Connection to the Natural Environment!

Here is a video Nature, Cristy and I made for my natural environment class!
Enjoy!

The Shins

Have a new album called Port of Morrow and all the songs are magggicccalll. This one I love because it's so much a part of my life right now but they are all good.

Check it!

-g

I'm still alive!

Hello troops!
I know my blog has been suffering lately- not having internet access+heaps of work= little blogging. It's ironic because every class I have is worthy of a blog post- interesting, important, and relevant. Ah, such is life. I can say that I'll be blogging more when I get back to the U.S. which is on April 25th! (well 24th, Bozeman on the 25th!) So I'll be seeing some of you lovely people in a little more than a month and for that I am excited! I'll also be making a long drive from Bozeman to Maine so I'll be seeing some of you that are farther from good old MT as well!

As for now, I am writing papers, doing presentations, reading, and on occasion sleeping. And making Thai curry. Yesterday I did some bush regeneration work for class and learned about the importance and complexity of bringing back the environment once it has been removed. Two other students and I are creating a sustainable community as a part of our final. It's exciting but a lot of work budgeting roads and houses, figuring out water and sewage, getting the energy sustainable, turning a profit, and so much more! Good experience and it feels good to apply some of the knowledge I have been accumulating. I am also writing about Aboriginal education systems and doing another paper on modern rights of passage especially in surf culture. SO that's a little of what I'm up to.


Here are some photographs from my last camping trip!
enjoy and have a lovely day!
g

figured I should post a picture of Olivea seeing as I have lived with her for almost 2 years... plus Kelly is priceless

Camping Trip!

Hi guys,
Don't have a ton of time but here are some photos from our last camping trip! It was great fun and we have another one next weekend.

lot's of love always!
-g

Fire Fire Fire!

FIRE DESTROYS BURMESE REFUGEE CAMP

Posted on February 23, 2012 by umphiemfirerelief

(I just copied this from all text and images taken from http://umphiemfirerelief.wordpress.com/, none of the text or images are mine. This is so sad and scary- sending good thoughts and prayers to all involved!)

At noon on February 23, a fire in a single home in Umphiem Refugee Camp erupted and began to spread to surrounding homes.  Because permanent structures are not allowed to be built within the camps, all houses are constructed from bamboo, wood and leaves, making it extremely susceptible to fire, especially in the dry season.  Within ten minutes, dozens of homes were on fire and in less than an hour, the fire had engulfed one third of the camp, turning houses, mosques, nurseries and schools to ashes.  Umphiem is Thailand’s second largest refugee camp and is home to approximately 20,000 refugees from Burma.
Currently organizations on the Thai-Burma border are meeting to discuss immediate needs and how donations can best be utilized.  We hope to begin collecting donations immediately so that funds will be available as soon as the needs are assessed.  Donations will directly benefit the individuals who have been affected – purchasing building materials, food, water, clothes & blankets and other necessary materials.
We are requesting that donations be made as soon as possible to the Umphiem Fire Relief PayPal Account, in order to meet the immediate need.  If you would like to support relief efforts, but prefer to donate to a larger Non-Governmental Organization, please visit www.tbbc.org or stay tuned for a list of projects that are accepting donations.
For more information please contact us at umphiemfirerelief@gmail.com

Umphiem Fire (2/23/12) from Trish Becker on Vimeo.

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