PERSONAL JOURNAL #5 - Exit Reflection on Accomplishment

During the first week of University Colloquium I was shocked with the amount of work I had to accomplish in ten weeks. Once I did all the work week by week it did not seem like too much work at all, and I was actually having fun with it. From the beginning of this course I hoped to become more aware of my local natural world and the environment. Throughout this course I have been able to visit various habitats that were not only educational, but also beautiful and calming. I will definitely be returning to a few of these places on my days off in order to relax. I now find myself going outside to the nearby park to read. I would have never done that before taking this class. I love being outside more than ever now because I am able to observe nature and understand its growth and beauty as a whole. This course has taught me a lot of new things about nature, and I have achieved everything and much more in this course than I thought possible.