I had no idea what this class entailed until I actually showed up on the first day. I just took the class because it fit into my schedule. When I got to class and realized that it was about studying neighborhoods, buildings and the like, I made up my mind to drop it the same day. My first thought was, “this has absolutely nothing to do with my major (Legal Studies), so I’m out.” By some act of fate, I was unable to find another class and decided to go to the second class meeting. This is when I met Professor Phillip and somehow she made the coursework seem a bit more manageable. We did our first voice impromptu memo, and as hard as it was, that was what motivated me to stick with the class for the rest of the semester. I can honestly say this class forced me out of my comfort zone, pushed me to learn new things and bond with my classmates. I am more aware of the changes taking place in the city and city planning. My vocabulary has been expanded tremendously with terms I’ve learnt in this class. Believe it or not, I even see where there were overlaps with this class and some of my legal classes. For example, the changes in zoning laws over the years. I recently did a presentation in my Real Estate Law class about zoning laws and thanks to this class, I was able to apply my knowledge about Metrotech to make arguments. Indeed, this class was not what I expected, and I am quite happy about that.