In high school, my experience with science involved biology, chemistry, and two years of physics. My senior year I took AP Physics, which I enjoyed because it was a challenge yet one in which I was very interested. I enjoyed learning about the science behind everyday things, and I enjoyed it particularly because the things I learned in physics were applicable to everything around me. I hope to get a new perspective on biology in this course, as in high school my biology class only focused on evolution and genetics. I would be interested in working with the Clarke Central High School students because I love to work with other students, and it would be a great opportunity to engage with the local community while learning about biology. I am also interested to learn more specifics about composting. I’ve seen it in action, but I would like to learn more about what is compostable versus what is not and how the process works scientifically. I feel we can all understand the problem of climate change and how our environment is changing, so since we are all directly impacted by this issue, we would all be interested in compositing and other ways to exist while benefiting the environment. With civic engagement, we will learn about local perspectives and what people think about environmental issues. At UGA, we often are isolated to the community of students and their perspectives, so its important to step beyond the boundaries to learn how other people think so we can better teach and learn from one another.