Before coming to the first GEOG 495 class in January I expected the class to be very similar to GEOG 395. \u00a0After the first 5 minutes of class I realized how completely different it was going to be. \u00a0We were a small group of students and it was necessary for us all to discuss, participate, and share. \u00a0At the time, I was not very comfortable with this these thoughts and didn’t know if it would be the best class for me. \u00a0But, as the classes went on I started enjoying it more and more each week. \u00a0By about the fourth class I absolutely loved it! \u00a0It was way more about just reading articles and discussing them, discussions brought out emotions and feelings in people every day. \u00a0We would have some discussions that would take me way out of my comfort zone and have me thinking for days after. \u00a0These sorts of discussions taught me not only about Latin American geography and culture, but also about myself.<\/p>\n
I believe that all of the students in the class will say how awesome it was every week. \u00a0We were lucky enough to have a small group of\u00a0eclectic\u00a0students with fascinating thoughts, along with a fantastic professor who was able to bring me to appreciate my thinking and trust myself when it comes to my thoughts. \u00a0Overall, this class has taught me more than many of my lectures I have taken so far!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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