A Little About Me and My “Outdoor Experience” As someone who finishing her sophomore year of college and will be starting as a junior in the fall, if I would have asked myself ten years ago, as a third or fourth grader, if I would ever consider a career involving bunches of writing, my answer would have been no. When I was young, every essay, story, and report I had to write I considered a chore, and for my career, I wanted to do something fun, like swim with dolphins for a living. Not that that would not have been possible if I put my mind to it, but it was not until I was able to begin using my writing skills with something else I loved that I actually fell in love with the art of writing, and began pondering a career with the two. It was a little later on when I discovered my passion for what I consider my favorite outdoor experience, agriculture. In middle school, I took my first agricultural education course, Introduction to Agriculture, and realized how …show more content…
I have had my mind set on majoring in agricultural communications for a very long time, and that decision would have not have occurred if it was not for each of these experiences, and I also would never have realized that a career in agricultural communications is my dream. In the fall, I will be continuing my studies by pursuing my Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Communications at the University of Florida, which I hope to complete in the spring of 2018. After graduation, my goal is to obtain a leadership position with an agricultural organization such as a fair, livestock show, or commodity board. There I plan to “agvocate” for both my employer and the agriculture industry as a whole by communicating with stakeholders and the
Not only did I hold the office of Chapter Reporter my sophomore year of high school, but I was also elected Vice President the following year. Furthermore, I have been given the tremendous honor of serving as the Chapter President this year, and was selected to serve as a District XI Executive Committee member. Through these roles, I have had the chance to meet people from all over the state of Indiana, and even from across the nation; two of my closest friends live hundreds of miles away in two different states, one being in Missouri and the other in Oregon! In addition to all of this, I was also able to visit Washington, D.C. for the first time in my life, while attending a nationwide leadership conference with hundreds of members from across the United States. Not only have I developed myself as a person and leader in my home and community, but I have also pinpointed what it is that I want to do for the rest of my life. Although I would love to just be an FFA member for the rest of my life, I know that this is not possible, so I have decided on the next best option. I plan to study Agricultural Education while enrolled in college in order to become an Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisor. By doing this, I hope to leave a mark on my students and instill a passion for FFA within them, just as my Advisor did for
Every time I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always had different answers. An author, a photographer, even a video game tester. I've juggled lots of different careers, and yet I still don't seem to know which one I really want to do. When I was younger I always loved to write. Fiction was my favorite genre, especially when it comes to dystopian worlds. I always joked with my friends and family that after I become an author and "make millions off my first book", I'd be able to buy them whatever they desired. After I got a bit older though, writing just wasn't my top priority anymore, I lost interest in it sadly. Don't get me wrong I still like it, I'm just never in the mood to write anymore. So, being an author was crossed
Does wilderness exist? To many people, this would seem to be a very meaningless question. Of course wilderness exists. But, coming from a student who decided to enroll in a class called Humans and the Natural Environment: Impacts and Moral Obligations, this question has become one that has almost thrown my world upside down. Before we can answer the question, we must first know the definition of wilderness is this, “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man is a visitor who does not remain.” Because of my recent class periods and readings, I believe that the concept of wilderness does not exist, and that it is not useful. Throughout this essay I will explain why
Growing up around animals, when I had the opportunity to join the Future Farmers of America (FFA) in high school, I took it and began developing my passion for agriculture at a young age. I am also a longtime member of a 4-H club as well, where I had even more opportunities to explore the agriculture industry. Through this and other things such as exhibiting livestock in fairs and shows around the state, I not only developed my passion for agriculture, but also discovered my college major and the career that I want to pursue after college.
It is not true that the close of a life which ends in a natural fashion-
For me, writing is like my 13-year-old self. That was the age where I started to really familiarize myself with hobbies I enjoyed such as a painting, playing the guitar, and making videos. It is how I feel towards writing also; it is full of so many different styles and genres, all of which give an opportunity for the writer to be creative. Writing is different for every individual, but for me, writing is a creative and thought-provoking process.
