Midtown Global Market
As I walked up to the Midtown Exchange Building, the first thing I noticed was all the different ways people were getting to this place. I had come by car, but along side me were bikers, walkers and convieniently, a transit station for bus riders. In front of the building there was a fairly large metered parking lot and bike racks available. I had pictures of all these things, but unfortunately, since I am a little computer impared, I have not quite figured out how to upload them.
Not knowing what to expect, I walked through the front doors of the building right into the hustle and bustle. My plan was to walk through the whole building to get my bearings and then fully examine the place. As I strolled around the edges, I saw many different vendors with goods and produce. When I made my way to the middle, I noticed a considerably larger amount of people. I looked around and saw a variety of different kinds of foods from all over the world, many which I had never heard of. Quickly, I put two and two together and realized wherever there was food, there were people to eat it.
In the very center of the market, there were tables set up for people to comfortably eat their food and enjoyed the upbeat music of a guitar player. There was even a balloon artist making sculptures and animals!
I was asked to define the energy of the environment. Initially, when I thought energy, I thought of the way people moved in the building. Where were the "hot spots"? Where were the "dead spots"? As I thought about it, these were not the only factors affecting energy. Lighting, colors and aisle patterns are examples of other factors. The colors and lighting was smooth and warm, which was appropriate, I thought, because I was remided of warm places by looking at the goods there. Strolling though, I had a feeling of energy that reminded me of a trip I took to Europe two years ago, and of other marcados I have visited in Mexico. The aisles around the outside were spacious, only because of the lack of people strolling there. The aisles leading toward the center of the market were a little skinnier, but they also were filled with more people waiting for their authentic food!
Looking back at my experience at the Midtown Global Market, I have decided it was a good one. I found many authentic goods and merchandise that I had not seen before. The produce and food looked unbelieveable, but unfortunately, I had just eaten and didn't get a chance to try them. I found the Midtown Global Market was a wonderful and breath-taking representation of all different cultures and races around the world and really worth my time to go and check out.