So… as you can probably tell by my lack of submissions and the general layout of this site I am not very keen on the “blogging”. It is not that I don’t like writing or that I dislike the idea. Okay, I kind of dislike the idea, but I just feel that no one wants to hear me whine about my life (which is often the case in personal blogs). Though, since this is for a class and I have to do it I will try my best to be both entertaining and enlightening. It will also be nice to write about something other than Elizabethan London theatres or how important public transportation is in an urban environment. Very, if you were wondering! I will take this first post to introduce myself and then probably go into my first “intern” experience as a rock guard on the next post (be excited!).
*not actual rocks I guarded Well, my name is Jacqueline , Jackie, Jack or just J, point is I don’t care what you call me. I am a senior this year and will be graduating with my B.S. in Urban and Metropolitan Studies in May. Very excited about this! I am almost 100% sure that I want to go to graduate school next year, though; I don’t know what I want to study. The difficulty with this major I have found is that it is very vague and a lot of people don’t know what it entails. I don’t know how many times I have told someone that I am an UMS major and a blank stare appears on their face. Perhaps any other UMS majors have had the same experience (please say you’ve had!)? At this point the only thing that I could see myself doing and loving would be teaching and writing. If I could be the next Peter Hall or Jane Jacobs that would be AMAZING! To be able to learn about the city as if it were a living entity and then write about its history and how to make it great again would be a great end to this journey.
Jane Jacobs Besides school, I work. And besides work I try to juggle the guarding of the rocks (you’re getting excited I know you are!). One big fault of mine is that I tend to bite off more than I can chew. Sure, I choke it down at some point, but that raw feeling as all the work, papers, and endless discussion board post slides down my throat is not pleasant. I’ve started whining! Well, that is my cue to step away from the keyboard. Hope I did this right!
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Nice to meet you Jackie, Jack, or J. Like you, I will be graduating May as well and am contemplating the Graduate program as well. Just not sure which direction to go to major in. Stick with Urban, go to Public Policy or Public Administration, or dual for both. Good to meet you and maybe will be meet in person at the Graduate level.
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