The Geurts reading not only allowed us to contemplate culture’s role in how we view the senses, but to question what Canada/the West considers a sense to be. Veronica focused on the intersection of the physical and emotional senses. Her account of running a course that she had never ran before had me pondering the overlap between my emotions and my physical responses. I enjoyed how she was able to zero in on how her thoughts and feelings dictated her body’s response, or how well she could run. Golnaz focused on more-than-human sensing. They discussed how the addition of an animal in their home affected their own thoughts and feelings of being in the home. It was interesting to learn that Golnaz was able to quickly overcome their first reaction
