For my last event blog, I attended a Hox Zodiac Event about the Horse Zodiac. Growing up, I have been surrounded by Zodiac Culture; I am half Japanese and half Thai. In this webinar, I watched hosts carefully deconstruct the connection they found with their zodiac, the horse. One webinar guest, Aleksandra Mara, reflected on her immediate recognition of a My Human Design Chart. The Chart carefully laid out different facets of Horse persona
Last weekend, I spent hours floating between different exhibits at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific. The last time I had attended an aquarium was as a child, transfixed by the cute penguins and darting schools of colorful fish. Now, years later, I watch the jellyfish and penguins with an increased understanding of habitat loss and ocean pollution.
One of my favorite parts about this course are all of the different speakers and artists that Professor Vesna introduces us to. As a Human Biology and Society major, I have little experience with the majority of our speakers. For this week, we were treated to a webinar featuring Jess Irish. Not only is she an accomplished professor, but she also directed the short film “This Mortal Plastik”, about the realities of plastic pollution
Plastic has been on my mind for the past couple of weeks. A separate class I am enrolled in, Society and Genetics 180, focused on the duality of plastics. We spoke about the severe environmental damage created by the plastics industry, oftentimes disproportionately impacting minority and low income communities. On one hand, the irreversible damage that is done to create plastics of convenience is horrifying. Microplastics are a permeating
I am in awe of the speakers we are lucky enough to learn from in this class. To hear their creative process and their vision is always such a treat. For our last class, David Roy, a recently graduated sculpture instructor shared some of his past work with our class. His interest lies in rockets and reimagining their purpose in society. His love for rockets dates back to childhood; he spent his early years becoming more and more involved w
For class this week, we traveled to the Fowler Museum. This is my first time actually looking at the exhibits here; they were beautiful. There was a lush courtyard at the core of the Fowler, with hallways leading to different light-filled exhibits. Our class slowly filed into a room within a room, featuring different types of calendar systems and a quipu on display.
Pictured: Red striped invasive turtles in the Botanical Gardens
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