Classroom Post

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

In class yesterday we broke up into three groups and rotated through stations about life on the prairie. The first station my group was in was the sod house. It was pretty small, and we had to plan where everything would go. We put the fireplace in the wall opposite the door, and the water pump diagonally across from that. Next to the fire was where we decided we'd sleep, and we'd have a small table and chair in front of the fire for eating. All of our stuff would be stored in little cubbies we could dig out of the walls, and the bathroom was outside. The next station involved sitting still for a minute, because that's how long you had to stand still for a picture, and at the last station you had to smell wet sod so you'd know what your house would smell like.

I have to say, it wasn't that bad. I don't mind a tight living space, and I'd most likely be spending more time outside than inside if I lived on the prairie anyway. I like smaller, dark spaces like that. As for sitting still for a minute, that wasn't so bad either. It was just a matter of trying not to twitch. I can, however, understand why people in old pictures didn't smile. And the smell wasn't that bad either. Not something I'd want my Febreeze to smell like, but definitely something I wouldn't mind, especially since I'd most likely be used to it. So, I think I could have made it on the prairie. Well, at least as far as willpower goes, I have no idea about farming.