Australia is an amazing place for sure, Ethan... and it is hard times right now there. Thanks to Twitter, I am connected with colleagues in Australia daily, and the news of the fires is almost inconceivable. I'm guessing that there might be a lot of climate-change storytelling in the classes this semester; one of my favorite Indian authors, Amitav Ghosh, has been exploring that connection between the old myths and our current climate, like in this incredible new novel: Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh. Powerful stuff.
Howdy y’all, my name is Ethan Rafferty, a 3 rd year student at the University of Oklahoma. I’ve been a sooner fan since I was born, because my Dad attended the university, so I was raised around the culture. One could say that I was brainwashed to go here, but I truly do love the school, from the academics, to the campus, to the sports. I am 21 years old, and I am from Flower Mound, Texas, a suburb just north of Dallas. There, I was raised by my mother and father with my two sisters. I am the middle child, and also the only boy, so it was quite the experience growing up with my siblings. My major is Health Exercise Science. I did not initially come to OU with that as my plan, but after my first semester, I realized that natural sciences and exercise physiology interested me way more than any business degree. I believe the best part about my major is that it can allow me to help others once I graduate,...
Once, there lived a fluffle of bunnies on a hillside in the deepest part of the valley. They had lived there for many years, but after so long, there green grassland had begun to dry up. Their food was beginning to disappear, and so did the size of their fluffle. On the other side of the mountain, in a very large and thriving forest, lived an Eagle. Eagle was a prideful hunter, always gloating to himself and others of how clever and skillful he is when catching his prey. One day, he decided to go to the other side of the mountain, where he spotted the bunnies. He came up with a plan to eat them all. Eagle swooped down to the hillside, so the bunnies could have a clear view of him as he made his descent. Once on the ground, he proudly waltzed his way over towards the bunnies. With their ful...
Australia is an amazing place for sure, Ethan... and it is hard times right now there. Thanks to Twitter, I am connected with colleagues in Australia daily, and the news of the fires is almost inconceivable. I'm guessing that there might be a lot of climate-change storytelling in the classes this semester; one of my favorite Indian authors, Amitav Ghosh, has been exploring that connection between the old myths and our current climate, like in this incredible new novel: Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh. Powerful stuff.
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