Journal #1

While I applied to FGCU I already knew how the University felt and dealt with the environment and sustainability. I knew coming into this school that a class such as colloquium existed and to be honest I thought it be pointless. However, into my sophomore year I took a science class called Environmental Biology of Southwest Florida. In this class I really started to care about the environment and my natural surroundings. We took field trips throughout Southwest Florida and learned about the land and ecosystem around us. Therefore, coming into this class I already had a little background and two years later, now I'm a little excited to start with another course similar. My experience with the wilderness I must say is limited. The most I venture out would be the beach and before when  I lived in Massachusetts I would hike every so often but nothing to intense. I feel that this class is important not just for students at FGCU but for any student that will eventually be out in the world living in any environment. It's important to help sustain and preserve our individual environments and try to decrease our carbon footprints. I feel that many people even today with the "green living" being hip/new, many are unaware of what they are doing to the environment and what they can do to help.