Class reflection

I actually loved the class in the end. It sucks that we have to take it by requirement but that being said it beats having to take another business elective. I think the setting of the campus is excellent for the course because once you get out of the class you are still on a preserve which helps you identify and become one with nature. I think Professor Davis did a excellent job and was enthusiastic about the subjects she covered. I think the Florida school system should adopt a class that exposes kids at younger ages to the idea of sustainability because with our youth following these principles learned in this class our future looks sustainable.

Sense of Place

When talking to my grandparents about sustainability I got a kick out of it because my grandpa wanted nothing to do with it and my grandma was all about it and talking him into it. By the end of the discussion my grandpa decided that it wouldn't be that bad having a recycling can next to the garbage.

I see this green revolution similar to the computer revolution because as a child born in 1983 I came along when computers were just being made available to the public school system and as I entered high school we were required to start typing and software courses. Fast forward twelve years and my mother who is a first grade teacher has a computer lab in her class and all the kids are internet literate. On top of that my thirteen year old brother everything but a computer programmer. Why? Because of two reasons computers being made more affordable and introduction to using them at a young age. When relating that to the green revolution, one can understand the outstanding costs involved with green technology due to the significant costs of research and development. Such as was the case with computers in the early years. Once the high priced products become main-stream and in greater demand, the market price will adjust accordingly. That being said computers did not really become main-stream items until students who used them as youths in school and were able to realize the potential there then apply it to their craft. This to me means these two instances work hand in hand. As the world’s youth becomes aware of their global through education in the schools, eventually become consumers themselves, who in turn

Canoe field trip

This was the best in school college experience I have ever encountered. I thought this was the best representation of what the school has to offer but that being said I was able to fish on the field trip which will always win my heart. I also had never eaten a oyster up to that point and I was amazed that we could pull them right out of the water, cut the back off, and throw it down the gullet. The ability to get in the mangroves and see what type of wildlife that environment give us, the students. Because as students that are in the green movement, we seldom get the opportunity to revel in it. On top of all that, it is rewarding to see how the actions we take are actually preserving what we are trying and the effort is not all-for-nothing.

downtown

I did enjoy aspects of downtown When able I want to move and live in the apartments above the stores. I never have been in a setting like that so I really think it would be fun to be so close to everything.I really loved the fountain of three friends Edison, Ford, Firestone. I enjoyed seeing the garden of palm trees. I saw palms from Cuba, New Guinea, Madagascar, and even from the Dominican Republic. I really enjoyed seeing the giant alternative history mosaic it was quite vast and with how the mosaic represented the history of Fort Myers.The mosaic impacted me the most. I enjoyed the museum and would make the trip back despite items being a replica of the original ones.

Electricity Usage

4-23-2010 Energy Consumption 7 kw

5:50 - 11:00 FM radio

5:55 Shower- uses water pump in well and hot water heater

6:10 Breakfast- open fridge that runs twenty four hours and use toaster for waffles

6:45-11:00 School work- using computer

11:30-4:45 work- twenty miles round trip 1.25 gallons of gas used

5:15 dinner- using microwave to heat up hot pocket

6:30-9:30 T.V- watch a forty two inch plasma

* Air conditioning ran @72 degrees the whole 24 hours while readings were calculated

Carbon output of the car I own 11.0

I try to eliminate any unnecessary energy usage around me but I find it hard to eliminate all waste. After reflection I think I can improve on my consumption while at work by raising the air conditioner so it is not running without cause.

Corkscrew Swamp

My visit to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary was not with a group but alone. By not traveling with a group of forty people who scare away the wildlife, I was able to encounter a more diverse group of wildlife along my walk. The species of wildlife seen included alligators, cardinals, bass, and various species of bugs, some of whom bit me up because I did not wear insect repellent. As a resident of the area I found it comforting that we have preserved so much cypress forest. After watching a television show called Ax-Men, I realize how valuable these cypress trees that are four feet plus in diameter to high-end furniture designers. I look forward to bringing my niece and nephew down to the sanctuary when they come for visit next time so they too can view alligators in a swamp setting.