Well It has been a week since we left Camp Hunignton and I have to say that I am still trying to do my part and spread the word! Yesterday evening I visited my mother and her husband. I proceeded to talk about my amazing trip to Raquette lake and how it gave me hope for some type of future this planet could have. I mentioned alternative energy sources such as wind turbines. John, my mothers husband tells me that they could never power a company, and as long as our ENDLESS SUPPLY of CHEAP OIL continues to be the cheapest form of energy will we never NEED or USE other forms. I then got up and added to their computers favorite tab the LONG EMERGENCY article, the video of the STORY OF STUFF, and the youtube video that is alittle over 7mins long showing population growth. I told my mother to please check that stuff out, and that if they disagree or don't believe in any of that information to call up SUNY Cortland and tell them I am wasting my money on a false education. CLEARLY i know they are wrong and I am NOT wasting my money. MY brother tells me to not bother or get upset with them. I can not stop. If anything I want my family on board, but that may never completely happen no matter how hard I try. I try to be a realist.
Anyways I have had discussions with a couple friends about our time in the ADK. I'm pretty sure i'm making big strides with our countries young adults who will pass on the knowledge to many more. As for getting that little block of time to present some basic information to my Track athletes, I will have to wait till school starts. Patrick, my boss has a lot going on from now till then. and plus I want to show him a solid outline so he will be more inclined to make it happen.
My younger cousins are really surprising me, as well. Weds. we had a little family gathering and of course I talked about all the stuff and resources we are wasting. I really like how they seem to be getting the big picture, and I will be continuing to encourage them to see if they will pass it on to their friends.
It seems weird to have been in the ADK and now back for a week. I feel to some people it would be easy to move on and forget those experiences. I hope that is not the case. It is scary how our education is these days, and I really hope those teachers got a lot out of being up there, cause I know I did. It was also nice for me to get their point of view and experiences. There were many heated debates, and I hope everyone was able to walk away from this experience feeling good about it, but also unsatisfied, motivated and determined to work hard and make the changes this country needs. I know that week definitely did that for me. I know I did not agree with everyone, but that is the beauty of it all that everyone is DIFFERENT!
I also walked away from that week with some good friends and acquaintances that I hope will continue on. We need to continue to share information!!!!!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Final full day :(
Well today was the big day! Low and High rope challenge courses!!! I have to say I was very impressed and enjoyed working in groups for the low ropes course. As athletic as I am, I don't see any physical task to be too much for me to handle or achieve. During the low ropes course more so than the high ropes course I was challenged a lot more. This was the case because you had to think of how to accomplish the task, and it wasn't always as clear cut and simple as it seemed. Even after we thought we had it right, we would find ourselves going back to the drawing board because physically we were unable to complete it.
THe high ropes course on the other hand was more demanding then I had thought it would be. Again with my background and still the fact that I still exercise and weight train I didn't think I would struggle as much as I did! I really really enjoyed today. It was so much fun! I am so glad those guys came and help us go through the course!
The zip line was amazing. I can't help but be a goofy character but it was truly a spectacular experience that I will have with me forever.
I did try the pamper or whatever they called that one challenge having to climb up the pole and then try to stand up on it and jump off and hit the ball. But I like a good challenge and that was exactly what it was!!! The first time I was not very successful but I was successful on the second try! Made me feel good to represent the women in the sense that we can do anything guys can do... and sometimes better!!
This week has been filled with so many memories that will last a lifetime, and I will be able to look back at this week as I continue to grow as a person and professional in whatever career I get my self into!! Thank you guys so much for making this such a great and wonderful experience!
THe high ropes course on the other hand was more demanding then I had thought it would be. Again with my background and still the fact that I still exercise and weight train I didn't think I would struggle as much as I did! I really really enjoyed today. It was so much fun! I am so glad those guys came and help us go through the course!
The zip line was amazing. I can't help but be a goofy character but it was truly a spectacular experience that I will have with me forever.
I did try the pamper or whatever they called that one challenge having to climb up the pole and then try to stand up on it and jump off and hit the ball. But I like a good challenge and that was exactly what it was!!! The first time I was not very successful but I was successful on the second try! Made me feel good to represent the women in the sense that we can do anything guys can do... and sometimes better!!
This week has been filled with so many memories that will last a lifetime, and I will be able to look back at this week as I continue to grow as a person and professional in whatever career I get my self into!! Thank you guys so much for making this such a great and wonderful experience!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Day 4
I forgot somehow to mention that yesterday on the way down from Bear Mountain that Tim's son Luke heard then spotted an otter! That was the coolest thing ever and probably made my day!!!
