The Fireside Chat was an enjoyable experience. It may have been my favorite assignment of the semester. I initially worried that the night would drag on, however I found it to be very entertaining and revealing about my peers. Hearing their stories and experiencing their various methods of storytelling was enlightening and bond-forming. It reminded me in many ways of the Pinkhassov Portfolio in the sense of the potential for such a wide interpretation of a singular notion or idea. In the case of the text, it was a wide view of communication with deity.
I chose to share an experience I had while living in California. At the time it felt like a rather small experience, but with time and evidenced through repeated reflection, it has proven to be quite meaningful to me. It developed into ideas that eventually led into beliefs.
I think this class has been very useful in helping me understand previous experiences with storytelling. It has made me reevaluate the art that I have created in the past and consider it in new contexts. More importantly, it has influenced the way I feel a story can and should be treated.
In a way the experience reminded me of a comment made by Ross McElwee while he was visiting us. He explained that revisiting his films is a strange experience for him, almost as though they are no longer really his own, but someone else's story. When we shared our stories and beliefs, they became communal and part of a whole, no longer isolated.
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