James Walmer

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Oct 5, 2009

Class Outside

The weather on Thursday was absolutely wonderful here in Florida and I got to have my FIRST outside class experience. I was shocked that I made it to my second year without having any outside lessons last year but this certainly made up for it. A girl in my class came in expecting that we would be having class outside because it was so nice and the professor informed her that wasn't part of the plan and began unpacking his things. A moment later when another classmate realized this could be the only opportunity to sway him, while the idea was fresh on the table, she chimed in that it was too good of an idea to pass up. After a little less than two minutes of debate, the professor declares that we will be having class outside by the trees today =) It was awesome to have everyone lined up against a cement wall in a semi-circle around the professor and he sat and instructed us. It took a bit of outside the box thinking because a lot of his tools (IE: the blackboard) were missing but he made it through unscathed and was smiling almost the whole period. I think he enjoyed it as much as we did although he wouldn't admit it. I tried to get a picture of the class as a whole before they dispersed but that failed but I did snag a picture of the professor mid-instruction. Granted it's not great because it was on my Blackberry but it's all i've got!

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I can't wait to do that again

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I'm a freshman at Eckerd majoring in Political Science, born and raised right here in Florida; originally I hail from Orlando, but when I was 14 we moved to Dade City and that's where I've been until just this year. I've waited for so long to get to college and start down the path toward higher learning and it has finally begun. I'm not very good at grammar or spelling, but I am all about the pursuit of knowledge. Information is such an amazing tool, or perhaps the tool, to allow one to realize their lifelong ambitions.

I have several strong interests, including: Ford Motor Company, politics, investing/personal finance, economics, physics, and sustainable development. For the most part, I don't know a lot of specifics in these fields, but I try to maintain a broad base to build on. My favorite pastime has to be intellectual conversation. Since coming to Eckerd I've learned that conversation can produce unexpected results if you take the time to really listen.

I also love music, all kinds, but a lot of alternative rock and European techno (Korn is probably my favorite rock band and I'm thinking Pendulum is my favorite techno group. Those are tough decisions though, I try to keep away from favorites!). I just like something that makes me feel good and want to be up and grooving haha. So now that you know a bit about me, why not hit up my blog and see what's new?