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I went Skydiving, I went Rocky Mountain Climbing...
I know all my avid fans are out there reading this right now wondering..."Well Simeon! How'd it go?! What was skydiving like?" And let me tell everyone out there, it is bar none the most incredible experience of my life. After my jump, I know I can do anything now, because I JUST JUMPED OUT OF AN AIRPLANE 13,000 FEET (thats 2.5 miles) IN THE AIR! Another awesome part was that I got a video of my jump for free because they were doing so many jumps that it just made more sense for them to record my jump instead of take still pictures like I originally ordered, so I saved myself 45 bucks. The skydiving was amazing, but the experience was also hanging out all day with 40 of my closest friends as well as some new friends. It isn't very often that you are given the opportunity to have such a life changing day with so many people to share it with. That is one of the greatest things about JMU, the people here are so amazing and you don't know who will become your new friend, especially if you go through something as intense as Skydiving.
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Now to recap on everything else that is going on in my life that isn't skydiving related. I've been working pretty hard on yet another class project for GEOG 450, Environmental GIS. My lab partner and I were assigned to address an Environmental Issue, and analyze it through the use of Geographic programs such as ArcMap. We are studying the type of vegetable growth in the Arctic Tundra, in relation to the amount of Permafrost that the area has. With this information we can discover what types of animals most likely reside in these areas, and what environmental issues that they may encounter. The project is really tough at times though because we encounter so many problems which my partner and I have to address myself, and there really aren't any instructions for us to follow. It has really made me think a lot more on my own, and apply everything I know. I really enjoy the challenge.
This is one of my most interesting classes because of the specified study of the class. Since Environment and GIS are my two passions, this class just seemed perfect for me and I was right. The benefit as well was how much more I've learned to use the GIS software.
Alright, off to more classes for me. Hope everybody has a wonderful day!
Posted by Simeon on April 18, 2005 02:23 PM | Link | Email Simeon
