My Retrospective

Organizing things

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Looking back on Summer Session, I realize how much I will miss you all. This picture only reminds me more. One of my favorite things about this picture is that it was taken on was on the first few days, when we barely knew each other’s names. (Mary, Thalia, Beebie, Me.) Now that it’s almost over, I feel like we’ve gotten so close, it’s so hard to say goodbye.

Dig This! was a great experience for me, both socially and academically. The valuable history information will help me in years to come, when I can raise my hand in American History and say, “Actually, that rock was a prehistoric ax for cutting wood.” But I also made so many new friends I want to keep it touch with.

Three really cool things I learned as part of Dig This! 08: That’s hard. I learned so much while I was here. I feel like my brain has grown twice it’s size. But one of the things I learned is that all throughout time, Geography have influenced many aspects of culture, like agriculture, trade, battle. Another is that Indians have been constantly oppressed in the last few hundred years by Americans, being forced to uproot their families and work as slaves for other people. And third, I learned that even though Jamestown was the first successful colony, Roanoke, the “lost” colony, was established 17 years earlier.

Now three skills I learned. This is slightly easier. First, obviously, I learned how to take Cornell notes. Lots of them. Secondly, I learned the excavation process. It’s a lot more complicated and tiring than you’d think. And finally, I learned how to make annotations to go along with my citations. These are all things I may need to know later.

I’LL MISS YOU ALL!!!!!!! HAVE A GREAT LIFE!!!!!!!! REMEMBER THE AWESOMOSITY!!!!!!!