The blog post this week is free writing activities proposed in being a writer and is about yi-fu tuan's interpretation of "place"
Activity 1
Free Writing…
Haha, I cannot believe that I actually doing the same thing again as two days ago. I just felt I am really hungry and so I am going to make some dumplings after I finish this activity. I really don't understand why I have to repeat doing this as every single time, I can only write about the iPhone 6 but I don't want to repeat the same thing that I have done. Just one random thought: Space and Place is really hard to understand. I thought “place” is a concept easy to grasp but it turns out that is not something easy. Maybe the Tuan kind of make the concept abstract. I feel like I can better understand it when more concrete examples are given. I am the kind of person who does not like philosophy or abstract thinking.
Free Writing…
Haha, I cannot believe that I actually doing the same thing again as two days ago. I just felt I am really hungry and so I am going to make some dumplings after I finish this activity. I really don't understand why I have to repeat doing this as every single time, I can only write about the iPhone 6 but I don't want to repeat the same thing that I have done. Just one random thought: Space and Place is really hard to understand. I thought “place” is a concept easy to grasp but it turns out that is not something easy. Maybe the Tuan kind of make the concept abstract. I feel like I can better understand it when more concrete examples are given. I am the kind of person who does not like philosophy or abstract thinking.
Activity 2
Focused Writing
Place is all about experience. The senses of touch, sight, smell, and hearing allow us to explore the space and shape this particular space in a way that human beings understand. The way human interprets the world may be different from other species on Earth or even different among different individuals. In addition, Tuan also talks about the concept of “home” or “hometown” as related to place. He points out that home is a place to rest and to recover from any sickness. But it does not have to be a physical house. It can be someone’s lover, music, a tree and so on
Activity 3
Clustering or Mapping…
Focused Writing
Place is all about experience. The senses of touch, sight, smell, and hearing allow us to explore the space and shape this particular space in a way that human beings understand. The way human interprets the world may be different from other species on Earth or even different among different individuals. In addition, Tuan also talks about the concept of “home” or “hometown” as related to place. He points out that home is a place to rest and to recover from any sickness. But it does not have to be a physical house. It can be someone’s lover, music, a tree and so on
Activity 3
Clustering or Mapping…