This week's post

Last week's field trip to Kevin's farm was fun. It's very interesting to hear about the things he plans on doing on the farm. I hope things work out the way they hope for. The veggie quesadilla was very good and I always appreciate homeade guacamole.

This is my last semester at HPU, and It always seems like I'm short on time. Because of that, I haven't been able to attend many field trips. It felt good that by driving the HPU van I could still be involved and help the class out.

Dr. Cruz,
I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I will keep your family in my prayers.

Week of 10/15

I'm really looking forward to the field trip this week. I cannot wait to try the veggi quesadilla. Plus, I'm really excited about taking the shuttle full of classmates. The movie 180 degrees south was very interesting. I didn't like the fact they spoke of development and dams (clean electrical production) as being completely bad. They ride fiberglass surfboards and use aluminum climbing gear (notorious for being aweful with environmental degradation from mining). It seems like they critisize the established society so long as it produces the toys they want for thier expeditions. Other than that it was a great movie, the one flaw just really bothered me.

Week 5, second post

I went on the field trip this past saturday to the Island off of Sand Island. It was great to get dirty and put in a little work for a good cause. I wish we had had the chance to tour the island. I also liked that we had a chance to go swimming, it really felt good after working.

I really am confused as to how the people's land was taken then a leased back to them. It doesn't make sense to me that that could happen. It sounds like eminent domain, without the pay.

Week 5 Blog

This week I attended a group called Green Drinks durring class time. This is my last semester at HPU and I need to start looking for jobs. I was told by another professor that Green Drinks is a networking event for envrionmental professionals that only happens once a month on Tueday evenings so I had to attend. I'm running out of time to find a job!

When I got there, I didn't recognize anyone, so I went to the bar to buy a drink. The bartender proceeded to spray beer on me while opening my beer. Then, he gave me a full beer for free since he spilled mine. At that point I reeked of alcohol while holding two beers at a group of the people I was trying to network with. Needless to say, I left and consider the night a loss! Looks like I'll have to try again next time.

This week's post

I was really pleased with the speaker we had come into class this past week. I really wanted to learn more about Hawaiian culture and language before I leave HPU this December. As it turns out, this class is my only means I have left to do that through HPU. The speaker really put things in perspective for me and did a great job tying together culture, religion, and the environment. I was really happy to have gotten a lesson on some basics in Hawaiian language and to see how Hawaiians used to interact with thier environment.