Week 1!

So this is my first blog post for University colloquium. To be honest, I don't really know what to expect from this class. I have heard from some friends that it is a very interesting and "eye-opening" class, whereas others have said that it is dreadfully long, boring, and totally pointless. I guess I expect to learn more about sustainability (something I do care about) and I expect to get my 3 credit hours and 10 of my 80 required service learning hours. I know that I do have some unsustainable behaviors such as using a lot of paper and plastic products (plates, paper towels, plastic utensils) just because they're easier to clean up after than using a cloth towel, ceremic plates, or normal metal utensils. Since my major is Community Health, it's pretty apparent how sustainability is related to my field of study. In order for a community to be healthy, the environment in which they live needs to be healthy. If a community produces a massive amount of waste and runs out of places to put it, the health of the community will soon begin to decline. Even though they might not like to hear it, the health a community is most definitely tied to their environment and without a clean environment, good health is not possible.