12th July
2016
Group 2
Alicia Au
Sharon Lau
Ingrid Luk
Doris Wong
Natalie Yeung
With the sudden influx
of an army of summer campers suddenly appearing at the dining hall at
breakfast, we felt like sardines in a can.
This was a sudden surprise as we had never seen so many students in the
dining hall before. We were told that
there were many different summer programs that had just commenced, causing this
mad rush. We missed the peaceful
breakfast time that we
had before as we knew that we would never experience our leisurely meals again –
now it would be long queues for food and having a rather hurried meal.
Our only lecture of the
day on Visual Design Thinking was exciting. Our Professor, Mr. Bill Scott, was surely a
cheerful, bright and humorous professor.
He made the lesson more interesting and lightened up the class atmosphere. In groups of four, we got to create/draw our
own unique stories. Our group's story was
about a llama that wanted to be a frog, who
ate a frog, drove a Ferrari, danced Swan Lake
and then became a pint of beer; it was a completely bizarre story. Then, we were told to pick out the 'artifacts' of our story which were mainly characters and important parts of the story, to combine them all together and draw a thumbnail art. Everyone was so passionate about their drawings that they even forgot their break time. After the break, Professor Bill taught us how to draw shapes from different perspectives. Most of us were blown away by how skilled Professor Bill was and his fabulous sketches made us definitely more interested in creating our very own artwork that could tell a special story.
and then became a pint of beer; it was a completely bizarre story. Then, we were told to pick out the 'artifacts' of our story which were mainly characters and important parts of the story, to combine them all together and draw a thumbnail art. Everyone was so passionate about their drawings that they even forgot their break time. After the break, Professor Bill taught us how to draw shapes from different perspectives. Most of us were blown away by how skilled Professor Bill was and his fabulous sketches made us definitely more interested in creating our very own artwork that could tell a special story.
Packed like sardines
once again at lunchtime, we quickly finished our food and headed for a tour of
the School of Medicine. We also saw the
stem cell research centre and the Stanford Med School. The
facilities looked state-of-the-art and very modern. The next destination of our journey was Hoover
Tower. Divided in groups of seven we took our turns to go up to the observation deck on the 14th floor. The
Hoover Tower was dedicated to Herbert Hoover, a Stanford alumni and the 32st
President of the United States. The floors 1 through 9 of the tower are library
stacks and the next 3 are offices. On the 14th floor, we were able
to see stunning views of the Stanford campus with all of its iconic red brick
roofs. Stanford seemed even more impressive when seen from high above. We even spotted the huge stadium and tennis
courts which we had not seen before. It
was definitely a memorable visit.
In a nutshell, today was yet another interesting
and fun day, filled with amazing experiences and us pining for more time to
roam through the Stanford campus to take more photos, and maybe see things from
a new perspective.
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