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Final Blog
I would like to start this final blog post by saying how thankful I am that I decided to do Earth Lodge. As I believe I have mentioned in other posts, I grew up near the Potomac River right outside … Continue reading
Insight in Ambivalence
Unanswered questions and awareness of my own ignorance drove me into science. I find these same elements inspire my exploration of environmental studies and even come through in my blog posts. Here, I attempt to understand why I am motivated … Continue reading
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Time Flies
It has been five weeks since the start of my sophomore year in at the University of Richmond. Five weeks that feel like they lasted an eternity and, at the same time, seem to have gone by far too quickly. At … Continue reading
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Learning to be Still
The Westhampton Lake has always troubled me. Something about it just irritated my mind, making me want to turn away, rather than observe the beauty. For all of freshman year, I put this discomfort down to the easy answer of … Continue reading
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A Five Week Old Environmentalist
Five weeks ago, I was beginning my second year at the University of Richmond, I knew nothing about the James River. I functioned as a student for a whole year without giving any regard to the waters flowing around me. … Continue reading
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Hindsight is 20.29
Five weeks have passed since we all first began this journey together. 10 classes, 5 tea times, 2 weekend trips and it’s brought us here. To a more informed and more conscious place where we have begun to look benieth … Continue reading
Synthesis 2# pictures (either my pictures keep disappearing or I don’t know how to use this site) just in case…here they are again!
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Final Synthesis
As I began thinking about this post there was one thing that has been stuck in the forefront of my mind: Cronon’s belief in tearing down the false division between man and nature. During our last class I was on … Continue reading
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Sight
As my sophomore year winds down and my time in Earthlodge comes to an end, I realize how much I’ve grown both as a person and a learner this year, and how much of that is because of this class. … Continue reading
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