I took University Colloquium because it was a requirement, but I learned things out of this class that took me by surprise and changed the way my family will be doing things on a continuous basis. About 6 months prior to this class my family started to recycle our plastics, bottles, cans, and our newspapers. We took this step because we realized that the things that could be recycled were just being thrown in the regular trash and it could be sitting in the landfills instead of being reused. Also about 6 months ago instead of taking all the food items and placing them in the trash, I started taking putting them down a garbage disposal. I live in an apartment so trying to make compost would not be practical. We also got pepper and tomato plants and grew them to produce our own instead of buying them. We got a few peppers and tomatoes so they were worth the time and effort it took to get them growing.
Academically I was surprised at all the things I’ve learned through the books and readings, the movies, the service learning and even the writings for the blogs and papers. It is actually a scary prospect that researchers have stated over and over again at what we are doing to our earth and no one is really listening and doing anything concerning this gigantic issue. I knew politics plays a large part of things, but until I read the article did I truly realize how drastic of a part it does play. Until watching the movies, I really had no clue that we were fishing to the extent of extinction.
As for the future profession, I’m not sure how it would tie into criminal justice. I’m currently working in a different field, HR/Payroll, that I can see how it would benefit the employees, the City, and the earth. I have mentioned it to my boss and she agreed to look over the final presentation that I’m doing to see if we can use it in our place to promote recycling from within. I believe this would be a great start.
I truly enjoyed exploring the new places and meeting interesting people. I took hundreds of photos that are a joy to re-look at over and over. I’ve enclosed a few of my favorites along with this posting…
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