PetiteEtoile, 2/1/09

I really enjoyed our class trip downtown. I think the best way to learn things and actually remember them is to have a hands on experience like that. I cant imagine the volumes upon volumes of information that I have memorized, spat out onto a test, and forgotten in my lifetime. But ever since we went I have been noticing the different styles in different buildings whenever I go somewhere. It's really cool to know stuff like that and be able to apply it to daily life. I would have never noticed before that there were actual meanings behind the styles, not just the random whim of an architect. The Bank of America was really pretty and interesting. I thought it was especially intriguing when we mentioned how they had steeples and it was kind of like a church and if it was a church it was a church that worshiped money. I also found it interesting how the bus stop was made to look as if though it had been there for many many years even though it had only been built like three years ago. Which led me to think, what will the archaeologists of the future think? Will they believe it to be much much older than it really is? And what if all the things we look at now and say are so very old are really not that old at all? What if a civilization was as advanced as we are, to the point of purposefully making things look aged for beauty, and then something happened to wipe them out? And we studied their things and believed they lived hundreds of years ago when it was really only a few years ago? Anyway, the courthouse building was beautiful also. It reminded me of the Vatican. Just standing in front of it gives you a sense of awe and respect. I hope we have more hands on experiences like this.