SST 309:Geo-Diary
Leah McLoskey
Shop till you Drop
Places I like to visit
Oxford, MI-Home Base
2:00 PM Thursday, August 14th Southwest.
1. This is the park in the middle of Oxford,
where I have lived my whole 20 years of life!
3:00 PM Friday, August 15 Northeast
3. This is the Meijer where my family and I
do all of our grocery shopping, got to love
the convenience of having a Meijer around!
It is located on N Lapeer Road, Oxford, MI.
(Absolute Location; Movement of Goods and
Services.)
2:00 PM Sunday, August 3 Southeast
5. This is the home of the Detroit Red Wings,
located in the heart of downtown Detroit.
Hockey is my favorite sport and I love the
Red Wings. I love to visit the Joe and see the
beauty of Detroit. (Absolute Location.)
Spiritual Base
4:00 PM August 17th South
2. This is my lake that is located in my
backyard at my house in Oxford. (Physical
Characteristics of Place)
11:00 AM Saturday, September 20 North
4. Kensington Church-Orion is located at
4640 S Lapeer Road, Lake Orion MI. This is
where I come on Sundays when I am home.
The parking lot is usually packed and there
are people directing traffic! (Absolute
Location)
1:00 PM Saturday, July 19 West
6. This is my family’s cottage up north in
West Branch, Michigan. I love to spend time
here in the summer. It is a great place to
soak up the sun! (Physical characteristics of
Place)
Workplace
4:00 PM Monday September 8 East
7. This is Goldfish Swim School where I work! It is
located on 28th street in Grand Rapids, MI. Here I
teach swim lessons and lifeguard, many children
in the East Grand Rapids area come here to learn
to swim!
(Relative Location and Human Characteristics of
Place.)
Laker Pride
8:00 PM Thursday September 18 Northwest
8. This is on top of the Mary Idema Pew Library
located in Allendale, MI. I am so happy that I
chose to get my degree form Grand Valley. This
campus has so much beauty! (Relative Location
and Human Characteristics of Place.)
Grand Rapids Love
3:00 PM Sunday, September 7
North
9. This was taken on the blue bridge
in Grand Rapids, MI. The Grand
River flows right under it. I love any
time spent in Grand Rapids, it is a
great city, and I can’t wait to call it
my home next year! (Physical
Characteristics of Place and
Human-Environment Interaction.)
6:00 PM Monday, October 20 South
10. This is my temporary home for
while I am at school. Hillcrest
Townhomes is located on 28th street
northwest of campus. I live here with
my three roommates who also happen
to be my great friends! (Relative
Location)
1:30 PM Monday, October 20 East
11. This is Robinson Elementary
where I tutor 3rd graders twice a
week. I love it here and I love the
classroom I am in. Robinson is
located in the more rural area of
Grand Haven, off of 120th street.
There are many cornfields and
trees in this area, I love driving out
here in the fall and seeing all of the
gorgeous trees. (Relative Location,
Human-Environment Interaction.)