Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2011 No Comments »
What an amazing way to end my collegiate career. GEOG 495 has been like no other class for me. I have taken seminars before but never a Community Service Learning course. Before we had even begun the class there were plans in the mix for Celia and Marla, (representatives of Jolom Mayaetik and K’inal Antzetik […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 28th, 2011 No Comments »
Throughout the term we’ve been encouraged to reflect on THE PROCESS. I think reflection is great but putting down your thoughts is tough because it requires that you think and reflect some more!!! I think the main things that this class has blessed me with is: 1) trained diligence in writing down my thoughts and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 28th, 2011 No Comments »
It is unbelievable how fast time has passed, four months ago I walked into a classroom atmosphere that was unlike any other I had experienced at university. The style of teaching was not a linear model where the professor pours their knowledge into students, but rather an atmosphere where each individual can learn from his […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 28th, 2011 1 Comment »
Acquiring the ability to critically locate oneself within global social, political and economic processes is truly invaluable in understanding the role solidarity plays in shaping one’s interpretation of their surroundings. Reflecting on my experience in geography 495, I feel as though I have become more critically aware of the interrelation between individual and social processes, […]
Posted in Reflections on Apr 28th, 2011 Comments Off on Passion.
495 is easily one of the most engaging, challenging, and enjoyable classes in my undergraduate career. The class confronts and realize many challenges that are hidden from my other courses, and provides a platform for me to engage and re-evaulate the knowledges that I have accumulated in the past four years. Community learning through exhibitions, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 28th, 2011 No Comments »
Geography 495 is unlike any other class experience that I have had at university. The basis of the learning was through community service, and all of the classes work culminated in our final event, “ Weave Got the to Right to Party“, which took place at the Wise Hall. The event brought together first, the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 27th, 2011 No Comments »
If you wanted to experience a class that is different than any other class, Geog 495 is the class to take. Not only do you get to know everyone in your class pretty well, but you get to know them outside of the classroom setting as well. There were many different events that had been […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2011 No Comments »
As the semester wraps up, I look back at my experience in GEOG 495 with great appreciation and a sense of accomplishment. I feel a strong sense appreciation for the personal journey this class has evoked in me, and feel accomplished in all I have gained from this experience. Throughout the course I have been […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 25th, 2011 No Comments »
Woven Words and Woven Worlds My people My friends Your stories surround me once again Your histories entwine me Shining words of wisdom Revealing the hidden truths in a new light A history of woven words Stories and memories tied into cloth Your histories are woven and worn Your woven words are a guiding truth […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2011 No Comments »
In Becoming an Ally: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression in People, Anne Bishop describes her dream vision of the world as “a world where no one doubts that to hurt anyone or anything is to hurt yourself and those you love most, a world where everyone works to understand how everything we do will affect […]