Month: October 2019

Process Piece- How to Brush a Trail

Process Piece- How to Brush a Trail

This piece was written for an intro to writing class at College of the Atlantic (2015). The assignment was to write a “process piece”, which is basically a how-to guide. I choose to write it about my experience in California and Glacier National Park with the Student Conservation Association. While writing this piece, I was intrigued by the concept- how do I explain how to do something in simple, easy-to-understand language, while also telling a story? Looking back over this piece, I realized that it fits directly into my goal of exploring aspects of communication and story telling and utilizing this to educate and engage others. This is why I included it in this portfolio. It also reminds me that I need to be open to the ways my past projects have shaped my interests now, and explore this more.

Nutrition in The Global North and Global South

Nutrition in The Global North and Global South

This paper is an exploration of nutrition and a globalized society. I wrote it as a final paper for a class called Nutrition and Anthropology.

The prompt was: What are the key challenges to good nutrition for all humans in contemporary times? What approaches would be most successful in addressing these challenges? and Discuss how your perspective on nutrition has changed over the semester and what topic(s) were most of interest to you.

This prompt was quite challenging to address with simple solutions. However, while brainstorming for this paper, I realized that I believe the main challenge to good nutrition is that we live in a globalized society in which unequal power dynamics are the driving forces for nutrition, as well as many other factors within society (healthcare, jobs, resource production and acquisition, culture, etc.). This ties back to an Anthropological/Sociological concept that needs to be considered within my studies, as well as on a larger scale- the idea that through globalization, societies are both repressed and freed in different ways.

Practicum Experience Paper 2

Practicum Experience Paper 2

The second part of the practicum was on the other end of the food system- waste. I helped with a food waste audit at the Fourth and Fifth Academy on Fifth Avenue (FAVE), in Decatur. It was from 10 to 2, the typical lunch time at a middle school. All of the other volunteers were parents of students at FAVE, besides one of the Sustainability Fellows from Agnes Scott and myself. This post highlights my process of experience, learning, and reflection in the form of a paper.

Trip to Chile- Map

Trip to Chile- Map

This map shows the places I visited on my trip to Chile. There are images from the trip attached to the different locations as well. Feel free to explore the map! There are images attached to each point on the map as well.