1. My name is James McKenzie. I’m a Film Production major and Africana Studies minor. I’ve done freelance work in independent film and videography, and my ultimate career goal is to become an accomplished film writer/director.

2. I don’t know what to expect from this class, to be honest. For myself, I expect to be wildly confused, as has often been the norm with science. In this class, I guess I expect to be introduced to lots of different forms of science and how they intersect with other normal aspects of day-to-day life. Being that this is a science and technology class, I assume that a lot of our class will take place on the computer/online.

3. In Bioblitz, I was trusted with the all-important task of taking pictures with my low-quality camera phone with a really weak flash. Being that it was really dark (I had the 9PM shift), it was gonna be next to impossible for me to get any clear photos of anything, as you can see. Nonetheless, I tried, and managed to get one semi-clear shot of a spider (my group was frogs). Also I had a net that went unused.

4. Our guide was actually a PhD herpetologist, and he told us some pretty cool stuff about frogs. He made it clear that we probably weren’t going to find any because frogs didn’t usually come out this season or at this time of night. However, he did share some cool facts about assorted reptiles, not just frogs. For one thing, I didn’t know that toads were a kind of frog; I thought they were different, but related. Also, apparently tree frogs chirp.

5. Well, as New York citizens, it’s helpful to know what wildlife lives in and around the city. Even though Central Park is man-made, it’s interesting to acknowledge that wildlife has managed to thrive and develop on its on, both because of and regardless of human intervention. It also gives us extra reasons not to pollute.

6. I didn’t really like the experience. Honestly, I don’t really have much of an opinion, because, well…I didn’t gain anything new from the experience. I didn’t find any animals. I didn’t go anywhere in Central Park that I hadn’t already been before at that time of night. The whole exploratory endeavor was lost on me, because there was no real exploration to be had. At least, not for me. I guess I’d do it again, if it meant actually discovering something. I hate to sound like a brat, but it ended up being kind of a waste.