Category Archives: Synthesis

(I didn’t post my synthesizing essay yet so I will post it now!) “In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” These were words written by Henry David Thoreau, and are words that immensely reflect the pattern I have seen in myself … Continue reading →

“Mom, Dad, I am leaving.” “To where will you go, Geoffrey?” A man without a country, Geoffrey Kanters never felt comradery with any one place or person. He was an outsider who traveled light and held a handful of acquaintances … Continue reading →

What do Kelly and Phoebe’s posts have in common (besides their excellent taste in poetry)? Both focus on the importance of forgetting oneself. They both speak of the necessity of all people to lay down their lives for the betterment … Continue reading →

If you happen to find yourself in the Whitehurst living room, look at the pictures of each incoming class of first years and follow two trees powerful story in the background. In only twenty years, they grow from tiny sprouts, … Continue reading →

In my blog posts thus far, I notice that I have spent a considerable amount of time evaluating the significance of places and creatures that I may not have ordinarily commented upon. I would not venture to say that an … Continue reading →

We live today in a world where it’s difficult to acknowledge connectivity—to step back and look at the “big picture.”  It’s all too easy to fall into our isolated routines and lose a sense of what the implications of our … Continue reading →

Change has a way of creeping up on me and surprising me when I least expect it. I don’t mean monumental life changes; more like subtle changes in perspective over time. I wouldn’t say my perspective changes from day to … Continue reading →

Man…how to sum up this semester so far? Looking back through old blog posts, it is really cool just to see how good meditating on the outdoors has been, and how wonderfully needed it is to share with friends by … Continue reading →

In looking back through my old posts I began to detect a trend in my writing, and not one that I am particularly proud of. When first observing nature and the impact of the human influence, I seem to rush … Continue reading →

I can’t recall a time when I was as excited about seeing snow melt as I was this morning. I instantly thought of our last Geography of the James River Watershed lecture and thought about the snowmelt runoff feeding the … Continue reading →