As a college student, I definitely need more than the one cup of coffee than I have at home in the morning. I use a reusable coffee cup that I have had for a long time. The brand is known…
Water – The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
On March 17th, ten students, including myself, and a College of Charleston faculty member, headed to Annapolis, Maryland for an Alternative Spring Break. For this Break experience, we were privileged to be introduced to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.…
Patagonia
I love the outdoors! I especially love to hike and camp. For comfortable hiking and camping, it is important to have good gear. A lot of my hiking clothes and even one pair of shoes, are from Patagonia – a…
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center- A Sustainable Community
Last year, I spent spring break at Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center in Washburn, TN. Narrow Ridge, now consisting of over 500 acres of protected land, was started by a man named Bill Nickle, who had a vision of a…
Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup, What we can do to make it better
On February 3rd, I participated in the 10th Annual Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup which included a group of College of Charleston students, whom I will be joining on an Alternative Spring Break trip. One part of the Spring Break…