It was nice to go to the Natural Museum because I had never been. What I do wish was that we had a more detailed itinerary before arriving to know that it would be an hour away. It was very cool though, i saw some really cool fish and I was really amazed at the shelf of the different mushrooms. I never knew there were pink and purple mushrooms! Also I did gain some skills in the VTS lecture by Judith, though I felt it could have been drastically shortened.
I am very glad also that we got to go to the ADK museum. All in all combined with yesterdays hike this has been a very tiring week. I am wiped out. Getting the 4-5 hrs of sleep is definitely catching up to me., but the cold is going away slowly but surely! It is very hard for me to think and work on my final project in the little time we do have. I feel that I am going to be going to bed soon, and hopefully falling asleep and staying asleep and catch some solid REM, so then tomorrow I can be much more productive on getting my project together.
At the ADK museum was fun for me because seeing how I had already visited there before I was like a little tour guide and ran Amanda and Shala around so we could cover as much as possible. My favorite parts of the ADK museum is the houses up on the hill and the building where you can push a bottom and the giant map lights up to where that part is. It really helps you learn and identify different areas lakes and rivers!
Thanks again Beth for taking the entrance fee. It allowed me to purchase a couple small gifts for my family that otherwise I would not have been able to do!
It was nice to go to the Natural Museum because I had never been. What I do wish was that we had a more detailed itinerary before arriving to know that it would be an hour away. It was very cool though, i saw some really cool fish and I was really amazed at the shelf of the different mushrooms. I never knew there were pink and purple mushrooms! Also I did gain some skills in the VTS lecture by Judith, though I felt it could have been drastically shortened.
I am very glad also that we got to go to the ADK museum. All in all combined with yesterdays hike this has been a very tiring week. I am wiped out. Getting the 4-5 hrs of sleep is definitely catching up to me., but the cold is going away slowly but surely! It is very hard for me to think and work on my final project in the little time we do have. I feel that I am going to be going to bed soon, and hopefully falling asleep and staying asleep and catch some solid REM, so then tomorrow I can be much more productive on getting my project together.
At the ADK museum was fun for me because seeing how I had already visited there before I was like a little tour guide and ran Amanda and Shala around so we could cover as much as possible. My favorite parts of the ADK museum is the houses up on the hill and the building where you can push a bottom and the giant map lights up to where that part is. It really helps you learn and identify different areas lakes and rivers!
Thanks again Beth for taking the entrance fee. It allowed me to purchase a couple small gifts for my family that otherwise I would not have been able to do!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Day 3!!
Ok what a day!
Bear Mountain hike was great. Though the way we chose heading up was difficult I loved it!! Haha I "love" and "really like" everything "so much" here. I put those in quotes because this is an on going theme in my blogs to use those words! I enjoyed the rigorous climb, it is good for everyone. We are living in a sick obesity and unhealthy era, more people need to work up a sweat! What I really enjoyed about the climb up was the rocks we had to climb up. I like to try to do as much climbing without putting my hands down to help me, but damn I had to do it once or twice at certain points!!!
The view obviously was amazing, but is more amazing is that many people are not used to seeing the ADKs. I am not a avid hiker or camper but I guess living 15 minutes south of Lake George has its many benefits.
A great passion of mine seems to be with the ADK. I want to live here closer, not live in Lake George, but further away from civilization. Reality is though, I can't make the impact I want out here because there isn't that many people... but that is the whole point to why I wanna be out here in a way! But then I think about what is most important to me, and that is my family and friends and i'm afraid the ADK for me in the future will just be that vacation spot I always retreat back to and then maybe when I retire a place to live out those last few years......
Anyways back to the hike... Though the cold is going away on the way back down the Mt i was starting to get dehydrated and not feeling so good. I had filled up my water jug but with my cold, and the medicine im taking it was not enough! So in a way, having the group separate like it did worked in my favor because we got to stop at the store to refuel and I got to get more cough drops and tissues which I was out of both!!! Definitely don't think I would have made it tonight without that stop for water, tissues, cough drops and of course that candy bar! haha
What was disappointing was to miss Eds talk at the bog at the bog. That bog was super cool. So vast! We even made bird calls to try and see some birds! (ok time out, just heard my second fish jump out of the water and it makes me want to go fishing for those catfish!!! I haven't fished in over 2 years!! sad i know!)
