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The reflection of The Organic Food at Bryn Mawr

yhama's picture

 

Through this project, I experienced emotional up and down and also I understood people’s different reactions to the same situation.

In the first one or two months, I saw many international students cry missing their home countries but I had not cried at all since I enjoyed the life here so much. However, I cried for the first time here when my dean asserted me that I have no choice but keep on living in the dorm and eating the food in the dining hall when I told her that I wanted to live off campus to eat safer food. I was shocked because I studied and experienced about organic food and GMO food and felt uncomfortable to eat at the dining hall. This experience made me realize how important the food is to me.

I appreciate this project since it actually let me search deeply, take an action and finally get a permission to live off campus in the next semester. I would like to eat the food which was raised by the earth, the sun and the farmers’ love.

Also, it was surprising that my project partner had a different impression to the same interview, and she liked the dining hall more than before.

Even though it is important to tell your opinion to other people, I thought, it is after all individual who makes a decision as I learned from The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.

As for other presentations, I was impressed by the critical observation at the zoo. This is exactly the example of treating animals as "objective".

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haabibi's picture

Hey Yuri!

I really loved working with u for the last six weeks!:):) i really love and admire your propulsiveness and determination! Let's keep in touch!

With lots of love,

Abby

yhama's picture

Love you too! Looking forward to meeting you again after winter break.

I can't believe this smart girl is same age as my little brother....