“There is no Sleepy Hollow on the Internet, no peaceful spot where contemplativeness can work its restorative magic. There is only the endless, mesmerizing buzz of the urban street.” Nicholas Carr, from The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (New York: Norton, 2010)
Monday, May 5, 2014
Blog #4
There's a town called Yellow Springs just a little outside of Dayton, Ohio. This town is no ordinary place. This is a place where people are free to express themselves, and its citizens express this right on a daily basis. If one was to stumble upon this town, they would fine that most of the yards are overgrown. The people wear weird clothes and sometimes they smell a little. Although this town has the features, which many people would consider "flaws," it also has many beautiful features. There is a community garden where all of the town citizens are free to take as much as they'd like. There is art everywhere: mainly sculptures and murals. It is full of little shops with fair trade items and family owned restaurants (most of which are organic). This town is one of the most aesthetically pleasing places I have ever been. The people are happy and you see it, and even hear it through the steel drums being played street side. I look forward to every opportunity I have to visit here.
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