For me, Eds slideshow was great!j I guess being the only Outdoor and Environmental Ed. major I was more into then most! But I enjoyed it very much because I do enjoy nature so much and I need to become a lot more knowledgeable about different species of plants, animals and insects!!!!!!!
Lastly, I know not everyone enjoyed John Slade as much or even as close to as much as I did, but him coming to talk with us is what I absolutely needed and just what the doctor ordered! I am a huge pessimist when it comes to our problems and solving them, I feel there are too many and its very overwhelming, and he gave me some hope. What makes me even happier is that current school teachers are getting this experience and knowledge!
P.S. We had a great talk Karl at the fire tonight! Though I did most of the talking when I should have listen to much more of what you had to say I guess I just want to know what other outdoor educators and just educators in general think about some of the things I believe and have read about. You gave a lot of good inspiration and reassurance that it can be done and that I can be a big impact. Though no one really knows the future, i'm glad you saw the passion I have to try to make things better for America. I guess now I can stop saying the world is so screwed up to just America is so screwed up. Today I learned a lot about how other countries are doing so much better and more then the US. At least now I have some inspiration to get closer to reaching the round about number of that 15% of the population in American to get on board, so that then the rest will snowball. That is a lot better and more obtainable then trying to get at least 50%, which I had originally always thought. Ok im an hour off when I said I wanted to be in bed so I can rid this stupid cold! Nighty nit all!
Bear Mountain hike was great. Though the way we chose heading up was difficult I loved it!! Haha I "love" and "really like" everything "so much" here. I put those in quotes because this is an on going theme in my blogs to use those words! I enjoyed the rigorous climb, it is good for everyone. We are living in a sick obesity and unhealthy era, more people need to work up a sweat! What I really enjoyed about the climb up was the rocks we had to climb up. I like to try to do as much climbing without putting my hands down to help me, but damn I had to do it once or twice at certain points!!!
The view obviously was amazing, but is more amazing is that many people are not used to seeing the ADKs. I am not a avid hiker or camper but I guess living 15 minutes south of Lake George has its many benefits.
A great passion of mine seems to be with the ADK. I want to live here closer, not live in Lake George, but further away from civilization. Reality is though, I can't make the impact I want out here because there isn't that many people... but that is the whole point to why I wanna be out here in a way! But then I think about what is most important to me, and that is my family and friends and i'm afraid the ADK for me in the future will just be that vacation spot I always retreat back to and then maybe when I retire a place to live out those last few years......
Anyways back to the hike... Though the cold is going away on the way back down the Mt i was starting to get dehydrated and not feeling so good. I had filled up my water jug but with my cold, and the medicine im taking it was not enough! So in a way, having the group separate like it did worked in my favor because we got to stop at the store to refuel and I got to get more cough drops and tissues which I was out of both!!! Definitely don't think I would have made it tonight without that stop for water, tissues, cough drops and of course that candy bar! haha
What was disappointing was to miss Eds talk at the bog at the bog. That bog was super cool. So vast! We even made bird calls to try and see some birds! (ok time out, just heard my second fish jump out of the water and it makes me want to go fishing for those catfish!!! I haven't fished in over 2 years!! sad i know!)
For me, Eds slideshow was great!j I guess being the only Outdoor and Environmental Ed. major I was more into then most! But I enjoyed it very much because I do enjoy nature so much and I need to become a lot more knowledgeable about different species of plants, animals and insects!!!!!!!
Lastly, I know not everyone enjoyed John Slade as much or even as close to as much as I did, but him coming to talk with us is what I absolutely needed and just what the doctor ordered! I am a huge pessimist when it comes to our problems and solving them, I feel there are too many and its very overwhelming, and he gave me some hope. What makes me even happier is that current school teachers are getting this experience and knowledge!
P.S. We had a great talk Karl at the fire tonight! Though I did most of the talking when I should have listen to much more of what you had to say I guess I just want to know what other outdoor educators and just educators in general think about some of the things I believe and have read about. You gave a lot of good inspiration and reassurance that it can be done and that I can be a big impact. Though no one really knows the future, i'm glad you saw the passion I have to try to make things better for America. I guess now I can stop saying the world is so screwed up to just America is so screwed up. Today I learned a lot about how other countries are doing so much better and more then the US. At least now I have some inspiration to get closer to reaching the round about number of that 15% of the population in American to get on board, so that then the rest will snowball. That is a lot better and more obtainable then trying to get at least 50%, which I had originally always thought. Ok im an hour off when I said I wanted to be in bed so I can rid this stupid cold! Nighty nit all!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Day 2!
