Final Presentation
Looking back on this semester, one of the first things we talked about in our video was why we even chose to take this class. For most of us, it was honestly just because it felt different from a typical lecture-based course. We liked the idea of getting outside instead of sitting in a classroom all the time. But over the semester, it turned into a lot more than that. We started to see how the class connected literature to real experiences in nature, which made everything feel more meaningful. Throughout the course, one idea that stood out to us was the feeling of being small in nature. At first, that might sound like a negative thing, but it actually felt the opposite. Being outside made us realize that we are just a small part of something much bigger, and that was kind of grounding. It helped us step back from everything going on in our daily lives and just be present. Our time at the Fort Worth Nature Center was one of the most impactful parts of the cl...