Panel and Advising

1) When the first year office students came they talked about their experiences at Salem State. One of them was a geography major so I asked her if she had the professor that I liked and she said she did. They also talked about what it was like being an RA which was interesting. They said that succeeding in college also depended on getting help when you need it which I have started doing.

2) Justin said for advising to before seeing your advisor you should have your classes picked out on the Degree Tracker. That was helpful to know because I probably would have shown up to my advisor without my classes picked out.

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4) https://navigatorp.salemstate.edu/psp/CSPRDSS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/SC_SA_SELF_SERVICE.SC_STDNT_CENTER.GBL

Mini Response #2

Mini Response # 2

1) Some of the ways you can develop a sense of place are:

Questioning: going to a place and asking important questions that others might hear and realize they should recognize that place more.

Telling Stories: stories are told to teach life lessons, by selecting a location and creating a teaching story that is connected to the place you are at

Orienting To a Place: select something outdoors and examine it carefully, look at it from four different directions

2) For developing a sense of place in Salem, I went downtown and went to the Dunkin Donuts on Washington Street. I noticed the sounds of toasters and coffee makers while I sipped my iced coffee enjoying the taste of it.

3)  I haven't done anything in the article for developing a sense of place in Salem yet.

4)  I would like to go to a place and asking questions that others might realize they should appreciate that place more. I might go to the park near the Salem Witch Museum.

5) I'm afraid to stay in the present because I have had trouble staying in the present in the past.

6) I have no interest in trying to listen to water because it wouldn't make sense that you would hear english words through water.

Farmer's Market Reflection 10/13

1) I met with Chris Grant, the owner of Grant Family Farm. I did not meet anyone else.
2) It was interesting that Chris was interested in farming since he was a kid. He started selling vegetables and pumpkins on the road side when he was 14. It's interesting too because most people don't actually have the job they say they will as a kid, but Chris did.
3)

1. What made you want to start a farming business?
2. Do you like what you do?
3. Were you always interested in farming when you were a kid?\
4. How much business do you usually get annually?
5. Do you like the area you live and work in?

1) Chris was always into farming as a kid so he wanted to start a business

2) Chris does like what he does.

3) Chris was always interested in farming

4) He usually gets a lot 

5) He does 

From this experience I realized that some people actually do the profession they want to as a kid. I also realized that the Farmer's Market gets a lot of business. This contributed to my sense of place because I saw that some people like Grant don't need to live and work in an urban area. 

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Salem NPS 9/26/16

This Monday our First Year Seminar class took a trip to downtown Salem to visit the national parks including the maritime an customs history of Salem. My assignment was to research and listen to custom trade in the history of Salem. I learned that Salem has been a major trading port since the end of the 18th century. Cinnamon and Pepper were the most popular spices at the time that were brought to Salem from other countries. We also learned that smuggling or stealing of goods was fairly common. Smugglers were also rarely caught. We learned about the duties of Surveyors, Weighers and Gaugers. Some times were weighed on larger scales if they were larger. There were also locks kept on warehouses that stored the shipped goods so no one would steal them. We saw the original golden eagle in the Custom House that was made in the 19th century. It was originally placed on the top of the Custom House but it got taken down because it was weathered down from snow and other weather. The eagle is clutching an olive branch which represents peace and also a bow and arrow which represents war. We also learned about the immigrants who came to Salem that lived in houses near the Custom House. There is no evidence of immigrants living here in the 1900' s because waste was taken out which left no evidence.



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Link: 
http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/Architecture/CustomHouse/Introduction.html




My experience at the NPS in Salem was good. I learned more about Salem than I knew before. I learned that Salem is a very historical town. Where I came from was not historical at all and I really like history so Salem is perfect for me.


What struck me the most was how historic Salem was. I have always thought the only history in Salem was only historic for the Salem Witch Trials but now I know there is so much more. Salem has a major trading port as well as many immigrants in the 18th and 19th century. I also didn't know that Nathaniel Hawthorne worked in Salem. Overall The trip was interesting and I learned a lot from it.



This trip was a positive experience for me. I really enjoyed learning about the history of Salem because I love history and I really like the city of Salem.



Questions
How old is the city of Salem?
Who were the first people to live in the area of Salem?
How many people visit Salem in October every year?
Do people from other countries visit Salem during Halloween season?