Alrighty I survived my first night!
Today we went for a hike to the mistress house a good stretch from Camp Hunington. It took about 20-30 minutes walk to get there through the woods and the trail was awesome. As we passed the sauna the woods became thicker and much more interesting in my eyes. When we first started off it was very open, and though the outdoors and woods are universal so to speak, there is nothing like getting in the thickets where it seems truly wild and untouched by humans.
The path was by no means well managed, but I liked it that way. There was the occasionally boards down so not to step in thick mud, but even those were old and some broken. It only made the experience better for me. I do not want that path cleared or made more manageable. It was fun to hop and jump around the uneven terrain while also dogging the mud. It is just so much more exciting and fun!
I enjoyed having Tim's children come as well. Seeing Lacy, his daughter hop up on a giant fallen log and walk to the upper branches reminded of myself and even though I am not a child I still to this day will do the same thing. I was almost slightly jealous that she somewhat beat me to it, and that I now couldn't do the same because then i'd be a little copy cat!! lol.
Walking behind Tim's older son, Luke, he stopped to check out a bug/fly that was making another bug/fly its lunch. This is again, something I still do. I find that it doesn't matter the age, the curiosity remains in me and I am very happy and also fortunate to still have this spark. I say this because I find it rare to see young adults and adults ever stop and observe, like the phrase "stop and smell the roses," like I see Lacy and Luke do, among other children. I know there are many young adults and adults who are still inticed by such things, but my experiences make me believe we are few and far between.
One thing that is bothering me is that I don't know if I am getting what I am suppose to be getting from our discussions. I know it is a very open class to get whatever we can from it, and there is no wrong or right, but I am getting some what confused or unsatisfied. I say this because during our talk about Slades Adirondack Green, we got into the discussion about the deer and fish populations. People might see there is a problem, but they don't see the real problem or the root of the problem, or maybe they do but still don't focus on them directly. I attempted to draw correlations to other issues that are very similar, but I am either not addressing my comments properly or that it simply doesn't matter what situation we use. It may be that the simple fact is people can see a problem but only find solutions that they want or that will benefit them to limit change on those individuals. Meaning that they put a bandaid on the problem instead of getting to the core of the issue. We humans tend to repeat or have similar plan of actions and that us students as educators need to find a way to motivate us in ways so we do what is right. Not what is easier on us, or financially, but what is right ethically and morally that will promote the best long term sustainable solution. I believe before we do anything we should always consider Lepold's quote of when a thing is right, and we should always do what is right. Reality is we don't, and may never be close to adopting this. (Time out... I am hearing Loon calls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Anyways like i've said before I am not perfect and don't always follow Lepold like I am ranting about. It is I believe too hard for one person to attempt, though I may try, it must be on a world wide scale. Ahhhh if I ruled the world!!! I think it is about time for me to stop being so negative and enjoy this/these Loon(s)!!!!!! For who knows how much longer someone will get to experience what I am experiencing now!
As I was blogging there was a sweet boat cruising by playing some trumpet stuff. Very neat. I know we were suppose to blog earlier, but I find @ night, on this porch balcony from our cabins is the greatest time and place for myself to gather my thoughts and express them.
Today we went for a hike to the mistress house a good stretch from Camp Hunington. It took about 20-30 minutes walk to get there through the woods and the trail was awesome. As we passed the sauna the woods became thicker and much more interesting in my eyes. When we first started off it was very open, and though the outdoors and woods are universal so to speak, there is nothing like getting in the thickets where it seems truly wild and untouched by humans.
The path was by no means well managed, but I liked it that way. There was the occasionally boards down so not to step in thick mud, but even those were old and some broken. It only made the experience better for me. I do not want that path cleared or made more manageable. It was fun to hop and jump around the uneven terrain while also dogging the mud. It is just so much more exciting and fun!
I enjoyed having Tim's children come as well. Seeing Lacy, his daughter hop up on a giant fallen log and walk to the upper branches reminded of myself and even though I am not a child I still to this day will do the same thing. I was almost slightly jealous that she somewhat beat me to it, and that I now couldn't do the same because then i'd be a little copy cat!! lol.
