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Let's learn: computer programming! When I was in school I didn't take this course, so this is a new one for me. I found a beginner course (for kids) at the whimsical and accessible CODE.org. I manipulated Zombies, directed Angry birds through mazes, and even got to create pictures using Elsa's ice skates. They have an extra component that allows you to rig the rules of Flappy bird, causing the bird to gain points by running into objects.

I promise that I was able to get Elsa to draw more than just a small line.

Coding appealed to me because it is described as a "computer language." If there is anything that I adore, it's learning languages. The coding that I learned functions exactly like a language in that it has strict rules, the rules can be applied together, and when the rules are applied together they need to be applied in a certain order to get the desired outcome.

I would recommend this site to anyone with a little free time on their hands. This means that I would recommend it to everyone. This is a perfect challenge for a snow day! While it is designed for children, critical thinking is key to solving the puzzles. As an adult I finished the puzzles very quickly, but still found the work that went into them entertaining. I wasn't turned off by an uninteresting course design, and I was given opportunities to apply what I learned immediately. This is a well made beginner course!

If you want to try something new I highly recommend coding! 

(for the curious: the language that we use on blogger is HTML and I am also obsessed with Frozen during the warmer months)

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Cue thunder, lightning and general creation! 7 days await to progress and impress. Here lies a space to day by day write more and more. Here lies a space to expound my travels, triumphs, and trivialities. Welcome to the lair of a renaissance woman.

The word renaissance comes from the latin roots- re + nāscī.  The prefix re occurs whenever something happens "again", and nasci tells us that something "is being born." Therefore the renaissance was a time when the spirit of the world was "born again." This occurred in art, literature, architecture, and learning. 

While the Renaissance occurred years ago for Leondardo DaVinci, and other great thinkers- the term "renaissance man" has come to refer to anyone who's learning, thinking, and experiences are varied and widespread. 

I would argue that this describes a large portion of us in the 21st century. No longer are we streamlined into a permanent career, myopic studies, or even one manner of solving math problems. We are "reborn" constantly as we perform varying portrayals of ourselves, elicit different stores of knowledge, and create with a fervor Neil Gaiman could tout. 

With this culture in mind I welcome you to my primary space of creation. Through narrative, interviews, and fiction I hope to create something beautiful and varied. Who knows, maybe this blog too will find itself in a museum one day.