosphere, good food, and good conversation a girl can’t ask for more. The next thing I want to say is that my reference page will not contain one reference I had planned on using form our previous assignments, but that is o.k. I have found some wonderful replacements. The sources that I am using are really interesting: once I began to read them I could not stop—I was drawn in to them. I am really going to love working with intercultural issues as a “ pro”. The book I found for .50 cents is excellent, it covers everything in just 6 chapters, but the content is extremely rich with quality information. Oh I found a article on Wilson Web database about East African (Swahili) culture it is good—better than the soaps! If anyone is interested in other cultures take the time LOOK IT UP and READ IT, it’s simply fascinating how a clothe (Leso) speaks volumes. The article is titled: Aesthetics of Communication: Texts on Textiles (Leso) from the East African Coast (Swahili), this is also listed in my reference section of my MRP. Well my reflection is still being put together, I have some idea of what I want to address in it, there is so much to choose from. Can the reflection be one the class as a whole plus the MRP or is it just to focus on the MRP? I have decided to add several more genres and business a page for Icate’s practice to my project. The business page will be very simple, it is just to add depth to her character. I will be working to complete this project day and night! P.S. I plan to talk about my decision with National Geographic’s people and PBS’s people in my reflection, so I am trying to save something to write about.