Reflection: Week 1-7

Reflection

      The last seven and a half weeks has presented me with an immense amount of new and useful information.  I have learned so much about myself and what I am passionate about, it seems impossible for so much to have happened in this short amount of time.  The environmental topics we have discussed so far are ecological footprints, issues with foods such as GMO's, pesticides, and unsustainable farming techniques, toxic chemicals in our everyday products, living more organically, and water usage.  I care deeply about the environment, so some of these topics were really eye opening.  I have been inspired to make changes in my life to become more eco-friendly, and so far I am pleased with the outcome.  I became a vegetarian about nine months ago after watching the movie Food Inc.  Personally, I am much happier now knowing that I part of the solution and not the problem.  I have also switched to as many organic foods as I can afford on my very minimal budget.  This task has been more difficult, but to aid the change I have cut out almost all of the processed I used to buy.  I have also found that the less processed foods I buy, the less garbage I create.  I hope to someday take these changes further when I have a steady income for support.  After learning all about the dangers of plastic waters bottles, I will now advocate for BPA free reusable bottles more than I previously did.  I see no reason why anybody should be purchasing bottled water in this country under normal circumstances.  

      I have also learned about blogging.  Although it has not impacted my life as significantly as the environmental portion of the class has.  I will admit that when it comes to technology, my skill level comes up short.  It has been nice to learn more about tools I will possibly use in the future.