Tiffany Mak
Stephanie Ng
Verena Yiu
Day 3:
Today
we had our very first blogging class in the residence. Our teacher Nada made us
introduce ourselves and our favorite stories, it really inspired us to think
about what makes a good story. She also introduced us to the history of
different means of communication, such as cave paintings, sculptures, paper,
printers, podcasting and so on.
She
gave us great insight on what makes the best stories, which is empathy. Empathy
is the ability to understand others’ pain. When you truly connect with the
characters even at their darkest times, it makes the best stories. She also
introduced to us several blogging websites, including Wordpress and Canva. Wordpress
is a popular blogging platform used by millions of users worldwide. On the
other hand, Canva is a handy little website on which we can edit photos. There
are lots of wonderful templates and fonts that are easy to use. We had a lot of
fun creating nice pictures! We designed the layouts of our blogs and summarized
highlights of the previous days. We can’t wait to upload our next entry!
In
the afternoon we hit the Cantor Art Museum set amid a lush green lawn. As we strode
into the museum, we found ourselves surrounded by a wide array of delicately
designed paintings and sculptures of various styles. The diversity and depth of
art is greatly appreciated and we highly admire the university’s dedication and
devotion towards the preservation and collection of art. We stared at them in
awe and amazement.
Next we
headed off to the Hoover Tower where we went to the deck of 78 meters above
ground. We gazed at the panoramic view of Stanford and tried not to tremble. The
view of the Stanford from above is absolutely stunning and breath-taking,
highlighted by the warm Californian sun. The golden fields and majestic palm
trees are definitely symbols of Stanford. 
In the
evening, our counselors brought henna for us to draw. We had a lot of fun
choosing and drawing patterns on each others’ arms. We had an amazing day and
we cannot wait for more adventures ahead! 
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