Reflections: Weeks 8-14

For the rest of this semester we focused a lot of learning how to find legislatures that were undergoing processes to be passed as well as learning how to read them and decide what they were all about. I never really understood much about this side of politics until I got to know my bill. It was interesting but long and wordy. Figuring it out took awhile and then learning how to address it as well as write a letter about it to a political figure was a new concept for me. Overall, it was a solid educational experience.

My favorite part of the semester was taking a field trip down to the Goodwill and getting to know how their system worked. I learned that there is a whole lot going on behind the scenes. The mattress separator machine intrigued me--I can't wait until somebody invents the couch separator machine or something similar.

My junking project didn't take me long to figure out what I wanted to do. I use Biore's cleansing cloths to wipe the make-up off my face at the end of the day, and these cloths come in small, plastic containers. I first started throwing them away until I realized that I could use them to store things such as band-aids and medical gauze in my first aid kit. Other things that I used them for is make-up and hair accessories.

In conclusion, this was an interesting class. I learned a lot about environmental health and now have made some huge differences, changes, and choices in my life. I never thought that a class could be life-changing as well as teach me so much--making me be aware of myself and my surroundings. Thank-you for the experience :)