last year at Creighton, i was very lucky to have friends with cars. this year, i have been even more fortunate, because even more of them have cars! Rambling on this tangent, an environmentalist recently came to some of my classes and talked about how we can help, even if it’s just as much as refraining from throwing actual trash into a recyclable bin (come on I know you’ve all done it)
By throwing in the candy wrapper (or whatever) the people who collect the paper or plastic or glass bins are forced to throw everything away instead of taking it to the center to be recycled, because it is ‘tainted’. Throwing away a cup of soda or liquid beverage is especially terrible. The reason I am bring this up is so we can all start thinking about, and trying to help, even if it’s just a little. Think about all the paper that would be saved if teachers just asked for papers to be emailed to them instead of handed in formally. But I have strayed far from my topic. I reason I started to write this blog was to tell you about an exciting adventure that I went on today.
Instead of taking a car, a couple of friends and myself decided to take the public bus to a nearby target (15 mins driving). We thought that we’d try our hand at interacting with some of the local people, seeing what it was like to try and take mass transit when on a strict schedule, and save the environment at least the gas fumes of one car. It turned out to be a successful mission. Although I’ll admit that riding the bus was little scary, it was a valuable expirence overall. :)