Chapter One

Sorry for the late post; had computer problems.

Chapter One:

To be honest, I was not looking forward to reading a third book for school during the summer. But I have to admit, Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin is waaayyyy better than the other books I'm reading for English class. This might seem a little childish, but I enjoy the pictures because if I'm confused on what Shubin is trying to say, I look at the pictures and I'm just think, "well duh that makes sense now." I also agree with the other students that he is simplistic and it is not as hard as the books we read for English, but sometimes my mind doesn't keep up. When he started talking about him and his friend and their personalities, I automatically thought of my friend and myself, so during the story about the Arctic expedition I imagined my friend and myself going on the expedition. I like the way he writes because it feels like it is his diary and you are reading your own personal experience. I see that he is super passionate about archeology and what he does, and I feel that same passion on things in my life. I thought his description of the Tiktaalik is easier to read, rather than reading something about it in a text book. I'm actually looking forward to finishing this book and it seems really interesting to read about. -Alyson Quan