Blog 3

Descriptions                                                                              Interpretations

Many children were playing together.                                  These children may enjoy playing with                

                                                                                              others rather than by themselves.

Some children were playing by themselves.                        They may prefer being by themselves.

Some parents were watching their children                         These are the more protective parents.  very closely.

There was a group of middle school kids                             They are learning how to build         

playing football.                                                                    relationships with each other.

Teenagers were skateboarding.                                             They enjoy getting together outside

                                                                                               of school.

There was an old lady reading.                                             She enjoys the outdoors and the            

                                                                                               presence of children.  The children

                                                                                               remind her of when she was younger.

Through this experience of observing people at a park, I learned many things about myself.  I learned that I enjoy the outdoors rather than being stuck inside all of the time.  While at the park, I liked that nobody was consumed by technology.  The children were running around the playground and having so much fun.  The middle school children and the teenagers were playing together and not worried about who was texting or tweeting them.  I also realized that it is important to step back from school and work every once in a while and just enjoy the great outdoors.  The children were all carefree and not frantic about their homework or what grade they got on their tests.  They took a step back and were appreciating life at its finest.  I learned that some children may prefer to play alone and not always be part of a big group.  Many of the children that were playing together were using their imaginations and making up games while others were enjoying being by themselves.  It was also nice to see all of the kids so happy.  Additionally, I observed that there were many elderly people at the park.  These people were just sitting and watching the children at play.  When I am older I hope that I am still able to enjoy the outdoors.  I hope that I can feel happiness from observing the children and teenagers, even though I may not be participating.  Finally, many parents were watching their children very closely at the park.  It was good to see the parents caring for their children while still allowing them some freedom.  Sitting at the park brought me an inner peace that I carried with me throughout the rest of the day.