I am coming at this project a bit sideways. I began to think about this assignment early in the week. I spent some time walking slowly around campus and asking myself how I would take on this assignment. However, I have since created 2 other assignments that tied into my class’s 80s theme. At first I was stumped at how I was possibly going to incorporate that theme into this writing assignment until I realized it was right in front of me.

For the most part we all get up every day and follow the same routine. We drive to the same places, we get breakfast from the same coffee shop, and we go to bed in the same bed at the end of each day. So repetitive to a point that we neglect our surroundings. Today I decided to take a look at these surroundings while keeping our 80’s theme in mind.

Today I looked at UMW History and found pictures of campus in the 80’s and came back to the same place to compare. The historic buildings look similar but the amount of trees and the color of the grass differs. You can also see changes in peoples wardrobes and changes in the environment. So every day you are outside, try and look at your surroundings with a new perspective, as if you are looking back time.