Yesterday I volunteered at the Uni Food Co-op.  It was a two-hour stint that was an incredibly satisfying break from the academic rigor of subjects.  From sitting in lectures to chopping vegetables to back to sitting in lectures again, it was a great way to rejuvenate and contribute to a good cause at the same [...]

And the answer is…hell yes.  Food Co-ops are great organizations rooted with core principles of environmental sustainability and social equity.  And I was tipped off to one right on the University of Melbourne Campus by the beloved OEP office staff.
The Melbourne University Food Cooperative is located in the Student Union Building on the first level [...]

Yep folks, dolphins are still being hunted and slaughtered at an alarming rate.  And if that’s not bad enough news already, the manner in which they are killed is nothing short of barbaric.  All this is exposed in a documentary film titled “The Cove“, which I viewed this afternoon at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
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This time, after careful email correspondence and coordination, I was able to meet with the volunteer coordinator at the Sea Sheperd Conservation Society office on Brunswick Street.  As I ventured deeper into the inner-workings of the “Kindness House”, I passed small office after office, churning with animal welfare activities.  Pets, especially of the canine order, [...]

Yesterday it all seemed to fall in place.  All of my prior experiences, interests, and contacts seemed relevant and useful and my path became more clear.  For once in my life, it all felt right; not contrived, not scripted, simply natural.  It was the day of my orientation into the Master of Environment program at [...]