Friday, April 22, 2011

Jacqueline Thornley:Twilight Zone (Topic of Choice)

The other day in class Dr. Redick talked about his experience with the “Twilight

Zone” residential community in Spain on the Camino de Santiago. He mentioned that

the villages and small towns in Spain typically have a more “organic growth” as the

buildings have grown up out of need. The villages grow out of relationships. I thought

this was an interesting thought. Here at CNU we may have relationships but I’m not

sure how organically grown our buildings are. It seems like every day you can find some

new building or random tree that wasn’t there before. So I guess that means we’re kind

of in our own “Twilight Zone.” The campus is beautiful but it’s certainly not organic.

It seems like if anything is out of place or a blade of grass is just a bit too high, within

a few hours the situation is rectified. It’s kind of crazy to think about it. We may live in

this beautiful community, but there’s nothing really real about it. Feels like I’m walking

around Pleasantville or something.

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