blog 12 atrium observation

In the fiu atrium there is a calm atmosphere. First is that it is a great pit stop for a student or professor between classes because there is not only food but also there are tables in which to sit and converse. While I sat there for half an hour I noticed that most people are not alone. In one table there were two friends sitting speaking in what seemed to be French and enjoying a casuel late lunch. There was a different two friends who were sitting just doing there own thing while killing time. The guy was finishing up a lab report and the girl was surfing myspace on her laptop. Another thing that is cool about what goes on is the professor student relationship. There seemed to be a professor who was having lunch with some students. I believe that they were having lunch with them for either a further explanation of lessons in his class or that they were interviewing him because he seemed to be the one talking more than the others. There was also a mom who worked at subway having lunch with her young son. He looked as if he was nine years old. They were talking to eachother with smiles and speaking about cartoons and kids stuff. Also what affected the mood of the atrium was the weather. Outside the wind was calm, not moving any trees, the clouds were gray and the campus was quiet. It was actually very relaxing. Another fact that was interesting is that it seems people pass by to just find a frind to talk to. While I was waiting there seemed to be about seven people who passed by and looked towards the tables as if looking for someone before leaving.


When I visited the fiu atrium it was for a negative apects because of the setting. When I got there it was a very dark and gloomy day. The sky was full of gray clouds and put a mellow mood in the air. When I first arrived I could see that everyone did not seem to really want to mingle. The tables in the atrium are arranged in sort of a circular shape. Well everyone that came to sit went straight to the outside tables on the rim instead of going for the inside tables. Not only did they sit on the rim but they also sat facing towards a wall or towards no one else that was sitting around them Also there were a lot of loners. By this I mean people who sat alone and did not look or act happy at all. They simply sat by themselves, were listening to their ipods, and were on their laptop or in their books. Also they had a very serious face on. So, while it was quiet and gloomy you can hear some people’s conversations. One lady was on the phone with what seems to be her boyfriend and was fighting with him over some plans for the weekend. Lastly, most of the people sitting around seem stressed out and studying. Some tables had about five large books on them that people were reading or waiting to read.