Whitney Helms' Blog

                   I am combining the topics from the previous week and this week and I am going to talk about a building/place that has brought me a memorable experience along with something that I love about Colorado that inspires me. From the pictures above you may be able to guess that this place in Colorado has been memorable for me as well as a place that has inspired my creativity.      I have lived in Colorado my entire life but it wasn't until late high school that I started going to Larimer Square that often. Larmier Square is known as a historic block located in Denver and it is the city's first designated local historic district. These pictures that I have incorporated within this post were taken late this summer around the time when Larmier Square opened back up due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As you can see, the signs that are hanging above the block say "Welcome back Denver" and "Together starts here." These s...

My major is in Education and Human Development and right now I am specifically studying elementary education. I have always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was a little girl. I would spend hours playing "school" at home with my younger sisters and stuffed animals as my imaginary class. There has really never been anything else that I have ever been interested in doing other than being a teacher. The older I get and the more education that I am being exposed to, the more I have realized that I have truly made the best decision for myself.  What is ironic is that I personally never had the best relationship with education when I was younger. This mainly had to with my separation anxiety that I would get from being away from my mother. I dreaded going to school in pre-school and for most of my years in elementary school. My first-grade year was tough for me yet I will never remember the impact that my teacher made on me; I can still remember the exact clothing she wore on ou...