blog posting for essay1

Blog entry:

Because I live on campus, I usually walk from my apartment in the Marshall College Uppers apartment to my classes.  For this assignment, I focused on my journey from my apartment to Pepper Canyon Hall (PCH), which involves walking the diameter of campus.  Instead of the 15 minute power walk I usually take to get from Marshall to PCH, I decided to use the Campus Loop Shuttle.  Initially, I thought the shuttle would be faster because wheels should move faster than feet.  But, I was quite surprised to find that the shuttles were not as efficient as I expected them to be.  Instead of taking a direct path like walking would, the shuttle actually circles around the circumference of campus, taking about 5-10 minutes longer to get from the Marshall Uppers apartments to PCH.  The frequent stops the shuttle makes also slows its pace down.   Because I wake up right before class starts, the extra time the shuttle takes would make me late for class, therefore, walking is the most efficient method for me.  (Both methods are cost free, in a sense.)  I spend more time on the shuttle than I would walking, therefore, the shuttles do no work as my primary mode of transportation.

Submitted by:  Lucy Li