Reminder: To receive credit for attending each activity, you must: (1) Check in with a Peer Mentor at the start and conclusion of the co-curricular experience and have them initial twice next to the activity you are attending. (2) You must post a written reflection to the course blog of at least 150 words briefly describing the event or activity as well as things you learned from the experience. This written reflection is due within 24 hours of the event’s conclusion. You will turn in this form on the last day of class.
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The sex and chocolate talk with the school’s sex therapist was very informative. We learned a lot about safe sex and discussed myths about different methods of birth control. It wasn’t really as awkward as I thought it might be because the therapist lightened the mood with including some funny topics. She really scared me a little about STDs though, I didn’t think they were as common as they are. No one really asked any questions so it was nice that she brought questions from previous classes. They were decent questions but we still ended up talking mostly about STDs. I would have rather actually learn something useful, obviously learning how to prevent getting infected is a good thing to know, but you know what I mean. I was glad I went even though it was early compared to my usual Friday schedule and will defiantly remember all the warnings she gave us.
ReplyDeleteI am the type of person that embarrasses very easily but I was surprised to find that it want as awkward as I thought. The lady that led the discussion did a very good in talking about sex. She was comfortable with what she was saying which I think helped ease the tension and she was even making jokes to lighten the mood. While I did learn a lot, there was sometime that was just way too much information and probably could have gone without knowing. I wish she had done some funnier questions instead of the typical doom and gloom of STDs and STIs. It made it nice though that we had other classes questions that she read since only one person was brave enough to ask a question. It might have also been helpful if we had done the sex and chocolate at a later time when everyone was more awake because there is only so much sex talk you can take at 9:30 in the morning.
ReplyDeleteDr. Vogel’s “Sex and Chocolate” talk was very informative and I learned about some things that I had not heard in other sex ed talks. She brought up statistics about the Central Florida area and how Rollins’ STD rate compares to that of the national rate. She focused on STDs and STIs which are probably a good thing to always remind people about because it would be easy to forget about them. I wish that we would have been able to submit questions before hand because there might have been some better questions than the ones that she had brought with her from her other talks. It was also nice that Miles wasn’t shy and asked a question so her speech was a little more personalized for our class. Over all, this activity was helpful for people who might not have known about the things Dr. Vogel talked about.
ReplyDeleteThe "Sex & Chocolate" discussion was very informative. Although I was a bit upset that there was a lack of chocolate, I learned a few things from Dr. Vogel. She informed us of the scary rates of STDs & STI in the nation and even around the area of Rollins. She also gave us advice on safe sex from the questions she brought with her. Having the discussion so early in the morning, it was a bit awkward and quiet because no one wanted to speak. Luckily she came prepared and I think she kind of understand why her audience was so quiet. It's not that our group was shy, just that we really didn't have many questions to ask of her that she didn't already cover.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the "Sex & Chocolate" talk with the doctor. I felt like she was very easy to talk to, and she seemed like she knew how nervous or embarrassed we all seemed to talk about that subject. I learned some new information, like the three top diseases on campus. I was a little upset that she didn't have any chocolate in her bag. When she pulled out the blue avatar penis, I could tell she was very comfortable with not being embarrassed and that made all of us feel a bit better. I feel like she knew a lot about her job and she seems like a very easy person to talk to if any of us have any concerns or questions.
ReplyDeleteThe “Sex and Chocolate” discussion was interesting to say the least. Honestly, it was very uncomfortable and I’m not a huge fan of those kinds of talks. However, it was informative and I did take away something from the discussion. Also, Dr. Vogel did make a lot of jokes to help lighten the mood. It was shocking to hear the statistic of AIDS especially since the national high is close to campus. It was also shocking to hear the statistics for the three highest most common STDs on campus.
ReplyDeleteThe discussion was very informative and an important discussion for students to have. The woman than talked to us was very easy to talk to and tried to make everyone feel comfortable talking about sex openly. I think because our group is so small it made it harder to keep conversation going and caused some awkward moments. Overall i think she did a great job connecting to students our age and tried to get the information across in a funny way by making jokes and not being serious all the time.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first walked into the “Sex and Chocolate” event I thought it was going to be extremely awkward. However, Dr. Vogel was very good and breaking the ice and making us feel more comfortable. I really liked the fact that she had questions with her that other students had asked so we didn’t have to start out with our own. It made it easier and helped people come up with questions of their own. I was kind of shocked when she pulled out the blue “avatar” penis. I wasn’t exactly expecting her to have “props” but I feel like since it was blue it took away some of the awkwardness. I learned a lot of stuff that I didn’t know before and it was really helpful to know the main diseases on campus. I also liked how she didn’t talk to us like it was a lecture of what not to do but she talked to us in a way that was informative.
ReplyDeleteAt first I was very hesitant about this event, I really had no idea what to expect especially with the name "Sex and Chocolate". I think we all knew that any conversation involving all of us with the topic of sex was about to be awkward. We were all very quiet in the beginning. As the event went on we broke the ice and found ourselves laughing and really enjoying the conversation. Some of us opened up and asked questions which was really helpful to the conversation and it made everyone more comfortable. The event was very knowledgeable, there were definitely things that were very interesting to learn about. Overall, I really liked the event because I think as a class it made us all closer.
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