blog entry Essay 1

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have a language class from 9:30 am to 10:50
am, and Communications class from 11:00 am to 12:20 pm. To give you an
idea about how far these two classes are, my first class is in Solis 109,
and my second is at U413 #2. The first day of class, I got out of my first
class early, so I had the chance to take the shuttle at the Peterson stop
to the Gilman stop. I got to class exactly at 11. On Thursday, I decided
to walk, and found that walking is a bit more stressful than taking the
shuttle because I had to speed-walk all the way to class, and there was
still a chance that I'd be late. Though having to speed-walk all the way
class can be really stressful, walking still has a couple of benefits
since it's a form of exercise (since I hardly exercise as a lazy college
student) and it's free because it doesn't run on fuel.
There are many things that contribute to my determined mode of transport.
Time, reliability, and convenience are the primary factors that help me
decide what mode of transportation I should take everyday. In this
particular case, I would most likely have to walk every Tuesday and
Thursday because it's a more reliable and convenient method of transport,
especially because of the time constraint. If I get out of my first class
early, I would consider taking the shuttle, seeing that sitting on a bus
is a bit more desirable than speed-walking through the woods of Peterson
hill. Also, there are problems with walking and shuttling: What if I get
out of my first class late and the shuttle isn't on time? How will I make
it to class on time by walking if I lonely have around 5 minutes? This
really does effect a number of things: how fast I get to class, what shoes
I wear (i.e. maybe not heels or flip flops if I'm going to be walking on
dirt through the woods), what seat I get in class, whether I should leave
my computer on sleep than on shut-down mode so it'd take less time to
prepare for notes, etc.