Final Paper: Environmental Studies 190

ES 190 Final Paper Environmental Studies 190 has been an extremely beneficial course to me. This was my first quarter at the University of California, Santa Barbara as a transfer student. My first quarter was difficult for me because I was not accustomed to the pace of the system. I came from a community college that was on the semester system. There were a few classes that I was not as excited to attend every week. This course was not one of them. I was excited to come to class every Wednesday to come and listen to the wonderful people who donated their time to speak to students. I have known for a while that I want to be an environmental studies major, but I was never sure of the type of job I could have after receiving
Denis Nord. Dr. Nord spoke to us about figuring out what we want to do after graduation. I appreciated that he made it clear that we do not need to base our decision on the skills that we have. He said that we can choose the skills we want to use for what we want to do and develop them. It is important for individuals to be passionate about the work that they do so that full potential can be reached. This was a point that was touched on by several of the speakers that we had. Thinking about what is important to me in the field of environmental studies will help me to figure out my career path. In the past I was interested in environmental consulting, but after hearing Matt Gilliland speak about his experience in consulting I no longer believe that is something that I want to do. He talked about how he did not have much freedom and was at his desk most of the day. I do not want a job where I am inside the majority of the time. I want to have some freedom and choice in what I do. I am glad that he came and spoke about this because that may have been the path that I would have taken and I would have to learn the hard way that that type of work is not for