December

This month has been busy!  The new block I’m in is Global Perspectives.  I think it is one of the most interesting classes I’ve ever taken, and incredibly useful information, but a lot of work too!  The material is mostly looking at global issues with economics and the environment.  We’ve looked at things like news sources, trans-national corporations, child labor, exploitation in developing countries and various sides of the ecotourism market.  We went on a field trip to Vancouver last week to visit the Vancouver Aquarium and a green technology building at UBC.  It was interesting to visit the aquarium specifically thinking about whether it was a ecotourism attraction or not.  The UBC building was also incredibly interesting. The building had composting toilets and used a variety of recycled materials from other construction projects.

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