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Hadley Kiergarten Home Group Project Page Journal

Index:
 * February
 * 2.10.08: I visited "The Hood"
 * 2.16.08: In search of politics and intelligent life
 * March
 * 3.-08

__2.10.08__
So I thought being a white girl from a small town it would be infinitely amusing to teleport to a location named "The Hood". However, "The Hood" was actually short for "Robin Hood" and it looked like this:

Yeah, not nearly as exciting as I was expecting.

__2.16.08__
In search of political interest, I found Capitol Hill North in SL. The notecard I received upon entrance contained the following information:

"Welcome to the Virtual Capitol Hill! This region opened on January 4, 2007 to coincide with the opening of the 110th United States Congress. The chamber was inspired by the chamber of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. Other elements of the region were inspired by buildings, textures, landscaping and design found near the Capitol. There will be ongoing events in this region, and you can join the group SL Capitol Hill to be informed of any upcoming events or activities. Feel free to use this area for spontaneous gatherings and discussions. The pavilions along the walkways radiating to the south of the chamber are inspired by the District of Columbia War Memorial. Each currently represents an issue brought before the 110th Congress during its first 100 hours. Signs at each pavilion point to web sites with actual legislation and the Democratic and Republican points of view. The region is rated PG, and is nonpartisan. Capitol Hill was created and funded by Clear Ink."

The SLURL for this island is:[|SL Capitol Hill North]

In an attempt to reconnect with my above experience in Robin Hood land, I looked for the location once again. I could not find it. Instead, I found a new location actually named "The Hood". This location actually appears as a true "hood" including vacant buildings, basketball courts and some interesting shooting games. [|The "Real" Hood]



Finally, I decided to go to Capitol Hill South to see if there was a big difference. There was not but I did run in to an interesting guy saying that he was from West Virginia. We talked for a bit and he suggested that I follow him to the Republican HQ island. Reluctantly, I followed, but took many pictures to document the journey.