Going into colloquium I had extremely mixed feelings. Rumors circulate around campus about how boring, time consuming and long this class is giving freshman the ultimate fear of never wanting to take the class. Thankfully we are required, so the fear tends to go away as you reach your junior year. Gordon rule classes also scared me because I am not very confident in my writing skills and to take a class that focuses mostly on your writing, I wasn’t too thrilled.
After having the wonderful opportunity to read the Weather Makers I began to realize how much I do not recycle, how long I leave the water running for, how much I drive my car, and how much time I do not spend outside. That book and this class opened my eyes to the problems in the world, even though they were extremely depressing, and gave me a new outlook on our ever growing problems. Thankfully I attended a school with a deep concern about the environment and ways to protect it. I am proud to say that I am now educated on this subject and not a mindless U.S citizen blaming our environmental problems on others. In the hospitality field, hotels are moving ahead of the game by adopting greener technologies and practices to help the environment. Not only are they instilling greener practices with their employees they are encouraging and educating their guests to recycle, save water, and turn off non-needed electricity.
Although at times this class was stressful I am glad I had the opportunity to take it and become educated about the issues that are happening in our world.
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