Lecture by Laura Runge

I was a bit apprehensive of attending the lecture Friday evening. However, I figured that it could not hurt to attend and since my evening was pretty much free, I went.

I enjoyed the lecture. The images that were presented were breath taking and the imagery by the language when read painted a fuller picture of the story being presented. I loved how she incorporated in her son in the adventure/project. It definitely dose take time and devotion to work one something for a whole year. This illustrates, to me, our christian walk at times. There are moments when we are too weak and to weary to go through with an action or read the Bible, but when we work hard and pull through we get amazing results. Even when it comes to studying and working hard, it usually pays off in the long run.

The little humor that Laura Runge inputted into her literature was cute and entertaining. She really had a passion for the work that she presented on nature and I could see that through her images and her reading. It was interesting to listen to her talk about how it is vital to localize literature so that we do not slip into making it a universal statement, but more of being aware of our surroundings. Throughout the lecture I was able to see that she wanted her readings/listeners to become more aware of where they are at. To understand a little bit more about their 'hometown'. In order to have a deeper appreciation of life. For life is short and one day we all will die. I liked how she presented her personal statements within the lecture and talked about life and death. For there is a time for everything, a time to be born, and a time to die. I think with that awareness we can have a deeper and/or more meaningful time in this life.

I loved how she put in family, love, and death all in one and tied it in with nature. That was refreshing and very real to hear and visualize.

Overall, this lecture gave me a different insight of Florida, being from NY. The area looks beautiful and breath taking and maybe one of these days I would love to go and explore the places the Laura Runge discussed within her lecture. For the parks look amazing and to actually be there would be an experience I could only attain for myself, not just through pictures or readings.