Katja Lierhaus

Katja Lierhaus

I chose to do the most familiar path that I know of today: my route to class. I begin at Eliot House (bottom left corner of the sketch labeled with a cursive ‘E’) and I travel upward toward Harvard Yard (designated by the ‘H’). I then travel around the Science Center toward the Law School, cross over the lawn, and end at Pierce Hall at the upper right corner of the sketch. I chose to exclude almost everything else, since they are not very pertinent to my everyday life and I thus could not remember their exact orientation. It took me quite a few iterations until I thought I got as close as possible to what the plan drawing of Harvard Square actually looked like.

I also included two of my favorite places in the Square: Park Restaurant & Bar (denoted by the ‘P’) and Crema Café (denoted by the ‘C’). I visit Crema Café often so it felt natural to include it in my path. I often sit facing the window and observe the activity occurring directly in front of me. It is a pause in my path that allows me to reflect upon how my path is simply one of an infinite number of paths.