I know I've been lacking in posting lately, but I've been too busy reading about the soil degradation issues and devastating economic and political climate of Zimbabwe. Not kidding. Once you get into it, it really is fascinating. The hard part is actually getting into it.
My group just barely gave our presentation on it and we did AWESOME! When the teacher tells your group that your presentation was really, really good, that's a great feeling.
However, keep in mind though that she perks up every time she hears the words soil, erosion, aggregates, degradation and any other word that can be associated with soil.
It's quite entertaining really. During presentations today she broke into a big smile when anyone related what they were talking about to a previous lecture or something we learned in class.
Who would have thought that I would ever take a SOILS class? This particular class was not my choice. It was at the right time of the day and it fulfilled the depth science requirement I needed.
Seeing how fascinated my professor is with this stuff just goes to show that everyone is interested in different things. I look at Ag majors and think, "Why would you ever want to study soil?" But on the other hand, people probably look at me and say, "Why would you ever want to take photographs and write stuff and put it in a newspaper?"
To me, documenting events so others can see what is going on is fascinating. To be able to create something visually informative, such as a news broadcast, from nothing is exciting. Photographing a person, place or thing that seems ordinary is my chance of making it look extraordinary.
These are all really tech-y things that require a lot of preparation and time, but I like it and it's what I'm good at.
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photos courtesy of The Hard News Cafe
That's what I'll be doing in the fall... helping produce the ATV News and Cache Valley Rendezvous broadcast programs the broadcast department puts on twice a week. I'm excited!
Travis said the next class you should take is soil taxonomy - if you enjoyed your soil science class. He said in that class they have really cool words like: alphasols, vertisols, oxisols ect... I bet your professor would perk up at those words just like Travis does!
ReplyDeleteBy the way - I am glad you are going into photography - it has great perks - you always take great pictures when we get together! Good luck with the rest of the semester! love you!
I've actually heard those words in my class! I think this is the only Soils class I'll be taking, but thanks for the advice Travis!
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