Place Analysis

A place on Biola campus that evokes a particular feeling to me would be the water
fall place with benches and tables on the side at the Talbot Building. When I was back in
high school and was accepted into Biola University, I had to check out the campus there,
so I had a campus tour guide from the Biola University faculty and this pond was the first
stop to check out. After examining this place I was amazed how the pond in the middle of
building was a clever idea to build. The Talbot building is really a creative structured
building because the windows there are laminated glasses featuring Scriptures that
reflects shadows on the floor and walls inside the building in different ways throughout
the day. I like to go there when I feel lonely, stressed out, tired, sorrowful, and sometimes
when Im even weary. I feel lonely sometimes when there isnt anyone around me like
friends, family or even someone that I love. So, when that loneliness comes to me then I
always check the waterfall place at the Talbot building. If Im at the pond place then I get
my stress, tired, sorrow or weary all relief out by listening to some of my favorite music
in my iPod. When Im there I usually listen to Korean ballad music because they match
the mood of the pond place and my feelings changes depending on any days. Korean
ballad music appeals to me on the deep emotional level. Listening music at the pond
place brings me to tears. For example, music can express the way you feel, tell a story,
cheers you up and makes you cry. As for me, music can express the way you feel and
sometimes it brings me to the mood of what happened today in my life. Listening to
music that fits my mood gives me a sense of satisfaction. When I think about my life, I
always look up to the blue cloudy sky and pray for what I wasnt satisfied for today and
pray God to forgive my sins. I also pray daily for the safety of my family and friends.

I feel like this pond place at the Talbot building reminds me of a pond that looks
almost the same back at home. When Im at the pond place at the Talbot building I feel
calm, peaceful and relaxed. I just love this place because its so quiet and there arent
many people hanging out there so, I go there to see the pond. Going there just makes me
happy because I could see ducks and ducklings and they wash their body there with the
pond water for free. Seeing ducks in the pond just made me realize how God is great and
how He made animals that move almost like humans move. I sometimes sleep there
because there arent that many people around there and its a great place to study. When
Im at that place, I always take a nap because water reflecting the sun reflects to my eyes
and make my eyes automatically to shut and makes me goes to sleep. While sleeping, I
hear worship songs around me because there is a cavalry chapel next to the Talbot
building and I dream while listening to the holy worship. After taking naps there I always
do my homework there because the pond place just makes me get interacted with
homework. Doing my homework there just makes my heart relaxed and gets me
concentrated for me to do my homework fast. When Im doing my homework there I see
the Talbot building next to me and there is always that scripture in the window which
spells out Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:
Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty on one window
and John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you
will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing on the other. I believe that those
scriptures will stick with me for the rest of my life. I just love this place because I always
read my Bible there, and which is full of great verses and passages about the topic of
love. I believe that Gods love for us is a perfect example for us to study and understand

love. There are also great verses about love in relation to marriage, friendship, and loving
your neighbors. One of my favorite bible verses is 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, and there
should be no talk of love in the Bible without covering Gods love for each of us.
Another thing that I like to do when Im there is I think about my future career and plan
schedules for tomorrow and what I have to do tomorrow. Sometimes I think about my
past on how I came to Biola University. It was really a struggle for me to come here
because I wasnt a fully Christian at the time, nor did I know much about the Bible. I was
really scared because I felt that I was the only one that didnt really know the word of
God very well. But, I was confident that I knew and believed that God was the only one
who created this earth for us and had his precious son, Jesus Christ, sent to this earth to
die for us in our sins. Being the only son and first in my family going to college, I felt the
pressure of high family expectations. As both my parents work, I spend much of my time
with my grandparents. I realized I needed the Lord in my life as a teenager. I grew up in
a Christian home, and regularly attended church, but I had never experienced a close and
personal relationship with the Lord until I was in high school. Then I realized that Biola
Christian University was the one to apply for, and so I did. The environment here was so
appealing to me because the Bible classes made me acquire a greater knowledge for my
faith and I understood who God is in a new way. In doing so I feel that my personal
relationship with Christ has grown even stronger and better in my life. I think Biola
University is such a great university because getting to know more about God on a
personal level is very important. I feel that Biola Universitys environment appeals to me
because Im dedicated to learning more about God. Though I came to this University

without much knowledge on the Bible, somewhere in my life I began to understand that
nothing but God and His plans was worth following and leading my life towards.