Although we only moved in a little over a month ago, it feels as if we have been back at Drury for months! Between Summit commitments, extra curricular activities, and a full schedule, this semester is proving to be quiiiite the busy one. Even with all of the crazy scheduling, however, living at Summit and our "Think Green" project are looking like they will be an extremely enjoyable aspect of sophomore year.
Over the past month it has been exciting to get to settled into our new home, and to enjoy the first month of the post-dorm lifestyle. Although I knew most everyone in our house before moving in, it has been great to get to spend more time with them while brainstorming our upcoming events for our year long partnership with Boyd Elementary.
Since our group is "Think Green at Boyd," we have started the year off, most appropriately, by thinking green in the context of our own home. Last week our group met with our advisor, and campus sustainability contact, Wendy Anderson. With her help we have begun planning changes that we can make in our home, including caulking windows, lowering the thermostat, insulating our water heater, forming a recycling plan, etc. in order to make sure that we are not only promoting green living at the school, but that we are also practicing it ourselves! We are also looking at long-term projects such as installing solar panels and more energy efficient appliances, and possibly expanding our garden in front of the house as a way of leaving behind a more green summit house than the one that we have inherited.
It is my hope that our project will not only be impactive on the students at Boyd, but that our group will be able to learn more about sustainability and living a green lifestyle along the way too.
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