"This world is made up of regions and each region has its own personality, its own set of significant conditions. A Tibetan yak driver, an Egyptian fellah, an Uros fisherman, an Argentine hacendado, a Kansas farmer, a Peace River pioneer -- each lives in a world whose conditions and outlook are almost completely unlike the others. To apprehend those earth qualities, conditions, outlines, measured components, and interactions that enable us to look understandingly at man in relation to the pervasive elements of his complex regional environment -- these are the most distinctive as they are the culminating purposes of geographical research (1934:4)
from All Possible Worlds by Isaiah Bowman
Friday, September 11, 2009
What lights me on fire?
When I opened blogger to post earlier this evening, I didn't intend to rant for two hours about about a GE class. I wanted to tell you that I love geography. I think it is sublime. I love my professors, talking to them lights me on fire.
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I miss the learning part about going to school, but I don't miss the scads of homework and lack of free time. Hmmm. It's kind of like my life is right now as a teacher. Geez, I didn't plan that one very well, did I? Anyway, hang in there and try to enjoy the parts you can.
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