'Fish Are Our Friends Not Food'

Tilapia, grouper, salmon, tuna, dolphin! Yum! Yum! Yum! I love fish, but there's one tiny problem with that.... so do billions of other people!
This is a problem for many reasons. The main one is that since so many people eat fish, the fish populations have gone down drastically. We are starting to fish so much that the we are overfishing our seas. We haven't been giving some fish enough time to reach their sexual maturity and then we catch them before they have time to reproduce! This is becoming a major problem not only for the fish, nut humans alike. In many of the places that we go to commercially fish are the same places were the locals go to fish. The problem with this is that there is no way for poor locals, who have small fishing boats, to compete with huge commercial ships. This means that they are going home hungry at night. But there is a silver lining! People have been trying to come up with eco-friendly solutions to fix this problem! Some suggest that we try and farm raise the fish we are going to eat, while others suggest eating sustainable fish and sustainable fishing practices. Whatever the solution we need one and we need it quick!

Journal #4- Erik Assadourian's Aritcle

BREAKING NEWS: THE WORLD IS NOW!!! HIDE YA KIDS! HIDE YA WIFE!


BY:Jocelyn Scott interpreting Erik Assadourian's article "The Ride and Fall of consumer Cultures"


In Erik Assadourian's article he discusses how human's have been conditioned to act and like certain things and since they have been so conditioned it becomes normal.. "Human beings are embedded in cultural systems, are shaped and constrained by their cultures, and for the most part act only within the cultural realities of their lives. The cultural norms, symbols, values, and traditions a person grew up with become 'natural.' Thus, asking people who live in consumer cultures to curb consumption is akin to asking them to stop breathing-they can do it for a moment, but then, gasping, they will inhale again." CITE In this passage he main talks about how our media and culture make us think that we have to have everything new and the more money that we have the more unhealthy not only we become but we make the Earth more unhealthy also. Mr. Assadourian also mentions that the top seven percent of the wealthiest people in the world contribute to a large chunk of pollutants. Then he says that since there are just so many people on the Earth our ecological foot print has become massive and that for as many people as there are we use more than we have. 

Journal #3- Favorite Place on Campus!!!

Protein Berry with whey number twenty two! Strawberries Wild with a vita boost number thirty six! Smokehouse Chicken flat bread with a Bannaberry! My FAVORITE place on campus has to be Jamba Juice hands down! Jamba Juice is an absolutely amazing smoothie shop that is located in Florida Gulf Coast University's student union. Not only is Jamba Juice the most healthy place to eat on campus it it also the coolest! Jamba Juice is all about healthy eating and living a healthy life style. They offer smoothies, flat breads, and on the go snacks for people who are trying to lead a healthy active lifestyle.

Truthfully I think that Jamba Juice is the best place on campus because I work there! I have worked there ever since it first opened in the Spring of 2010. Everyone who works there is usually always in a good mood and loves to make smoothies and have a good time while doing it. Since working there I have not only become close friends with my coworkers but it has become a mini home to me. Even when I am not scheduled to work you can usually find me up over there hanging out with my coworkers, and that goes not only for me but  my other coworkers as well. We all make a point to come a visit when we do and don't have shifts. Jamba Juice at FGCU has a lot of camaraderie that I haven't found at many other part time jobs.

What more Jamba Juice fun follow this link and watch the video to get a glimpse of what Jamba Juice is all about!!! http://www.indyarocks.com/videos/SNL-Jamba-Juice-Skit-60)



Jamba Juice Crew at FGCU!JAMBA VIDEO!

Journal #1- Learning Outcomes and Expectations

What do I think my expectations for learning and outcomes from this colloquium class will be? Honestly, I don't completely know just yet. So far my perception of colloquium is similar to ones that I get from other classes that I have taken at Florida Gulf Coast University. They all run along that lines of  sustainability, sustainability, and yes you guessed it more sustainability. Now I am not saying that there is anything wrong with this I am just hoping that this colloquium class will be a little less dry than other classes  that I have taken of a similar nature. Even though Florida Gulf Coast University is a school that specializes in sustainability, recycling, and all things good that help the environment, I want this class to go more in depth than just scratching the service of these types of issues. With all of the pressing issues I would like to see and discuss real life scenarios in which some of these problems are being rectified and fixed today!  Hopefully this class will have more of a hands on approach to the different topics that will be discussing. I am expecting this class to also allow students voice their own personal opinions without it being 'right' or 'wrong'. Upon completion of this class students should have an in depth look at challenges that are facing our world today and a better understanding on ways to stop them, or correct them. Also, they should be especially well rounded in pressing matters that involve the environment of Southwest Florida.

Journal #2- Sense of Place

This picture currently represents my 'sense of place'--aka the Florida Gulf Coast University dorms!

My sense of place comes from a lot of different things. It comes from my family, my friends, the classes that I am taking, the food that I like to eat, the career path that I am choosing to take, and my places that I was to go. My sense of place is pretty much just a big ball of things that make  up who I am. My family and where I come from: I was born and raised in great city of Jacksonville, Florida! I have a mom and dad who are both teachers, and a brother who is a student like me, except for the fact that he attends the University of North Florida.

My friends: The majority of my friends I have know for my whole life, but I have made a lot of new friends since coming to college and many of them I hope to know for the rest of my life! :)! My friends come from all different types of backgrounds and I pride myself on having a very diverse group of close companions. My classes: I am currently a Junior here at Florida Gulf Coast University majoring in Marketing and am loving it! I honestly choose to come down here on a whim. I wanted to go some where kind of far from home, but needed to stay in the state of Florida. So it came down to either FGCU or Florida International University and my mom wasn't super keen on letting her youngest child just run of to Miami. Therefore I ended up coming to FGCU sight unseen! GO EAGLES!! Even though I love the FGCU I like food and eating just a little bit more! There's a saying that goes "The way into a man's heart is through his stomach", well the way into my everything is through food! I am always down to eat and try new things, especially when I am traveling somewhere new. Traveling in recent years has become one of my newest hobbies. Whether it is just going home with a friend for the weekend or jet setting off to Europe somewhere you can pretty much always count me in! I am actually planning on studying abroad this up coming fall through the Lugert College of Business!