As I am leaving New York in less than two weeks I am starting to think about the beginning of my experience. About all the impressions I took in the first couple of months, learning new ways of expressing oneself in English in an everyday context. Most of it was so subconscious, and so incremental that I first realize this now, that I am not entirely the same girl that came here last February.
Recently I found this really interesting article about drugs that make minds more adaptable and more prone to learn things. This quote from that article I found really interesting:
She [the scientist interviewed in this paper] cautions that even as drugs like valproate open up the brain to new skills and experiences, they could also make it more sensitive to environmental stressors.
I have been curios about my personality for such a long time. I actually took this personality test not long ago and according to the test my character is closest to an INFP. INFP's learn new things easily, especially languages, which in my case is true. I know five. INFP's are also very self-conscious and sensitive to critique, but they are also very creative. It's interesting how it all seems to be dependent on are one trait: sensitivity. How being sensitive both makes you stressed but also prone to learning new things. It has always been a double edged sword to me.
I wonder about you guys. Have you taken the personality test before? Which one are you?
//The photos are from the apartment that I moved to this summer in Carroll Gardens. My friend lives there now and I have had the chance to work from there the last couple of weeks. The last one is an attempt to expose my self to the anxiety of sharing things I've made. I might take it down if the feeling prevails.//
