Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

I want to examine my daily morning routine of waking up, getting ready, and going to class but not in the eyes of just any culture that differs from our own, but in the eyes a culture that proceeded our own. I want to analyze my typical morning in the eyes of someone from the late 1800s and perceive the ways in which I do thing according to their place in time; a time before automobiles, universal indoor plumbing, and many other things that inadvertently lead to the culture Americans as accustom to today.

I awaken at approximately 8:00am, not to the sound of horse hooves on the cobblestone pavement outside my open window, but instead to the ear piercing sound of this boxed shaped object with the time displayed on it. After tapping various buttons end the annoyance, I rise from my bed only to have my bare feet be met by rug that covers the entire floor; I am told this is called “carpet”, instead of the traditional hardwood floor.
I make my way to the bathroom to find something other than a freestanding wash tub. After standing under falling water for several minutes, I get dressed in rather odd clothing, much lighter material than that in which I am accustom, all seeming to display a name of a person on the front, back, sleeves anywhere it will fit; like Hollister or Abercrombie & Fitch.
After making my way to the kitchen only to be disappointed by the lack of fresh ingredients, I simply skip breakfast in its entirety. In order to get to class, I am told that I must take my mustang…though I never did find that horse; I instead rode with a friend in his “automobile” a horseless carriage.
After my arrival on campus I find that people are much more to themselves than expected. Instead of the usual “good morning” or “good day” from most passersby, I receive little acknowledgement if any, noticing that most simply stare at the ground are look right through you. The society I was familiar with is no longer existent. It is as though people’s houses are their islands and they travel from island to island in their cars without any interacting with other people.