Thursday, May 20, 2010

Evelyn Glennie blog post

What will you remember about her performance? Be specific about the experience.

What i remember most about her performance was how she
performed and how she was very into the music she was playing.
She had many different ways of looking at music
and she played so professionally.

What elements of her performance influenced what the audience heard?

I think she made a point to the audience when she said how
people hear music differently and how someone playing the instrument
hears something different than the person sitting out in the audience because
the person playing has to hear all the unpleasant sounds that
come along with playing an instrument as where the person sitting in the
audience hears a much more pleasant noise.

What did she mean by, "Each person experiences music in their own way"? Think about how you experience music and why everyone doesn't enjoy listening to the same music.

I think that she meant that people take in music differently and not everyone will look at music the same way. Different types of music and instruments will influence people in different ways.


Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Sustainability Visit Blog Post

Last Thursday Adriana, Cindy, and I visited the Farmers Market in Chula Vista. I interviewed a man who sold produce there named Kevin. His response to my questions are listed below.

1) What is your name and your role here at the Farmers Market?
My name is Kevin, and i sell produce here at the farmers market.

2) Why do you choose to sell you produce here?
Well its a well known farmers market and a lot of people come here looking for fresh produce so I'm here to sell it to them.

3) When did you first start coming here?
about fifteen years now.

4) Do you garden at home?
somewhat, here and there.

5) Do you work for a produce company?
i work for RVR farms in Carlsbad.

6) Would you recommend others to shop here why or why not?
Yes because the food is healthier and the produce is fresher with less chemicals that would be in produce bought from stores.

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Reflection
1) Well iv been to this farmers market before so i knew what to expect but i found it interesting how there was a variety of different things being sold there like fruits, vegetables, flowers and home made arts and crafts. It was also interesting to see how many families go shopping at places like this.

2) I noticed that there wasn't anything too expensive, everything i saw seemed pretty affordable.

3) My mom purchased some stuff while we visited and she seemed to really like it so yes i think we'll be visiting the farmers market more often.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

School Garden

Interview Questions:

1) Why is this here?
To offer people healthier foods.

2) Whats your role?
I water and pick out dead plants.

3) What going to happen to the garden in the summer?
I have no idea, someone might come check on it every now and then but i don't know.

4) Who's idea was it to create this?
It was John the environmental teacher who came up with this idea.
5) What are you growing?
All kinds of stuff, Personally i'm growing potatoes.

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Reflection:
1) Does this inspire you? if so, in what way?
In a way it does inspire me because it seems pretty cool to grow your own foods and plants. It was interesting to see all the different things the seniors were growing like strawberries, lettuce, etc.

2) What was your favorite part of the garden?
My favorite part of visiting the school garden was seeing how everyone was so involved and excited to show us what they were growing.

3) Do you think the seniors care about the garden?
To me it looked like they did, everyone i saw seemed involved and excited about the things they had growing in the garden.

4) Why did they come up the garden?
When i asked one of the seniors why they created the garden they said it was a project that their teacher thought would be a fun way to grow healthy stuff.