After being flooded with exams the past two weeks, it was nice to have a less stressful work load the past few days, making it a good time to be the media curator. I felt that I had a lot of obligations that I had to fill in order to made the make the most out of the curator week. I have an Instagram and browse on it often, but I find myself not posting as frequently as the “typical” Instagram user. When I have a picture in mind that I could possible post, I can never decide what to post and what caption to put, so I end up not posting at all! But I tried to be consistent and post at least once a day this week so I would not fall behind on the posts. On the other hand, I didn’t have a twitter account until I began this class since it was just one more social media outlet I would have needed to keep track of. (I’d rather pin things on Pinterest than tweet on Twitter). That being said, to be in charge of the twitter account was a more unique experience since I was pretty unfamiliar with it. Thankfully, we had a lot of work due in this class, so finding something to tweet was not too difficult!
This project prompted me to explore Austin a little more, which was just the push I needed since I hadn’t set aside time to explore the city yet. As a freshman I am new to Austin, and there are so many interesting things this city has to offer that I can’t wait to try. One activity I did was take a segway tour around Austin. It was really fun, especially with the nice weather we’ve been having. We went down 6th street and to the capital, giving me lots of opportunities for pictures. I am always sifting through my photo gallery while reminiscing over past memories. That’s when I found the picture of me at the USEF National Dressage Seat Medal Finals this August. I had to miss my first Friday classes of college, which I thought would be stressful, but thankfully syllabus week saved me, and I had little work to finish during the competition. That left me with plenty of time to focus on performing well.
Although I’m disappointed we are only allowed to post one picture of food, I’m glad I was at least able to share the picture I took of a blueberry muffin dessert soufflé at the restaurant Rise ◦1 in Dallas. I could not resist going back to one of my favorite restaurants, so I went there when I visited family and friends earlier this semester. It’s known for its delicious sweet and savory soufflés and its good bread. If you go to Dallas anytime soon, I highly recommend going there!
Freshman year is off to a good start, and I’m looking forward to the years ahead of being a longhorn. Hook ‘Em!