1. Parking on the University of Florida campus near Fraternity Row during the day
Why it exists: The amount of students who have cars and park there over night. Also, the university might not prioritize student parking lots as much as they do other things like building renovations.
2. When people take extraordinary amount of time for rests in between sets at the Southwest Recreational Center's weight room
Why it exists: These individuals may not be aware of the amount of people waiting for the machine that they are on, or genuinely feel like they need that much rest.
3. The lack of public busses that go to campus at night
Why it exists: The majority of students any given night are home and do not go to campus, thus the RTS may not think that the same amount of busses are needed during those hours.
4. Having exams in classes the week right after vacations
Why it exists: Professors may want to see if the students kept up with the assigned readings during the breaks.
5. Online interviews via Skype or FaceTime
Why it exists: The interviewer may be out of town and online interviews serve as the only way to interview for an extended amount of time.
6. The rush hour traffic that is on 13th Street and University Ave.
Why it exists: These are two of the main roads in Gainesville near campus and at this time a greater number of people may be leaving campus to go home.
7. The amount of people at midtown after football games, starting at around eight
Why it exists: People enjoy celebrating when the football team wins and Midtown is the main place where most people go to celebrate at night.
8. The amount of noise from my upstairs neighbors during the first week of each semester
Why it exists: At the beginning of each semester, the upstairs neighbors may be bringing in new furniture that makes loud noises when moving.
9. Having to go to the back of the Publix in downtown Ft. Lauderdale just to use the restroom
Why it exists: This may be a marketing strategy so that in order to get to the restroom my attention would be called towards products that are appealing.
10. Dirty bathrooms at public parks
Why it exists: Public parks are often very large, and they may be understaffed. This would result in bathrooms not being regularly cleaned.
11. People that have earphones in for music, but have the music so loud that others can hear it
Why it exists: The individual who is wearing the earphones may be so accustomed to the volume that he/she fails to recognize how loud it actually is.
12. When there is a group of people walking on a sidewalk and take up the whole width, forcing me to walk in the grass/street to pass them
Why it exists: The group of people may be deep into conversation and not realize that they are covering the width of the sidewalk.
13. People driving slower than the speed limit and in the left lane on the Florida Turnpike
Why it exists: They might be traveling from another state and do not know where the exit that they are looking for is, or possibly not aware of the actual speed limit.
14. Passing someone on the road and noticing that they are on their phones while driving
Why it exists: The person prioritizes their social media or text conversations and risks the safety of theirselves and others.
15. First day of class "ice breakers" for the students such as name, hometown, fun fact, etc.
Why it exists: The professor may do this to learn more about each student and create a sense of community and respect among everyone.
16. Classes where the final exams are cumulative, including everything from the first class
Why it exists: The professor wants to assure that the students have an expertise in the knowledge that they have acquired throughout the semester, and have retained it.
17. Taking long standardized tests for graduate school programs, when GPA and other sources can be utilized to evaluate applicants
Why it exists: The admissions office may want to see how potential students do in specific tests that evaluate certain thinking skills that will be important throughout the program.
18. The unpredictable rainstorms that happen in Florida throughout the summers
Why it exists: Where Florida is located geographically, the state often times experiences these storms due completely to naturally occurring events.
19. Having professors that take longer than a month to grade assignments that are big percentages of the final grade for the class
Why it exists: The professors have hundreds of students and grading each assignment takes a lot of time. This causes assignments to be graded late due to the number of items needed to be graded.
20. People that sneeze and do not cover their noses or mouths, causing the germs to spread through the air
Why it exists: The sneeze may have been unexpected and caught them by surprise, or they might not have thought about covering their noses and mouths.
Reflection: Coming up with this list was more challenging than I was expecting. I agree that this is difficult and possibly due to us humans not regularly seeing the world in this way, but rather in a more positive light. Thinking of twenty different bugs that I have required me to be creative and truly think about every aspect, setting, and situation that I may and have encountered in my life. One challenge I had was to compare how these bugs differ between being back home and in Gainesville. Overall, both settings shared a majority, if not all, of the same bugs. Another challenge was to find bugs that were both human caused and natural. I thought it would be interesting to have different sources of these bugs. I found that most of the bugs were from human sources, except for the unpredictable weather patterns in Florida. All in all, creating the list was difficult but rewarding, since I was able to learn more about myself.
