Well let me start by giving you a bit of personal background. One year ago I was a completely different person. I'm sure you're saying that after a year no person should be the same person, but I think I have made substantial personal progress over this last year. I was shy, to say the least. I was bordering on hermit. I didn't talk to people I didn't already know, and I hid in house when I wasn't at school. I have my own reasons for acting this way, but I knew I wasn't happy like this. And so after some serious advice from my best friend I put myself in a position that I knew I wasn't ready for. To say it bluntly- I jumped in head first, head first into society. I started talking to the people I sat next to in class, I applied and was accepted to a research program at school, I walked with my head up and said hi to people I didn't even know. It was an uphill battle that I know I am still fighting, but I think that it has been well worth it.
One of the major steps I took was to nominate myself to be a co-president of The Environmental Awareness Club. We aim to activate humans in the name of environmentalism. So here I am standing in front of roughly 20 people each Tuesday leading them towards the green light at the end of the tunnel. I love it and would recommend this sort of activity to everyone especially shy people. I'm learning to lead and better yet to be apart of some thing bigger than myself. More important than any other aspect is the fact that I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't know how to motivate people, I don't know how to organize major environmentalist movements, I don't know how to worry about liability issues and fund raising crap, but everyday I grow more and more excited about this team that I've aligned myself with. I'll continue to write about my trials and tribulations here, till then:
Environmental Awareness Club
Meets Every Tuesday
12-1
Room 1.288
Meets Every Tuesday
12-1
Room 1.288
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