What does that even mean?

Hello all! My name is Hannah Eilene, and I have been notorious for starting blogs and not keeping up with them.. each one I say, "this one is different!!" But they all end up the same. This one isn't allowed to be like the others. I'm not allowed to give up. 
The world is your oyster... so what?
Do you fish for it? Do you over exploit it until soon there's nothing left? Do you eat it? Why is the world an Oyster? Why isn't it a Cod? Why not a Carp? 
No. Well.. No doesn't answer that question really, but no. The world isn't something you eat, and it's certainly not something you'd want to destroy... and yet.. we are. Heh..


Welcome to The World Is Your Oyster!!


I like the planet. I like soil, and I like species... especially the ones that are slowly fading away. This is my blog to tell you all the things I learn as I make my moves towards being a more Environmentally-Conscious person. I'm not going to become a vegan... and I'm not going to become the next Alexander Supertramp.. but I really do want to work on being more conscious of the planet we're living on, and unfortunately, we're destroying. While I do so, I hope to learn more about why our society is the way it is. 


I'm a college freshman. I'm double-majoring in Geography and GIS and minoring in Environmental Studies. Part of the reason I'm doing this is because Geography looks really heavily into more than just where Japan is on a map (which I struggled to find today... apparently it's going to be a long four years). Geography broken down is more than just maps. Geo: Earth. Graphy: Story. 


I'm studying Earth's Story, and a major part of Earth's story is the technical and science-y stuff, like the rotation around the sun, the weather, climate etc.. that's the Physical Geography side. The other part is the relationship between humans and Earth, and this particular part really captures my attention. How do human's use the earth, and how do other organisms rely on the earth.. It's not just as simple as saying, "Well Duh, They live on it." Because trust me, if it were that simple.. I wouldn't be so interested. I wouldn't be reading or sitting in lecture saying.. I want to know more. 


The truth is, this blog is going to be about my experience as I explore college and as I slowly try to map out the story of Earth. (Map.. it's a pun.. get it?) Anyways, I hope you'll follow as I learn the new and interesting technologies associated with GIS especially. The hope is to be able to post at least three times a week either interesting photos I find pertaining to the things I'm learning, or to just lay out the things I'm learning here.. because experts say you learn better when you're explaining concepts to someone else... 


Now, let's crack this oyster open :)