Mythology and Folklore

Time management. This seemingly innocuous concept has been the thorn of many college students, including me. Like many college students, I am caught in the constant battle of balancing my school work, outside work, personal health, social life, and so many other aspects. While I believe my high school experience greatly prepared me for the college life, there are many times where I could be more productive. However, I have found my own ways to plan and prioritize, as mentioned by Aine Cain's "11 ways unsuccessful people mismanage their time" article, that have allowed me to complete my required work. I am a big fan of making sure I know all of my assignments due for the week, and I record all of this on an app I bought before I began college, It is called iStudiez Pro and has been tremendously helpful. I simply record the assignments for my week into the app, and the app sends me notifications of when they are due as well many other reminders such as my class times, exam ...

Taking this online class has not been too weird for me. I took a psychology online class the previous semester, and I am accustomed to the in and outs of an online class. However, like I touched on my last blog post, I do not have any previous blogging experience. Blogging will be a interesting endeavor, and I look forward to sharing my thoughts to the online world. Who knows, maybe this is an experience I continue on after the class! In regards to the other technology tools, the only one I do not really have experience with is the graphics creation. Learning this tech skill will hopefully make me more adept in incorporating media into my future works, and I cannot wait to try that out! Picpedia : Taking the skills I learn in this class into the FUTURE

During the 2019 spring semester, I was browsing some of the classes I could take for an upper division humanities course. While I was looking through all of my  options, I noticed the class "Mythology and Folklore".  Now when I was younger I loved reading the Percy Jackson series, so I immediately I thought this would be an intriguing g class to take. Yet, I saw that the class required a blog throughout the course work and I was kind of unsure of what to think about that. Flash forward to one week into school, and I can say that writing this blog has been a worthwhile experience so far. It is refreshing to be able to just write about my thoughts on a consistent matter, and I cannot wait to read some stories and reflect on those as well. I am excited to do the story book project after reading some examples, and I think the "Famous Last Words" will be a great way to end my week. All in all, I am ready to tackle some myths and folks!  Flickr : Percy Jackson Movie Po...

Growth Mindset is a concept that was familiar to me due to my previous experience in psychology classes. While I had not heard of Professor Dweck, my understanding of the concept was essentially the same as hers. My experience with the Growth Mindset has certainly evolved over years. Growing up, I was accustomed to putting the worth or value of things I did into awards and achievements. I think part of that mindset was due to being naive and not really understanding what was truly the best way of approaching my life. Grades and achievements are still important to me, I won't deny that, but my use of the Growth Mindset has definitely "grown" over the years, including my time in OU. My failures and setbacks are now more of an opportunity to learn and grow rather than as a validation of any type of worth. A specific example of the Growth Mindset while in college was the second semester of sophomore year when I took biochemistry. The class had notable reputation of not being ...

Wow. It is crazy to think that I am already back in Norman for my junior year. While my first two years were full of unique experiences, I never imagined that I would be a writing a blog to begin my third year! To start off, I am psychology major on the pre medicine track. Ever since I took psychology in high school I found studying the mind and the way people act so interesting. However, I always had the goal of becoming a physician which explains the pre-med track.  Although I am an OU student, I still consider myself a proud Texan. I come from a relatively small town in East Texas where high school football is king and perhaps the most famous thing is that Matthew Mccounaughey graduated from my high school (he even came to our high school graduation this year to give a speech!). Wikimedia Commons : Longview High School Now some other facts about me. I am a huuuuuuggeeeeee tennis fan. I have been playing tennis since I was 7 years old, and played through out high schoo...

Asking Anubis : Before reading this storybook, I had little knowledge of Egyptian mythology as well as Japanese folktales. However, I did recognize Anubis as the god with a jackal head thus I was interested in finding out more about this god. The title was unique in that it was similar to columns seen in newspapers or magazines where readers ask questions about life advice. I thought this was a clever way of introducing the style of the storybook as Anubis was portrayed as a being a life advice expert. The introduction was captivating and did make me want to read the rest of the stories; I enjoyed how Anubis was the host of his own radio show, and would be giving advice to various people/deities. It was also distinct how Anubis did not only take "calls" from Egyptian gods but also characters from Japanese folktales. Overall, I really enjoyed the layout of the storybook. Clicking the link to the storybook led me to a page giving me a short description of Anubis as an advice...

A Christmas trip to Barcelona following my first semester at OU introduced me to a city that captured my heart. Because of my previous experience in highschool taking art history, I was engrossed in the modern architecture of the city, mainly of the work of acclaimed architect Antonio Gaudi.  Moreover, the night life and unique Catalan traditions conveyed a city with a blend of modern and traditional tastes.  Finally, as a huge soccer fan I was amazed by the sight of Camp Nou, the home of Barcelona FC and one of the cathedrals of soccer. (La Sagrada Familia; personal image) (Local food market; personal image) (Max Pixel:  Camp Nou , Home of FC Barcelona)