There are People Even More Complicated than the Egyptians

When I first heard that we were going to explore Heritage Key, I was really excited. I have always been interested in Ancient Egypt. When we were told we were going to explore King Tut's tomb, I was even more excited. I was excited because I have always loved Ancient Egypt culture.

When I arrived, my excitement turned into frustration. It is really hard to get around Heritage Key. The graphics also take a long time to load, adding to my frustrations. What I did get to see was quite interesting, because the detail that was included in the recreation of King Tut's tomb was just remarkable. The work that went into recreating each of the paintings must have been great. I also found the footprints intended to be of Howard Carter to be quite comical. This is because you can follow the "steps" of Howard Carter.

GO INTO THE LIGHT!!!!

I had the opportunity to go to an event called Burning Life. Burning Life is one of Second Life's biggest events. I went to a concert that played electronic music. When I arrived, I was a little tentative. I was amidst about 20 Second Lifers all dancing and I did not want to ruin their party as I was a newbie that decided to leave my "home base", Richmond Island.

As soon as I arrived, I was immediately greeted by some of the attendees. I stood on the side and just watched. I will admit, I was nervous as I was entering a real Second Life function. A avatar saw me standing on the side and gave me a free dance "chip" so my avatar could dance. Thanks to this kind avatar, I was able to engage and have fun with the rest of the group.

Do you see the light??

I am so excited to go to my first Second Life function called "Burning Life."

One event that I am thinking about attending is the Fashion Show on the 17th. I love fashion and the way the show was described really intrigued me. I thought it was really cool that the models created their own outfits and they all wanted to surprise the audience.

Just keep searching; just keep searching; just keep searching, searching, searching

I get really excited about the scavenger hunts because it requires me to put away all of my biases, such as Second Life is odd, and pick apart all of what Second Life has to offer.

I would like to give you a continuation of my scavenger hunt from a few weeks ago.

One of my favorite places on campus is the iconic bridge and gazebo which connect the both sides of my university. This bridge is very historic. When the school was separated by gender, this bridge would connect the schools, and give the students a place to meet before they went on dates. The school used to lock a gate on both sides so the students would not be able to secretly cross to either side in the middle of the night.

During my perspective student tour, I was told a myth which said that if you kiss someone on this gazebo, you are destined to marry them. Some people have found this myth to actually come true!

Even though I see this place everyday, it still amazes me that I can log on to a virtual world and see this through my computer screen.