Columbus To Do – part 1

For this project I chose to explore the Nature and Outdoor Recreation theme. I personally love finding a place to sit and have my alone time and that typically tends to be outdoors or at a coffee place. Being outdoors also really stirs my creativity, so by choosing this theme I’m really hoping to find a place that either brings me fresh ideas or a new peaceful place to sit. I would have chosen the coffee and tea theme, but I feel like I get enough of that already on campus with places like Grounds, KSA Cafe, and Traditions. I definitely don’t feel like I get enough natural area on campus besides when I make a trip to the oval, so I thought this would be a fresh topic to dig into. So far Ive been on a time crunch and haven’t had much time to explore far out into Cbus, but I did get a chance to explore a place nearby called Tuttle Park. It was kind of run down and empty, but it had four baseballs fields worth of good space to sit! The park is also located next to a river and contains some rustic looking stairs which makes this a good place to get some creativity feels going. I didn’t have the chance to stay there for long, but I looked on google maps to check it out a tad more and found out there’s a recreation center there that’s relatively hidden. Next time I go I’ll have to check out the center and also explore the river.

Journal 2

This week I met with my mentor Julia, who I often see around campus. Cameron, Jacob, and Tessa from our Scholars family also joined in on the meeting, making it really fun! We all met at KSA Cafe inside of Knowlton on Friday evening for about an hour. Julia was super helpful and answered our many questions about academics and campus life. We talked about cool clubs on campus, the STEP program and study abroad opportunities, picking up a minor, time management tips, and even some politics. I was particularly interested in the study abroad conversation since I really want to travel, and the STEP program was new information for me and super useful. We also talked about our personal lives a bit and got to know each other more. Fun fact: Julia is a triplet!

This meeting was great and I can tell we are all a little more comfortable with each other, especially Julia since I’ve only spoken to her a handful of times. We are planning to meet for dinner sometime in October to talk some more about college life. I will definitely be texting Julia with any questions I have in the future.