I began my college experience studying radio and media, moved on to screenwriting and creative writing, but found myself discontent and misplaced with those industries. The more I questioned myself, the more I realized that the thing I wanted to spend my life doing was teaching and helping others. I did not accept this at first, but as I explored other career paths, I realized that this is what I was meant to do. While my pursuit to obtaining a bachelor’s degree hasn’t been the most traditional, the lessons I’ve learned from the workplace and the institutions I’ve attended have prepared and motivated me for my long-term career
When I first started college, it was exciting and new. I wanted to learn everything from college that I could. When I received my first assignment, my assumption was that writing would be boring and not really useful in daily life. I had always assumed that I could only write a specific limit to the number of words in one session of writing. I also assumed that since I was writing a paper I had to start from the beginning, which in reality is not true. In writing that first paper I found that writing was actually fun, because I got to research a topic I was interested in. In high school, our assignments were pre planned so their was no original thought. This made me rethink my assumption about writing. I found that writing was actually enjoyable
Walking through the woods never fails to clear my mind. After spending all day sitting in a stale classroom, filled with stress, confusion, and overwhelming responsibilities, taking a long stroll through the familiar woods behind my grandmother’s house lifts any worries that could ever weigh me down. I never wander through aimlessly. I always follow the trail of grass that has been deliberately cut down shorter than the rest, making it easier to tread through to the small creek at the end of the trail. The entire journey through the woods behind my grandmother’s house, there and back, first took on a whole new importance in my life during my junior year of high school.
Wednesday is my day off with no class and any event, so I picked up a book and took a long walk to the Barangaroo Reserve, one of my favourite spots in Sydney. I came across this waterfront park when I was researching for an architectural project last year and since then, I often visit the park and regard it as my ‘secret hideout.’
Being a good writer is a very unique skill, but so is being able to show it off to the world. Journalists do that every day; they get to write about events happening all around us and share it with the world. Anything from world crises to stocks is their job to report. There are so many different kinds of journalists that deal with many different things. Anywhere from sportscasters to reporters are considered journalists. This job ranges from so many options to write about. People show off their writing skills everyday whether it is through a newspaper or a television screen. Journalism is a great profession to go into if you like to write because there are many types of writing opportunities; working conditions are easy and good, and extensive training is needed.
This essay is the respond to the Local Council Member who has wrong idea about a common archetype of adventure tourist. This misconception based on ignorance of current tourism industry, could potentially be a dangerous for local economy and development. The local authority must be well informed about present conditions with the tourism market, before they will make a far reaching decisions about the development direction in this industry. Currently, there are many organisations whose monitoring an international tourism business and this knowledge supposed to be good use for our common good.
I have not had many meaningful moments with nature, even though I have many encounters with it. But the encounter that is the most prevalent in my mind is my vacation at Willow Lake, Minnesota. Here I had encounters with nature on the water, out bike riding, and watching a storm come in the distance.
As I stated in my previous reflective essay, I hated writing in grade school. I sucked my teeth and groaned every time my teachers assigned an essay for homework. I don’t actually hate writing. I just disliked it because I never excelled in it. I wrote just to get the job done, but never took the time to pay attention to the writing process and the other aspects of writing. As I grew older and got a career, I realized how important writing was in the real world. From friends revising your status updates on Facebook that were plagued in grammatical errors or writing a professional email to your boss, writing skills are crucial to the real world.
Outdoor recreation is something that everyone needs. Finding that place within yourself that allows you to forget about everything. Whether that be playing with your kids in the nearby park, fishing with your grandfather, hiking with someone or just by yourself you learn something new about yourself. Some people use recreation to forget about something and they use being outside as a calming effect. Williams and Stewart (1998) believe that nature, as a place, creates an emotion bond, has a complex meaning to the person, and that people have this draw back to the place. To get the same feeling that someone would get while doing an activity in nature to simulate Williams and Stewart’s (1998) belief, I recently participated in an