Cal Poly Observation Essay

Since I was in the neighborhood, I decided to visit Cal Poly. Since this school is a College more engineered towards technology and engineering, I doubt that I’d want to go here. However, so as to finish my homework assignment, I decided that it was now or never. Being more into the medical field, I didn’t really know where I’d begin my tour. Thus, I started with the place that I deemed most fun: the performing arts center. As a music student myself, I find it interesting to see how other conductors run their orchestras and also how well these orchestras play. Walking into the center, there was a large lounge, with a few benches to sit on as well as white doors leading further into the building. Since it was summer, the lounge was deathly …show more content…
With that behind me, I proceeded to walk down Grand Ave and head to the Cal Poly library. On my way there, there were a variety of people, of many different ethnics. Additionally, they each had their own ways of getting around this absurdly large campus. There was this one girl who was riding a bicycle, there were guys on their skateboards, and there were people also walking, just like me. During this time, I walked without a destination, and just wanted to sight see. Despite this though, I was really productive. While walking, I would ask students questions, such as their majors. While some students said that they majored in engineering, others majored in Agriculture and …show more content…
Here, there were all types of students just playing and lazing around in the shade. There was a lady who was walking her pet dog, and though I didn’t know what breed, it was really big. There was another girl using her computer, probably doing what I am doing right now. There were guys playing frisbee. There was even a dance group that had bizarre instruments and getups. The atmosphere here felt really relaxed and fun. Everyone was just trying to have a good time. After visiting the quad, I talked to guide, who usually led groups of visitors around. She was really nice and took the time to explain things to me, such as the kinds of things that were done at Cal Poly; which ranged from making boats, to studying plants. She told me a variety of things, that I, of course, could not remember them all. Something that I do remember was the thing about making canoes out of cement and such, and then racing with them to see which one was the fastest. I found this really interesting because of the heaviness of cement, but she said that it was