Day of Peace

My campus safari for this week was not one of the original events on the list, but our professor made an exception and allowed us to count this event as one of the safaris. It was the Day of Peace Event. Another inquiry class organized this entire event. It was in memory of late Beatle John Lennon. With me being a Beatle’s fan, I was really excited to go to this event and see what it was all about. It technically started on Wednesday with a speech made by two World War Two veterans, one American and one German, where they spoke about their experiences. But the majority of events took place on Thursday. It started at 3pm and ended around 10pm.
First of let me just say that I loved the fact that they had so many things going on at a variety of times. Students were able to attend any part of this event at their convenience. I did not feel rushed through it and I also was not stuck around waiting hours for it. I decided to go around 3pm because my last class usually ends at 1:40, so I would only have to wait a little over an hour. I was thinking about coming later on in the night, but I did not want to waste my gas by going home and coming back and then going back home later. Plus I honestly would have gone home, fallen asleep, and just blown off the whole thing.

Unfortunately for me, my last class got out a bit earlier than expected (around 12:30). And I did not have my lap top or camera, so I could not work on my video final. But I decided to take this extra time to get something to eat and work on other papers that I have due in the upcoming week. So I guess it was a good thing because I was able to get some other work done while I waited for the events to start. Another great thing about this extra time was I actually got to enjoy being on campus for once. I usually get here, rush to class, spend time in between getting work done, go to my next class, then rush to my car to get home to go to work. It was nice being able to walk around and check out where everything is on campus.

So at 2:45 I started heading over to the Lyman Center. I saw a girl from my old high school and sat with her. The event began with a few speeches. I am not going to lie, I was kind of zoning in and out a little. I have a bad habit of doing that, especially when I’m tired. Then the step team and dance team performed. They were amazing. I’ve always loved watching stepping because it fascinates me how they can move so fast and create crazy sounds. And being a dancer, I can appreciate a good routine. Then there was a karate demonstration. I wish I could have stayed for it, but I had to leave. My younger brother does not have a working car right now and he needed a ride to work, and since my mom and older brother were at work he called me asking for a ride.

It would have been nice if I could have stayed longer, but I really enjoyed what I did get to see. That inquiry class worked really hard to set everything up. They should be proud of what they accomplished.