Final Blog Post

1. Sense of place is a place-making and place-attachment of communities to their environment or homeland. It is also the persons perception of place and how each individual feels uniquely connected to certain places. Sense of place can change from person to person, but the general idea stays the same. It is a connection that someone feels to a particular place due to their perception of the place, or the effect the place has on them. Sense of place can effect your emotions, spirituality, and you're general connected-ness to any particular place. It can be a connection to the physical geographical location, or it can be a connection to the people in that place.
2. My sense of place in Salem is great right now. I have always liked Salem and the area because my grandmother lives in Peabody. I very much enjoy the town as a whole. The restaurants, parks, and people in the town are some of my favorite things about Salem. I also love the location of the town, right on the water. It is something I can enjoy and just walk down to the water and enjoy the view of the horizon, and see all of the boats go in and out of their harbors. I feel like the community here is just what I was hoping for. It is a quiet and quaint place, and it is very warm and inviting. Yet it's not too quiet, there's bustle and buzz throughout the days, and there's always something fun to find and do. I feel like I made the perfect choice with this school, because the area and community are exactly what I need. One of my favorite places is REDS. It's just such a small, homey restaurant that is very welcoming and they treat everybody there like a regular.
REDS

3. I am very connected to the campus at Salem State. It is a place that I feel very comfortable and I very much enjoy the things that I can do on campus. I enjoy being able to go the the Women's Basketball games and support my friend who's on the team. I feel like I can go to any one of the places on campus and ask for help whenever I need it. I enjoy being able to go to the gym and play pickup games of basketball and meet new people. One place that really stands out to me is the path we walked on down by the water. I go down there whenever I just need to clear my head and relax. But it's a place that I've grown accustomed to and I very much enjoy going down there. Another place that I very much enjoy is Starbucks. I tend to go there with friends and sit down and chat when I get the chance. I very much like this campus and enjoy all of the places I can go if I need help with anything.
4. I love my sense of place in Salem, I really feel that this is a place that I belong. Coming into school in September I wasn't really sure if I was going to like the people at school, or if there was going ot be enough for me o do here that I enjoyed. I know realize that this town and campus are everything I wanted it to be, and I think in four years Salem will be like a second home to me.

I went to my friend Stef's basketball game because she is on the girls basketball game. This was not the original event that I had planned to go to, but I went to it because she is the first friend that I made her and we met at orientation, and I thought it would be fun and would be a great way to support a friend. I went with a couple other close friends of mine and we had a great time. I really enjoyed going to the game, but I also love basketball. It's always been my favorite sport and it's something that I really enjoy watching and spending my time with. Whether it's watching basketball on T.V, watching it live, or playing it myself, I've always enjoyed it. Luckily SSU won the game that I went to and my friend Stef hit her first shot as a collegiate athelete! It was a great experience and something I would definitely go to again.