I took my first class about the environment when I was a senior in high school. For about half of the year I considered the class to be “boring” and didn’t try to find much interest in it. It wasn’t until we watched the Lorax as a class that made me start to gain interest and really start to realize how important the class was. Now, taking supply chain management I am remembering how much I really do enjoy this material and that I truly find it to be so vital to have knowledge on for our future generations and my future kids. Already after just a few lectures in class I am really enjoying everything we are learning about and find it so fascinating to learn about. I think that the environment is a great thing to have knowledge on and I truly am so happy to be learning more and more. So far my favorite thing we have learned about would be the linear vs circular economy. I find it so cool to learn about how companies are able to find away reuse materials instead of producing more waste. All of the companies that are cradle-to-cradle certified are really admirable. Another thing I really enjoyed was having the opportunity to meet the embassy members. I didn’t know much about what exactly the embassy was at first or heard a lot about it but learning about all of the range of things they do everyday is so impressive. The way they are so passionate about their job to relocate to different countries every few years is insane. On top of how incredible they were as embassy members, the three of them were so humble, relatable and kind.

Although this course is not directly correlated with my major, I hope that one day I can open my own business and be able to achieve this myself. To be able to make a difference within a proud accomplishment like a business is something that I would like to strive for. Learning about this material inspires me to be more mindful about waste and volunteer to clean up waste and recycle everything possible. Something I am really looking forward to learning about is more about how to make a change and how to incorporate more positive sustainability efforts into my daily life. I aim to be able to practice this a little bit more each day and educate my friends and family about it as well.