Famous Last Words: Summer Break

 

Summer

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One presentation and one final stand in my way of ending junior year! I am so excited for this year to come to an end, and the next to begin! Summer Break is going to be a crazy one for me because I’m applying to dental school this summer, along with taking two courses—so much for an actual break. Haha. However, I’m going to celebrate the end of junior year with some relaxation and fun!

The firs thing on the agenda is going to Travis Scott’s concert on May 12th in Oklahoma City. This was my graduation present to my boyfriend, and I’m super excited to celebrate with him. The first thing we plan to do is try Waffle Champion! I’ve actually never been, and I’ve heard great things! I think it’s about time I try it out! Then, we’ll go to the concert, and try something else new to eat!

I plan on going home for a little bit to spend some time with my family before my summer courses begin. I’m turning twenty-two this June, so I plan to celebrate with my family. We’ll probably go to Dallas, and go shopping, and have dinner together. Then, I plan on doing something with my friends. I haven’t really thought about what, but I’m thinking something simple like a small dinner or something.

I might be touring some out of state dental schools this summer, which I’m super excited about! I want to get out of my comfort zone, and I think the best way to do that is actually visiting potential dental schools. I have no idea where I’ll end up for dental school, but I’m definitely enjoying the process to dental school. I can’t wait to see it all happen in reality, and not just me picturing myself somewhere else, or possibly right here in Oklahoma City! Wishing everyone a great summer!

Reading Notes: The Wonderful Teakettle

 

Teakettle

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Wow, this was such a cute and somewhat odd story. I would never think to have a teakettle be a living thing, but imagination is key to any fairytale! This story took me back to my childhood days when I would watch Blues Clues, and there would a talking salt and pepper, or Dora the Explorer that had a talking backpack. There are so many things I could do with this story. I want to keep the teakettle, but instead of having it be a badger I would like for it to just be personified—meaning the teakettle would be a talking, moving object! I picture the teakettle to kind of be like the teapot in Beauty and the Beast! The new Beauty and the Beast with Emma Watson.

I feel like tea is a big tradition in the Japanese culture. I want to keep this theme alive in my own story. I want this teakettle to bring wealth and good health to a poor family in Japan in my story! I want my story to be creative by using a lot of unrealistic things like the teakettle being able to talk first, and then the chopsticks, and then the bowls!

The family in my story will struggle with starvation. The teakettle will be the hero in this story. Yes, the teakettle will be a boy! However, he will be a child. However, the family will keep this teakettle for generations and generations. The teakettle will represent struggle, but wealth in the smallest of things like tea. I think this would be a cute story to write that can relate to kids and adults! I think tradition is really important, so I want this to also be a lesson. I’m sure all of us have a little something from our past that we hold on to that is represented in an inanimate object, so hopefully this story can relate to all my readers.

Bibliography: Japanese Fairy Tales, "The Wonderful Teakettle" by Teresa Peirce Williston

Improvements

One of my favorite things about this class is how flexible it its. I love how we got the opportunity to really think about when we wanted to do the assignments, and it forced me to reflect on my study habits. I do not think having a planning week is a good idea because by the middle of the semester people usually have a set schedule on when they complete their assignments. I feel like thinking about a new plan could either go really well or not so well depending on if the person wants to change when they do their work. However, I feel the people that already wanted to change when to complete assignments, they would have already done it.

I like the idea of audio recordings. I know I love to watch videos, and listen to stories that have a real voice. It's easier to understand and feel the emotions when their is a real voice telling the story. I think this would be a great idea to have, and something a lot of us would enjoy!

Portfolio

Hope you all enjoy my portfolio as I continue to blog :)

Sita

This was my version of the love story between Sita and Rama. It has a bit of drama, culture, and a fairy-tale theme to it.

Shantanu and Ganga 

This was my version of Ganga drowning her children in order to send them to heaven. This a tragic story, but explains how some things are better left unsaid.

Narayan

This is my twist on Narayan with a lesson to be grateful for what we are given.

Godaan

This is a story of why there is such a high respect for cows, and a story to make you think about all the animals in our world that are going extinct.