Message from kluna

[Anonymous]

1. I have participated in 2 seminars before, but I must say this one was my favorite! I think I really enjoyed this one the most because of the amazing field trip opportunities. I really enjoyed visiting the Korean Cultural Center as well as the Getty. These two visits showed me so much that I didn’t know, and allowed me to have an experience, which made it so much more enjoyable. I believe that as teachers, we need to provide our students with experiences that they will remember in order to truly learn about the content; this fieldtrip allowed me to do that.

Although I really enjoyed the fieldtrips, this is not to say that I did not enjoy the speakers. One of my favorite speakers was Steven Cheung, because I have very little interest in the was that markets and the economy works, but the way he presented the information, and his clear passion for the topic made me very interested. I look forward to learning more about the topics he discussed through news papers and other media outlets with a new perspective. I also enjoyed the lecture by Professor Meeks. Throughout the seminars, I have learned more and more about Buddha and Buddhism, but I believe that her presentation, although incomplete, allowed me to piece ideas together in my head and gain a deeper understanding in the religion and its ideology.

Overall, I have truly enjoyed the experience and learned a lot. I hope to learn more about the caves and I hope to be able to go back to the Getty to have a more in depth look at all of the artifacts. I gained so much knowledge from the docent, but I was trying to listen, and I couldn’t read and really examine the artifacts. Providing more time for the participants to walk around after the docent led tour would be one of my only suggestions for next seminar (if this field trip is included in the course).