Hello again! I don’t know if anyone else has been doing any of these freshman enrichment workshops, but I just finished getting through the Intimate Stranger documentary. Here’s the information (as per the email):
Title: Film Series- Intimate Strangers
Category: Global/Community Awareness
Date/Time: Fri, 9/25 @ 2:50-4:30
The purpose of this workshop was to… actually, I’m not really sure about the relevance of the movie although it was a biography of a man who was very global. I chose this workshop because, frankly, it seemed easy to complete and I’m pretty open to movies. It was a little bit awkward because literally only 5 people showed up. Mark Spiegal (sp?), the director of orientation, was there. He insisted that we do a discussion on the movie afterwards. I was really searching for some content that I could discuss, but it was really hard for me. I wasn’t able to relate to it at all. The movie was about a Joseph Casutto, who was a sort of unofficial diplomat/ambassador. He loved exploring different cultures and was sort of addicted to it. So much so, that his family suffered because of his continued absence. It seemed to be an admirable life, given that there’s not a suffering family in the background. The only thing I took away from the movie is that I definitely want to study abroad, even if it’s just for a January intercession. That being said, I think the workshop did not meet my expectations because there wasn’t a huge turnout and the movie was pretty dry. I wouldn’t recommend it to another student. It was kinda painful, actually (definitely outside my comfort zone). I learned that I should get the signature first so that if the movie turns out to be a flop, I can walk out. I’m still pretty optimistic about the other workshops I plan to attend.