Friday, February 24, 2012

Here is the life, life is here.

That day was a rainy day, our group first visit of Langara College. We felt like our all enthusiasm was taken away by the annoying drizzle. Suddenly, one of our group members found a  "little duck" was swimming  in a small pond outside the building. This normal, cute duck was just like our mood regulator. We felt that grey awful day immediately turned to be a colorful one. We all squatted down and watching this little yellow magic tiny thing. Bad weather, whatever, let it be. Life is here.
This is a walkway between two buildings. We found that in Langara college, there always have this or that kind of walkways between two buildings. All the walkways were well designed and furnished. Sofas and windows are two things there I appreciate most. I sat down on one of them and just felt extremly comfortable, I found some students were there have a casual lunch or just see a movie. Speaking of windows, I want to say, the large floor-to-ceiling windows were amazing, they create dazzling displays of sunlight and transparency inside the house. Walkways are definitely good places for relaxing in Langara College.  
     We took these two funny pictures in the art institution of Langara College. These doodles were right on students' locker.Walking from beginning to the end of the walkway was like experiencing a visit of an abstract painting gallery.One of the most creative things in Langara I think were right on these lockers. I don't know any student in this institution, but maybe I can figure out their personality, their value, their opinions to life very quickly by looking at their works.Visit to Langara became more attractive from that time. Life is just like these doodles, black or white at the beginning,just use our own ways to color and refresh it.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Langara College library

Langara College's library impressed us a lot. There is a Starbucks Coffee at the first floor, you can take a break and enjoy your coffee during study. Inside of library, there are a lot of useful facilities such as computers, televisions, study rooms as well as discussion areas with tables and chairs. It is quite enjoyable to study here. You can take your own laptop to study here or read the books they offered in the library.
We saw several groups of students gather together seem having seminar, checking books, and typing computers, everyone is doing their part, however they talked very quietly without bothering others.
In the library, tables and bookshelves are well organized, it is comfortable to walk on its carpet. Perfect color matching with white tables and green chairs, red tables and orange chairs, as soon as you come in you will feel quite and relax.

First floor

This is the first floor of the library with a lot of computers and books, students study here are very focused. As we can see there are two classes going on at the second floor. Today is Sunday, some of student still have classes on weekend.
It is very bright with giant glasses as wall, which saves more energy and makes study more enjoyable. At the end, there are tones of books on bookshelves. You can pick up anyone you like to read and return it after you finished, bring it out of library is not allowed unless you have student card.
Some students get in pairs to study, some of them just study alone, no matter who you study with, they seem very focus on their study, staring at computer and using hand holding head. Or some of them just discuss with hand gesturing, seems like expressing their opinions. 

Group Study Room



This is a group study room allows 5 to 6 students here and this room's regulation shows you can book this room for study purpose at a time. Or you can directly walk in and study, that is what we did, till we left there is not anyone walk in and use it. There are about 4 rooms,each is like this one, at the second and third floor. This room is very quite and suitable to have a seminar or a group discussion. With a bright light, we feel comfortable to study here. Another reason we felt comfortable study here is preference temperature, there is central control there.