Walking behind Tim's older son, Luke, he stopped to check out a bug/fly that was making another bug/fly its lunch. This is again, something I still do. I find that it doesn't matter the age, the curiosity remains in me and I am very happy and also fortunate to still have this spark. I say this because I find it rare to see young adults and adults ever stop and observe, like the phrase "stop and smell the roses," like I see Lacy and Luke do, among other children. I know there are many young adults and adults who are still inticed by such things, but my experiences make me believe we are few and far between.
One thing that is bothering me is that I don't know if I am getting what I am suppose to be getting from our discussions. I know it is a very open class to get whatever we can from it, and there is no wrong or right, but I am getting some what confused or unsatisfied. I say this because during our talk about Slades Adirondack Green, we got into the discussion about the deer and fish populations. People might see there is a problem, but they don't see the real problem or the root of the problem, or maybe they do but still don't focus on them directly. I attempted to draw correlations to other issues that are very similar, but I am either not addressing my comments properly or that it simply doesn't matter what situation we use. It may be that the simple fact is people can see a problem but only find solutions that they want or that will benefit them to limit change on those individuals. Meaning that they put a bandaid on the problem instead of getting to the core of the issue. We humans tend to repeat or have similar plan of actions and that us students as educators need to find a way to motivate us in ways so we do what is right. Not what is easier on us, or financially, but what is right ethically and morally that will promote the best long term sustainable solution. I believe before we do anything we should always consider Lepold's quote of when a thing is right, and we should always do what is right. Reality is we don't, and may never be close to adopting this. (Time out... I am hearing Loon calls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Anyways like i've said before I am not perfect and don't always follow Lepold like I am ranting about. It is I believe too hard for one person to attempt, though I may try, it must be on a world wide scale. Ahhhh if I ruled the world!!! I think it is about time for me to stop being so negative and enjoy this/these Loon(s)!!!!!! For who knows how much longer someone will get to experience what I am experiencing now!
As I was blogging there was a sweet boat cruising by playing some trumpet stuff. Very neat. I know we were suppose to blog earlier, but I find @ night, on this porch balcony from our cabins is the greatest time and place for myself to gather my thoughts and express them.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Day 1 @ Raquette Lake!
WOW and AMAZING are my two words to describe my first initial visit here. Before I left to come here, i really did not know what to expect. Everyone who had ever been here said it was such a great place and an awesome experience. I am really impressed with this place. Historical aside, this place is gorgeous! The buildings are extremely well taken care of, super clean, and of really nice quality. Dinner was also sooo good!
I really like that we have all three educators, Beth, Karl and Tim, to help guide us and teach us about this place and the history behind it. I think they agree too that it's nice that they can divide up and work together to give us the best experience possible. I also enjoy three different perspectives that individually they bring to the table. Already I like how the chemistry of the class is coming together and what a fun week we have in store!
Seeing and learning about the structures and design is very neat. I have already been to the Adirondack Museum so I already have a taste for the great craftsmanship and respect that goes into these buildings, tables, chairs, doors, dressers etc. I find it so impressive how each was so careful constructed and I do hope to have a little something like this in my own home someday.
I find it both great and humorous that Tim seems to have so much to talk about that we end up running out of time! I feel like this will be an on going theme this week, and I like it. You can never learn too much and I want to get as much out of everyone here as possible!
It is such a beautiful night. As I am sitting on the balcony porch facing the lake a boat has gone by and the sweet sound of the waves hitting the edge is sweet and I love it. I also can hear some bird calling out and it makes me so happy to have decided to write my blog out here in the late night.
Our hike/tour was incredible as well today, though I was not feeling the movement right after dinner!!!! Not only did we see a fawn and its mother at the Barque???? the cabin that was placed on the lake for the women so they could stay away from the spring annoying black flies! Then on the way back from the church, another deer was so close just eating the freshly cut grass as if on purpose so we could take pictures and awe over it! Ooooh this is going to be such a great week, now cold get out of my body!!!!!
I really like that we have all three educators, Beth, Karl and Tim, to help guide us and teach us about this place and the history behind it. I think they agree too that it's nice that they can divide up and work together to give us the best experience possible. I also enjoy three different perspectives that individually they bring to the table. Already I like how the chemistry of the class is coming together and what a fun week we have in store!
Seeing and learning about the structures and design is very neat. I have already been to the Adirondack Museum so I already have a taste for the great craftsmanship and respect that goes into these buildings, tables, chairs, doors, dressers etc. I find it so impressive how each was so careful constructed and I do hope to have a little something like this in my own home someday.
