What I've Learned

What I've Learned

Honestly, not going to lie to you I took this class because it was 6 credits and Maluso told me she was teaching it (great teacher). I never took a women's studies class before or an environmental class and I'm happy Maluso was the one to teach it. We did a variety of outdoor adventures like a scavenger hunt, tree hugging, and picking up trash. We also watched a lot of educational films on the environment but not those boring educational films that you find yourself not able to sit through... they were actually pretty good. I learned about many different topics that I knew nothing about like natural gas pollution, dolphin slaughtering (okay, I don't recommend this one), and what it is actually like to own a farm and see what they do. In this class I did things and saw things that were completely new to me...except on the first outdoor adventure when I got hissed at by a family of geese, thats happened before hahha! I think by far my favorite outdoor adventure was when we went tree hugging. Not only was it fun but it was also a good trust exercise. My least favorite outdoor activity was trash picking not because it was gross but more on the lines of that it was kinda sad. I'm not really used to seeing anything like that and then I found out that certain streets don't get as clean as other streets (didn't know that was a thing like at all). I would say that I am far more cautious about the environment now NOT TO MENTION APPALLED BY THE MOUND OF TRASH SITTING IN THE TOWERS PARKING LOT!!!! (It just goes to show you people will A.) not empty the trash but B.) continue to pile trash onto the garbage can knowing there is no room)... I'm ready for summer haha! I would sincerely like to thank Maluso for opening my eyes and being more cautious about the environment... literally everytime I see a piece of trash on the ground I think back to Maluso and how she'd be dissapointed if i didnt pick it up (that doesnt mean I'm picking up the trash mound though outside of towers). Oh! Before I forget I would also LOVE to thank The Van Vleet Organic Farm for letting us see their land and how organic farming is done... as well as the food we got... AMAZING! Check out our experience here!

Thank you for a good term 3 Maluso, educational and fun... and you'll probably have me for class again! 

Sincerely (no longer not cautious about the environment),

Tiffany