M01 – Getting to know you: Sara Getson introduction

Salutations everyone,

My name is Sara Getson and I was born and raised in State College, just outside of town and currently live at home with my mom and sister. I bike to campus every day from my house (I must say, it takes great perseverance sometimes when it is very cold!). I am a senior currently pursuing degrees in French language and Plant Science here at Penn State and hope to either do research on bioremediation or do some work with Plant pathology extension after graduation. For my major I needed to choose an ethics course and GEOG 030 was one of my options. “I loved geography in high school, learning about various countries and cultures,” I said to myself, consequently I chose this course for which I am super excited! As for interesting things I do, well, I kind of try to get my hands into a little bit of everything, I suppose. I work as a library assistant at the local public library; I love rock climbing and am also a part of the Penn State ballroom dance team. I love reading, cooking and classical music. Through my studies I have also learned how to cultivate edible mushrooms, and grow some pretty neat plants.

Being that I endeavor to become a plant scientist and am interested in the topic of bioremediation, I find that the concept of Human-Environment interactions to be very applicable to my subject of interest. In mining, oil drilling, and many other related areas, governance plays a major role in how people respond to various challenges, decisions, and human requirements. In some ways pollution caused by such things as mining and mine disasters may, in part, occur due to decisions made by human beings, the results of which now require remediation. I think that how humans interact with the environment is a very important issue when discussing geography and life into the future so that we can make good decisions and continue to thrive on this earth.

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  1. Hi, Sarah! This is Gloria Kim. I was surprised that you bike to campus everyday from your house. It’s so freezing these days, and it would be really hard to keep doing this. Like you said, it will take great perseverance in this cold weather. But one thing I really love is that you are doing more to protect the environment. By riding a bicycle, you can reduce the amount of gas emissions and also help for the better traffic. I usually take a bus to protect the environment as a little. I hope we could do more for our earth! Thank you!

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