Notre Dame

The Notre Dame campus is beautiful! The visit sort of made me wish I was going there this fall, even though I know I would not fit in with all the social activities, competitiveness, and Catholicism. My favorite part of the writing center was their concept of openness. I imagine that it would help students defeat fears of sharing their writing with others. It also helps break the stereotype of writing as a solitary art. The Notre Dame trip was fun all together.

History Dinner

If I had to choose three people from history to have dinner with my first choice would be Napoleon. I would ask him what he was thinking when he launched the Russian Campaign. I know why he did it, I just want to hear him explain it himself. Many people do not like Napoleon. I do not know how I feel about him. He was so enigmatic.

I would also have dinner with Machiavelli. He is known for The Prince, the handbook of many absolutest leader. Even extreme for its time, the Prince brought the term "Machiavellian" into usage. However, The Prince was not representative of Machiavelli's personal viewpoints. I would discuss his actual views at dinner.

I would have dinner with Gandhi. My original choice was Martin Luther King Jr. but I admire them both so much, so I decided to go with the man who influenced Dr. King. I personally detest violence and do not approve of it under any circumstance, so I would love to speak with a man who utilized social disobedience.

Strawberry Shortcake

I have a new hobby of coloring. It seems childish, but it is actually quite therapeutic. This weekend, I got a new coloring book from the Dollar Tree. It is Strawberry Shortcake. I wish I lived in the Strawberry Shortcake world. Everything is so tasty and peaceful. There is no war or real conflict, and everyone is friends. If Strawberry Shortcake wants to travel the world, she travels the world. If she wants to dance, she dances. If she wants to play polo, she plays polo. Strawberry Shortcake can do anything she sets her mind to, and she is good at it. I know that I can do anything I set my mind to as well, but it is not as easy for me as it is for Strawberry. She does not have to worry about paying for college and having a place to live. She just has what she wants. I do not want to live in her world because I am lazy or anything of that sort, I just want to be able to learn and have fun without being concerned with the practical matter of reality.

Strawberry Shortcake- berry cool and fun!

Dream Job

My dream job, and ultimate career goal, is to become a museum curator. I want to work at a large History/Natural Science museum in an urban environment. I will set up wonderful and fascinating new exhibits and perhaps even go on an archaeological expedition or two.

There is a common view of museums as stale and boring old places. This could not be farther from the truth. Sure, every museum has permanent exhibits, but there will always be new temporary exhibits to set up. And even the permanent exhibits receive new additions from time to time.

I think a large museum is the perfect working environment for me. I want to learn something new every single day- and how could one not working around so much information. I would love to be responsible for sharing knowledge with the world.

When I study History, I give most of my attention to primary sources. They are the best resources to use since the information has not been filtered by someone else's opinions and interpretations. What do museums work with? Primary sources!! What a perfect working environment!