Thought process?

My first idea is to observe different people going to the zoo. Going to the zoo is one of the traditions all elementary age children partake in. I would go to the National Zoo in D.C. and take photographs to illustrate an essay or short story. The essay would be anecdotal in nature and have my childhood experiences complimented by what I observe acting as almost a comparison piece.

My second idea would be to compile a collection of photographs and my own poetry/short story/reflective essay about the day-to-day happenings at UMBC. Each poem would be accompanied by one or more picture to further describe the scene. The poems/short stories/reflective essays would start out with the sunrise and then go through the day to sunrise again, in order to document the passing of time. All poems/short stories/reflective essays would be pulled together by the general themes of education in America, college campus vibes, the different hot-spots of campus and why they’re so popular.

My final idea would be to write a timeline about the fair, documenting the people I see, the food, the scents, the animals there, and any other key points about the time. The point of the timeline is to document the passing of time and how the fair changes, more specifically from afternoon, to evening, to night. Often different people go to the fair at different times. This essay would outline the differences.  I would also include pictures of the fair of more of an artistic nature.

The Important Stuff

I grew up in Gaithersburg Md more specifically a small town called Laytonsville. This is a town whose main attraction is a 7-11 and a plant store and seems to be 20 minutes from anywhere you’d want to be. Or at least that’s how I see it.

Through out my childhood I played soccer, up until my senior year when I decided to try theater.

I also have always played an instrument, mostly trumpet, but I started out playing piano. It was during these lesson- after I declared my atheist views (at the age of 8) and love of NPR- told my dad as he picked me up after my lesson, that it was refreshing to see children being raised as secular humanists.

As for my traditions, every summer and winter I go to Canandaigua, a small town in upstate New York, which is where most of my extended family is from. 

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