When we were talking about the medium we use the most, Brittany said baking is her favorite medium since it gathers everyone. While I was thinking about this one day, I realize how Berryline, a small, cozy frozen yogurt place in Harvard Sq, changed my life.Serra, who was a senior at Babson last year, told me about this place. I asked her to take me there one day and she did. After tasting that delicious frozen yogurt, I fell in love. It serves yogurt with several flavors and gives you the chance to decorate it with different toppings such as fruits and candies. That first day I made my special for the entire year and had original flavor with strawberries and granola.
Berryline does not only offer a delicious taste but also a very nice environment, which includes students mostly. It’s location in Harvard Sq, attracts many students and stands as a nice meeting point. People come and join each other while eating. We saw many people who met there and started hanging out together. For this reason, I think it’s a good medium, which gives both a taste and a nice atmosphere.Even though we knew each other from before, Berryline made Serra and me closer as well. We called each other every night to repeat our small trips. While going there and eating our frozen yogurts in Berryline, we realized how much we are alike. We started calling each other for programs other than Berryline as well. So, Berryline is one of the best mediums for me since it brought me one of my best friends now. People who would like to taste Berryline, the address is: 3 Arrow Street, Cambridge.
This week, Serra will visit me in Boston. Berryline will again be our meeting point and will bring us together. I think you should visit once; who knows maybe you’ll meet someone important as well ;)
I feel that you have brought up a very strong point that atmosphere is certainly a form of medium. Your surroundings do create a different feeling depending on where you are. In this regard, an atmosphere can undoubtedly influence you in one way or another.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point. In class we always talk about digital media that connects people to one other, but I never thought about actual restaurants, bars or places like Berryline as media that connects people for real. These places have more substantial influence on us since we experience it first hand; we interact with people face to face. Enjoy your weekend with Serra :)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting conversations going on here! You're totally right, meeting places are all media platforms--and they came way before the electronic/virtual media do.
ReplyDeleteActually, Harbermas, the german philosopher, is very worried about these commercialized electronic media gradually encroaching on our traditional meeting spaces (like the coffee shops and clubs). Habermas believe in face-to-face interaction, seems like you do too!
I would like to see you construct a more efficient argument in your post though. If the thesis is how the yogurt place brings you and friends together, how does the yogurt's flavor got to do with your interaction? Ask yourself what about the eating experience that is the most important in stimulating conversation. We could talk about this in class. Very interesting.
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