I find it both great and humorous that Tim seems to have so much to talk about that we end up running out of time! I feel like this will be an on going theme this week, and I like it. You can never learn too much and I want to get as much out of everyone here as possible!
It is such a beautiful night. As I am sitting on the balcony porch facing the lake a boat has gone by and the sweet sound of the waves hitting the edge is sweet and I love it. I also can hear some bird calling out and it makes me so happy to have decided to write my blog out here in the late night.
Our hike/tour was incredible as well today, though I was not feeling the movement right after dinner!!!! Not only did we see a fawn and its mother at the Barque???? the cabin that was placed on the lake for the women so they could stay away from the spring annoying black flies! Then on the way back from the church, another deer was so close just eating the freshly cut grass as if on purpose so we could take pictures and awe over it! Ooooh this is going to be such a great week, now cold get out of my body!!!!!
Friday, July 23, 2010
ADK Classroom!
Hello everyone! First timer here in regards to attending Raquette Lake and Blogging!! Here we go...
This course was first brought to my attention after I discovered I needed a substitute class for one that was required in my Masters program of Outdoor and Environmental Education. Of course once I heard of this opportunity to spend a week up at the camp that everyone at SUNY Cortland talks about and raves about, I was game!
Recently, due to an amazing colleague from my previous institution where I obtained my B.S degree, I have been very passionate and focused to make a difference for our planet. The more I learn the more sick I get to my stomach that fuels my drive to try and make this finite world a better place. I can't tackle it all, but I want to be able to look my self in the mirror and say that I did the best I could when it comes to doing what was right. I believe Leopold said it best that “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
I never saw myself as being a educator before attending SUNY Cortland in the fall of '09, but as I go through life now I believe we all need to share ideas and help each other out as much as possible. I believe that in order for me to carry out my desire to make a difference in the world, I must be some sort of educator and i've been leaning towards connecting children to the outdoors. With a B.S degree in Exercise Physiology the rise of obesity and the burden of our health care crisis carries into why I feel getting our children outdoors is more important now then ever, not to mention the damage we are doing to our planet. Especially after reading this past year, Louv's Last Child in the Woods, it fires me up more on how we need to pay more attention to our children and what is best for them and in the process our finite planet.
My professional goals are to obtain my Masters degree from SUNY Cortland and make a living doing something meaningful such as what I have already stated before about showing our youth the sublime qualities of our natural environment. This also leads me to believe that I will make my career in teaching in some way shape or form.
My goals for this week will be to enhance my understanding in natural green technology as well as ways that we as humans should be demanding such changes. I also look forward to hearing what other professionals in my field have to say about what we as individuals and as a group can do to instate a change in attitude and way of life for all humans to make this planet more sustainable to further our possible existence and well being on this planet.
This course was first brought to my attention after I discovered I needed a substitute class for one that was required in my Masters program of Outdoor and Environmental Education. Of course once I heard of this opportunity to spend a week up at the camp that everyone at SUNY Cortland talks about and raves about, I was game!
Recently, due to an amazing colleague from my previous institution where I obtained my B.S degree, I have been very passionate and focused to make a difference for our planet. The more I learn the more sick I get to my stomach that fuels my drive to try and make this finite world a better place. I can't tackle it all, but I want to be able to look my self in the mirror and say that I did the best I could when it comes to doing what was right. I believe Leopold said it best that “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
I never saw myself as being a educator before attending SUNY Cortland in the fall of '09, but as I go through life now I believe we all need to share ideas and help each other out as much as possible. I believe that in order for me to carry out my desire to make a difference in the world, I must be some sort of educator and i've been leaning towards connecting children to the outdoors. With a B.S degree in Exercise Physiology the rise of obesity and the burden of our health care crisis carries into why I feel getting our children outdoors is more important now then ever, not to mention the damage we are doing to our planet. Especially after reading this past year, Louv's Last Child in the Woods, it fires me up more on how we need to pay more attention to our children and what is best for them and in the process our finite planet.
My professional goals are to obtain my Masters degree from SUNY Cortland and make a living doing something meaningful such as what I have already stated before about showing our youth the sublime qualities of our natural environment. This also leads me to believe that I will make my career in teaching in some way shape or form.
My goals for this week will be to enhance my understanding in natural green technology as well as ways that we as humans should be demanding such changes. I also look forward to hearing what other professionals in my field have to say about what we as individuals and as a group can do to instate a change in attitude and way of life for all humans to make this planet more sustainable to further our possible existence and well being on this planet.
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