readingresponse1padua

**My freshman year (1-40):**
I really enjoyed reading this book because I can relate to it so much especially when I was a freshman. I thought it was pretty funny when she sat in a couple of her colleagues courses and the students were talking among themselves. I mean she made it seem like a "bad thing" like when students asked what did the professor just said, but I really didn't think it was rude because I mean I have caught myself doing that several of times especially in my morning classes or long lectures just for the simple fact that I doze off because they are so boring and long, but I guess I don't see it as a bad thing because I'm making an effort to catch up in what the professor said. I also like this book because she took the time to pretend to be a normal freshman student to do research on college life now in days. She was doing a lot of things that I do as a student like attending the football games so I thougtht that she was doing a pretty good job in her research. When she mentioned that students start having trouble with hanging with their friends due to their schedule was very interesting because a lot of my friends from last year I barely see them because the differences between our schedule. This book is very interesting I cannot wait to read more of it.

**Ethnography (1-26):**
I didn't really enjoyed reading this book compare to my freshman year. I didn't really get what the authors were saying and I couldn't relate to it as much. The only part I found interesting was that other people from other countries learn more than one language and me coming from Puerto Rico and actually living there for 12 years I can agree with this statement and I don't think it's a person choice to learn the language if not the schools that the person attend. I remember every year we had to take english as a subject and get tested on it, it was more of a requirement and I'm actually glad that it was because I wouldn't be sitting here knowing everything I know now.