Actually Learning

So I think today started my learning on this trip. When I applied to the various abroad workshops through the FSB I originally wanted to go to Lux not Costa Rica. I wasn't looking at the courses offered, I just wanted to go to Europe. Now that I am here I am so glad I decided to come to Costa Rica. If I was on one of the other programs I would be taking accounting or econ or some other boring business classes that I don't really care about. Here we are learning about stuff that I find very interesting and have always wanted to learn about but haven't had the opportunity. I think this sustainability business is very interesting and enlightening as well as being relevant to the modern world. I know the main idea of this course is not global warming but climate change is definitely one aspect that goes into a business's sustainability. Global warming is something I have wanted to learn about but haven't really had the chance because for some reason the whole issue becomes political and very controversial. Well I am excited to get the opportunity to really learn about it especially after seeing stories like the Aral Sea which was once the size of Ireland but in only a few decades has almost completely dried up. So basically I am glad that I actually like the topic of our classes and will be learning about things that I may not have otherwise. Plus we get the added benefit of being in Costa Rica which is pretty much amazing. So now we are getting ready to leave for our first weekend trip to see some volcanoes and relax in the hot springs. Now the fun is going to start.

O yea, and apparently there was an earthquake last night which means that I have survived 2 earthquakes in the past couple of months and have felt neither, haha.