Week 3: Thing #5: Flickr

In June I traveled to Barcelona with my family. You can see lots of photos (119 to be precise) of our trip on Flickr with my boys' smiling faces. One of those photos (without boys) was, conveniently for this exercise, of a library. This is the comment I originally wrote for the photo: "This was the local library in Gràcia. I think the two apartment buildings behind it are a really nice example of the contrasts in Barcelona architecture. What I wish I had photographed was the dog-rack next to the entrance. It looked like your typical bike-rack, but had a little metal dog placard and a large bowl of water next to it. " What I also noticed about the libraries in Barcelona was that they were open late into the evenings and were usually located next to other amenities such as parks and public transit. Great city!

Week 1: Thing #2: Lifelong Learning

My thoughts on life-long learning: How can someone work in a library and not be an active learner? Considering the random queries that come to the desk on a daily basis, not to mention all the other information needs that we are constantly seeking out and identifying, of course I am a life-long learner.

I guess if I had to choose one of the 7 1/2 steps as the hardest, it would be goal-setting. This is simply because all the other steps seem so obvious and intuitive to me. Setting goals in my learning would be more of a conscious step. The other steps like seeing problems as challenges , having confidence in myself as a learner, using technology, teaching and playing all seem a bit like breathing to me; I do them without even noticing.