Hidden Gems of Gainesville

One of my good friends is graduating this semester with a degree in telecommunications - media and society at the University of Florida. As part of his bachelors degree, he must complete an undergraduate research/thesis. He called it "The American Experience," it was a look inside the three different races - Black, Hispanic and White who are either American and live here, or are from another country and discuss their experience living in America. He asked many different questions that were touchy subjects that has a different side to each answer, he also pertained some questions based on their race and their sexual orientation, and how they dealt with stigma, racism and even hate. Some questions were:  - Do you feel discriminated in some places, or have you been discriminated in some places based on your ethnicity? - As a latina growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood, did you ever feel unwanted or different? Did you miss the culture back home in Puerto R

Over the weekend I went to an indoor trampoline park. It was so much fun! I went with two of my best friends, and we jumped around for a good two hours. They have so many trampolines, and they have an obstacle course, swings, basketball and a foam pit in the trampoline area. They also have laser tag, and my friends and I played like five times. We went pretty late at night so it was just us three playing the game, and we loved it! DISCLAIMER - We were very soar the next morning, so don't be surprised if your body ached a little the next day, but it was totally worth it. Here is there website:  http://flipfactoryzone.com

Troy, New York. It used to be home to wealthy industrial workers in the early twentieth century, it was thought that the city would continue to blossom. By the 1970s, and maybe earlier, that thought vanished. Factories, highly-regarded workers and business owners has left for the bigger and better life in other cities and town; a chance for them to expand their business. Now, Brenda Ann Kenneally photographed who the people of Troy are. Most photos are shocking, a different from the life people had in the twentieth century. The photographs taken in this article does show a difference in life style, not what's better or worse. The article reads about Kenneally's life and how she grew up in Troy herself, and the photographs help describe the place, and who the people are. I really like this article and the photographs because it displays the people of a small city, just like Gainesville. I would love to do a project like that in Gainesville, who are the people that represent

One of the smallest, cutest and best places to visit is just around the corner from Gainesville - It's Micanopy! I have been wanting to go here since I transferred to the University of Florida. Since it was homecoming this weekend, my friends and I had a couple hours to kill before we went to Gator Growl (a huge concert held at the school,) and we decided to head over there. We had about two-three hours to kill, so we went to the most popular street, Cholokka Blvd. It's filled with beautiful and historical-like buildings. The street has several antique shops and cafe's, they even have a sword shop. It was a pretty neat little place to spend my afternoon. I took a 360 photo on the street so you can see all the places I visited: http://on.bubb.li/530880ax7l535jtl27aa932