Harbin Ice Festival, China
Santorini, Greece
many more...to be finished.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Final Blog
1. Based on my Travel Destinations blog, I have concluded that I have a "synthesizing mind". After establishing the idea of writing about vacations, I researched sites in order to find categories of different types of locations. Then, from there, I broke down each category in to the top three destinations. I feel like this overall system of stating a large idea and then categorizing, shows evidence of a synthesizing mind.
2. a) exhibit curiosity-- by presenting a large question for this blog, and breaking it into smaller portions, I feel that I exemplify a desire to research a topic that does not have a definite answer. The answer is ultimately based on people's opinions and what they enjoy.
b) Exhibiting curiosity goes hand in hand with generating hypothesis-- I feel the way in which I performed by research was scientific. I formed my hypothesis, collected my data from polls, analyzed, and made a final conclusion. My brain tends to work in this method of trying not to come to conclusions before gathering sufficient information.
c) Exhibit respect for other viewpoints-- I feel in a way I have to exhibit this quality because I have been blogging about people's personal opinions on vacation. Most people on my poll voted that Beaches & Sun are the best types of vacations. In my personal opinion, I enjoy these types of vacations, but I also do not mind Adventure and History and Culture Vacations. So instead of writing about what I want and being obstinate, I had to allow the blogger community to influence my decision on what to write on.
3. After developing my blog, I simply realized that I enjoy 'blogging'. Blogs can practically be used for anything. It might be an option for future projects, or just a place to put pictures, videos and writing that I want others to see. In a way, it is the new type of journal. I would consider keeping a personal blog to track my thoughts and feelings on a certain day, or to write about topics that I feel strongly about. Blogging allows for one to take a facade and to express opinions without being criticized for what one might believe in. Sure, people can comment on a blog, but with the right pseudonym taken, no one outside of the world wide web will ever know who you are.
2. a) exhibit curiosity-- by presenting a large question for this blog, and breaking it into smaller portions, I feel that I exemplify a desire to research a topic that does not have a definite answer. The answer is ultimately based on people's opinions and what they enjoy.
b) Exhibiting curiosity goes hand in hand with generating hypothesis-- I feel the way in which I performed by research was scientific. I formed my hypothesis, collected my data from polls, analyzed, and made a final conclusion. My brain tends to work in this method of trying not to come to conclusions before gathering sufficient information.
c) Exhibit respect for other viewpoints-- I feel in a way I have to exhibit this quality because I have been blogging about people's personal opinions on vacation. Most people on my poll voted that Beaches & Sun are the best types of vacations. In my personal opinion, I enjoy these types of vacations, but I also do not mind Adventure and History and Culture Vacations. So instead of writing about what I want and being obstinate, I had to allow the blogger community to influence my decision on what to write on.
3. After developing my blog, I simply realized that I enjoy 'blogging'. Blogs can practically be used for anything. It might be an option for future projects, or just a place to put pictures, videos and writing that I want others to see. In a way, it is the new type of journal. I would consider keeping a personal blog to track my thoughts and feelings on a certain day, or to write about topics that I feel strongly about. Blogging allows for one to take a facade and to express opinions without being criticized for what one might believe in. Sure, people can comment on a blog, but with the right pseudonym taken, no one outside of the world wide web will ever know who you are.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Overlapping Destinations
Based on my research of the top three vacation destinations for certain categories, I have concluded that some places fall under more than one category. This seems like a very obvious statement, but when thinking about certain locations, I would have never considered them past what they seem to be on the surface. For example, when I think of New York City for a vacation, I immediately think of the hustle and bustle, cab cars of Times Square, and ultimately, shopping (which it does fall under). But never, would I have considered New York City a place to take the kids, until being reminded that the Big Apple has museums galore, offers the glamour of a big city, and lastly offers an essence beyond most people's back yards.
Paris, France, like New York, surprises me as a family destination. I understand the city being categorized for shopping and history & culture, but the idea of a young child being interested in any other structure except the Eiffel Tower seems unlikely. When I think Paris, I think couples, romance, and gazing up into the night sky under the Eiffel Tower. That statement could be very biast, speaking as a romantic.
Overall, I find it interesting that the cities are able to supplement for more than one vacation type. Yet it seems the 'rural' type vacations like beaches and adventure, can only fall under one category.
So maybe as a hypothesis from my poll, and a generalization about adults. Young adults like the beach because that is what culture tells us. That we need to be sunkissed and find that gorgeous girl or that handsome hunk, but adults seem to multitask and plan vacations to the extent of multiple options. I am not saying that adults dislike the beach (let's not forget about the seniors retiring to Florida). I am just insinuating that just like the weekly schedule of working, fixing dinner, and driving the children to soccer practice, adults are fond of 'killing two birds with one stone'.
Paris, France, like New York, surprises me as a family destination. I understand the city being categorized for shopping and history & culture, but the idea of a young child being interested in any other structure except the Eiffel Tower seems unlikely. When I think Paris, I think couples, romance, and gazing up into the night sky under the Eiffel Tower. That statement could be very biast, speaking as a romantic.
Overall, I find it interesting that the cities are able to supplement for more than one vacation type. Yet it seems the 'rural' type vacations like beaches and adventure, can only fall under one category.
So maybe as a hypothesis from my poll, and a generalization about adults. Young adults like the beach because that is what culture tells us. That we need to be sunkissed and find that gorgeous girl or that handsome hunk, but adults seem to multitask and plan vacations to the extent of multiple options. I am not saying that adults dislike the beach (let's not forget about the seniors retiring to Florida). I am just insinuating that just like the weekly schedule of working, fixing dinner, and driving the children to soccer practice, adults are fond of 'killing two birds with one stone'.
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