Month: November 2016

Columbus To-Do List Part 2

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15319465_1285077718209709_2124618240_nBringing this semester’s project to a closing point, Carol Wygant joined me on my second expedition to the German Village. We visited Pistacia Vera, The Book Loft (again! 🙂 ), Schiller Park, and the Scioto Audubon. This assignment has helped me broaden my view of the amazing city that we live in. On the trip to German Village via Cota bus #7, you drive through the short north and downtown Columbus before arriving in the brewery district. I learned that Columbus is so much more than just where I live and where the base of my school community resides, this city is an actual thriving region that is the home to so much more than the Ohio State University. I definitely want to explore this city more (I might use the other lists for ideas) but I also want to widen that range even, I’d like to explore the surrounding city’s and town’s outside of Columbus. I recommend that someone who is endeavoring the same trip should definitely split it up into 2 visits to the place you’ve chosen and to not try to get it all done at once. Also don’t treat it like an assignment, make it an adventure that is yours to make and conquer. 15282065_1285077748209706_249910494_n

The first location on our list, Pistacia Vera, made for a fantastic beginning. It is conveniently located a few blocks away from the bus stop we got off at. The venue is so cute and inviting, and the food was extremely well presented. I was unsure whether or not I would like macaroons, so I regret to say that I did not make a purchase of my own. However, Carol did purchase a apple-butter flavored macaroon, seemed to fit the mood of the fall season weather we were experiencing, she said it tasted just like an apple pie. I have a feeling I will be returning later this year to try one of my own with some girls from my suite.

15327627_1285077658209715_459149713_nOur next stop was the book Loft which I had already visited previously, but Carol had not. We stopped in for a few minutes so Carol could browse the comic books for a Christmas present for her sister, then we headed out to Scioto Audubon. It was about a 20 minute walk, which is well worth it. The area is beautiful, and I have found a new location to walk with my friends. Me and Carol kept looking around and thinking about how crazy it was that we were indulged in this 15281163_1285077611543053_357476064_ngorgeous, naturalistic scene but still surrounded by the sounds of the bustling city around us. We did not take advantage of the rock wall while there since neither of us know how to climb, but I definitely would like to learn in the future.

Next we traveled to Schiller Park. I am not kidding when I say, I am in love with this place. Carol and I spent a large quantity of time here during our trip. I want to 15320509_1285077621543052_221819304_nreturn here to have a picnic in the future. The playground equipment is top notch, I would say it is a fulfillment of my childhood desires, but who am I kidding this is still a playground of my dreams! Carol and I utilized almost all of the equipment, some was much too small for us. I will definitely be returning and highly recommend others to visit.

Finally, we ended our journey to the German Village with a visit to Thurman Cafe. Let’s just say I would return for some of their loaded fries with bacon and cheddar! I always play it safe when going somewhere I’ve never been before so this was the only purchase I made while here, but it was worth it and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys fries, bacon, and cheese. 🙂

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Career Exploration

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In the career exploration process, I’d say that my current phase would still be the self assessment phase since I’m not entirely certain what I want to do. However, after completely the in class workshop, I learned that I am concerned with the welfare of others, I’m task oriented, and I’m risk taking. Well, I guess I can’t necessarily say that I just learned these things about myself, since I already knew them before. But I did learn that these qualities will help me determine what career is right for me and what will, in the end, bring me happiness because it isn’t all about money, at least it’s not supposed to be.

In class, I discovered that my RIASEC code is IRS, which means I am Investigative, Realistic, and Social. ONet offers a variety of jobs for my code, they all however do fall under the same relative category of medical professions, such as a surgeon, a radiologist, or an orthodontist. With the path that I am on as of right now would be Psychology major with pre-med track, and keeping this path in mind I would say that the assessment of my possible careers by ONet is accurate. However, I have been contemplating changing my major to environmental engineering, which does not match in to any of the jobs listed by ONet for my code. After this class I attempted to evaluate what I am passionate about and how my current path is helping me achieve my passions. But I realized, I don’t even know why Psychology anymore, and I don’t see myself becoming some doctor like I used to think. So for some reason, I’m not sure exactly when, I stopped being able to see my completion of the path that I’m on. I guess now my next steps are going to include a lot of introspective thinking about what I really want in my life and why I want it.

When I looked at Ohio States majors by RIASEC, I attempted to categorize the 2 paths that I am currently considering. I found that environmental engineering is classified under R, and both psychology and environmental engineering can be classified as I majors, and then psychology was found in the S category. So maybe in some ways I could be meant for both majors, but now the choice is just up to me. Who knows maybe next year there will be a third major I’m considering by the time next year comes around.