Fall is here! And with it, Peace!

Last Monday, my Contemporary Green Living class participated in the International day of Peace by parading around downtown Boone celebrating peace. This was a very neat event because it really brought people together, and also promoted other ideas. Peace not only encourages unity of purpose, mind and cause, but also sustainability. By bringing individuals together over something they can agree on, we can increase our awareness of the world around us, and in turn, create a positive lifestyle to live by.

Well, the Boone Monsoon of 2009 has finally ended. After a cumulative +/- 8 Days, the rain has finally stopped and fall is bursting forth with all its might! This past weekend was parent's weekend up here at Appalachian, so they came up and we took a hike to Hebron. Unfortunately, since the Monsoon hadn't ended yet, we had to hike in the rain, and had to pass up on climbing to the top of the falls. However, the views were still great and the river was running high...(In some spots, climbing to the falls became a little tricky due to this rise!).

We then attended the football game against Samford, who was defeated 20-7....Go Mountaineers! And after the game, I did my best to pick up all of the trash in my area, recycling what little I could. One of the biggest environmental pet peeves of mine is Styrofoam. There at the game, since it was cold and wet, everyone was getting hot chocolate and coffee in these cups, and when the game was over, the trash cans were overflowing with this indestructible refuse. If only we could find a way to take old Styrofoam and recycle it into something useful...I can not count the number of times I have been traveling on a trail or paddling down a river and spotted Styrofoam wedged into places it shouldn't be. I just want to yell at all of the people getting take out boxes from the cafeteria made of Styrofoam....why can't you just put it on a tray and a reusable dish??

So, I try to compensate for that by always picking up bottles and paper along the street, to ensure its safe voyage to a nearby recycling bin. That's pretty much it for the weekend, but I will have a post coming later tonight about the event of today...