maandag 30 mei 2011

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Voor school moet ik ook af en toe dingen doen. Ik heb het vak engels en dat slaat eigenlijk nergens op, maar toch krijg ik er punten voor, dus ja, dan moet je wat. Ik moet allerlei dingen inleveren en maken en doen enzo, en dit stuk hieronder is een voorbeeld. Het heeft me 20 minuutjes gekost, maar het resultaat is denk ik voor iedereen wel leuk om te lezen, want het geeft een goed beeld van wat ik nou eigenlijk doe en wil!

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More than just a four-year study. – Lydia de Leur

I can remember saying to myself I would never start studying, I have learned enough of the last 7 years of high school. Frankly, that did not really come true. Because here I am, almost done with my first year of a very special study, all the way in Almere. Not many people know about it, and even less really know what is means, or what to do with it. Curious? Read all about it

Studying applied Biologie is nothing like any other study. It is a combination of many different aspects , all supporting the subject biology, to make it into something more useful.

Just look at it, what is the point of knowing how a flower exactly grows, but not using that knowledge to change things in an ecosystem so that they can grow better? Applied biology is all about making combinations between knowledge and wisdom.

Before I started, I did not really know what it was all about. I had read the information about it and just the idea that nature and city can come together in one study made it so interesting for me. Because the study was all new, there were no examples of lessons, and they could not say what kind of things we would learn. So, the first day at school, I really found out what this study was for me. Now, almost a year ahead, I see this was just the right choice for me. I love to learn about plants, and you know why? Because when I learn something in the morning, I can go outside in the afternoon and see what I learned. I learn about what I see around me, and because of that, I see more and more things in nature that amazes me. And because of that, I want to learn more and more about it. It’s a circle that goes on and on and I’ll never stop learning.

Now, at this age, you have to start thinking about future. My school and study both encourages me to think about my future, and how they can impart with that. There are two different futures I think about. First of all, my own future. Who do I want to become, what do I want with my life? Second, is the future of this world and how I can be a part of that. I believe this world we live in today is slowly turning into one big mess. We spoil ourselves, taking the world for granted. It gives us everything we need, but people care about money more than they care about their own lives, or the ones of others. When I think about the second future, I hope me and my study can change a lot. I am not very optimistic when it comes to all these new technologies and improvements. I think my task is to make people see the problem. To make them see we are the problem of our own trouble. My study can provide a lot of knowledge about what is wrong with the world and how it effect all different kinds of ecosystems. I also think it helps me to gain a lot of wisdom when it comes to searching for solutions.

I hope this study will help me to find a good way to express my passion to others, and to let them see how important nature is, not only for me, but for all human kind.

1 opmerking:

Neil The Real Deal zei

This post was inspiring. Not just in a sense of "now i want to get up and go see the world," but more of a life wisdom that cannot be taught, a maturity that comes with understanding. You're vision is clear in biology, you're heart is in it too.
thanks