I have really enjoyed Colloquium. Learning about so many different topics has made this class a memorable one, more so than any other class I have taken this summer. By covering so much material in such a short periode of time, I have to be honest and say that with all my classes and working, I was a little overwhelmed at times. But I got through it and learned a ton, and that's all that matters.
I would have to say that learning as much as I did about climate change was probably the highlight of the class for me. I couldn't believe how little I knew about our planet before this summer. Now, I am now able to educate others about the things I have learned. The video I enjoyed the most was "A Crude Awakening". I found it so incredibly interesting because I, like most people, had never even thought about what life would be like with out oil. It actually shocked me how much I took it for granted. We are so dependant on it that we don't even realize how much of it we actually use, or what we use it for. Although I don't think it will deplete within my lifetime, it wont be that far away and I am interested in what type of energy we will use as a replacement to oil.
I believe that what I learned in this class will stick with me for quite some time. I have always been one who recycles, but now it actually makes me upset when people tell me they don't. I even talked to my old manager about starting to recycle at the restaurant I used to work at because it actually kept me up one night thinking about all the glass that gets thrown away instead of recycled. Colloquium has also inspired me to want to volunteer again in Africa, or somewhere else in need of help, after graduation in the Fall. It would be difficult to learn all of the things I did during this class and not let them affect me, or the way I live my life. The education I recieved in this class will stay with me for a lifetime.
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