Recycling, being conscious that your actions has consequences to the environment and that we only have finite amount of resources has always been something that I talked about when I was young. I was always doodling recycle signs, the earth and "Save the ______" animal of the day or week on my notebooks during middle school and grade school. In 7th grade I had this eccentric science teacher whose was very passionate about the proper treatment of animals and taking steps to reduce pollution. We watched many videos about how human actions are degrading our environment and that animals are going extinct. We did many of fundraisers for "Save the whales, cheetahs, dolphins, polar bears",you name it we tried to save it. We did a Environmental T-shirt sale for one of our many fundraisers. I was lucky and was able to use my allowance from my very own bank account to buy a shirt from the catalog. The quote on this shirt is still a quote that I remember to this day.
"Only when the last tree is going, the last river is dammed, the last field has been paved over when we realize that we can't eat money".
During that impressionable time in your life where you absorb things like a sponge absorbs water I took in the fiery passion of my 7th grade teacher, she lit my passion for the environment that stayed strong to college. This is where I met my next inspirational person, my professor Dr. John Kramer. I took every class that I could fit in my schedule trying to absorb all of the experiences that he has been through in his career and the knowledge that he had to share in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental and Occupational Safety. He solidified my path and direction in life of wanting to become an Industrial Hygienist or Safety Professional which then led me to obtain my Masters in Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health.
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