Reflection

I cannot believe its the end of blogging! This was perhaps the most inspiring class assignment to date, also the most frustrating. Nevertheless the value of it was not lost and I have truly been able to look back on the experience fondly, Putting urban geography into practice is definitely something that interests me. The different themes examined in not only my blog but those of my classmates were insightful and left me thinking more about the socio-economic and political landscape of my country. It was very intriguing to see some of the ideas that people came up with as well as the similarities we had. For instance Alyssa Black and I had a similar post about  public space using Woodford Square as our feature. 

The blogs I chose to reflect on are more indirectly related to my own, and include posts that have similar or even contradicting opinions on issues. 
Danielle Richards blog,http://the-power-of-culture-in-pos.blogspot.com/ discussed the influence of culture on Port of Spain. One of her posts that spoke directly to mine was "How urban places are valued". I found similarities in the display of culture in public places which she discussed as the doubles vendors on the Promenade as well as how people view and or treasure culture found in public spaces.
As mentioned before Alyssa Black's blog, http://city-vibez.blogspot.com/ highlighted the central theme of my own blog, which was public spaces and even zeroed in on perception of these spaces, she spoke of the lack of things to do in Trinidad as our public spaces were not seen as a viable entertaining option. This was harped on and on during the course of my blog through the theme of perception of public spaces and how they fail.
Ryan Proverbs blog http://urbanguru01.blogspot.com/ as had a similar theme. His post on the importance of green space in an urban setting spoke volumes about the need for sustainable cities as well as how green space provides such sustainability and is beneficial, socially and ecologically

This whole experience was more to me than just a photoblog, it was a journey into paying more attention to my surroundings, which then allowed me to apply theory to the real world, as well as make my own realizations.

Thanks a lot Dr. Kissoon, I now have my own little piece of the web, that will be there forever.

Sharifa