The Art of Listening

I especially enjoyed this article. I think that many people should listen more than they speak. This man has experienced something that I would love to do. Africa has always fascinated me and I believe the people there have many stories to tell. Passing stories onto visitors and families creates an endless universe just like the author said. I think telling stories to children from when they are little also creates an endless amount of progress. Passing things on from generation to generation can really help people to listen all around the world.

To know a good story however, you must to research and understand where the person is coming from. Join into a conversation, and ask questions. I think most importantly however is to be there for others and really care when you listen. Providing good feedback and then passing the story on is great to feel and know that others think your story is important, or that you think their story is important. I think American stories are always too uptight, and I really like the idea that in Africa they mix their stories and have more fun with creating and telling the stories.

Library Visit

While at the library session, I had already seen most of what she was explaining. In English 103, we went to the same session in a way and the whereabouts of how to find good research. However during this visit I found one thing very interesting -- the CQ Reader. The CQ reader has never been brought to my attention. I tried to research somethings for my 30 day challenge, and I was successful at this. I found many articles on what Free Rice has been doing to help other schools and foreign countries. These articles are going to be great for my paper and I'm actually excited to do this project, unlike most. For this project I will have recent articles instead of out of date articles therefore the CQ reader was a great help!

What is important to me. "Live the life you love, love the life you live." - Bob Marley

I believe in so much, and sometimes when life does not give me what I want I tend to get down on myself. When I feel down, my mother is always there to support me. While growing up she was the only parent that was around, my father never seemed to care. I thank my mother because without her I would not be where I am today. She has pushed me to go to college, and without her love and support I do not think I would have went. I wish that many girls had the same relationship with their mothers, because I love being able to actually talk to mine. Therefore, I believe family is so important because at the end of the day they are always there and blood is always thicker than water. :)
Since my mother and I have always been so close, I would love to have a relationship like that one day with my future children. I know that I am young, but my main goal in life is to have a loving, beautiful family who will depend on me to always make things better. When times get rough I want to be there for my family and support them. I believe this ties into education because with a decent paying job, I hope to be financially stable. Money does not buy happiness but with money I can provide for my children and hopefully we will be happy. The future makes me nervous, but I am ready for whatever obstacles life has in store for me. Live one day at a time and most of all I want to be happy while doing so.