Anyway I got lazy looking for a job related to my soon-to-be degree of international marketing and I got on board with the Federation. Every day I walked around neighborhoods knocking on doors and learning how to piss people off. Best. Job. Ever.
No, seriously though, it was an incredible experience.So far, it has been the most important thing I've done with my life.
That first summer was the wake up call I needed: I had wasted almost 20 years of my life as a consumer from one of the richest places in the world without thinking.
I worked with NJEF all that summer and then moved to Austria for a semester abroad. On top of that semester being one of the best experiences of my life, I learned the U.S. was a tad far behind in energy efficiency, waste disposal, and just about anything sustainable. It was appalling. After getting back to the U.S. I went through a tough semester readjusting and picked up canvassing as soon as junior year was over. Then I did a summer semester stint in Paris studying European consumer behavior and policy, and learned an overwhelming amount about French food, drink and nuclear energy. Phew. Anyway, I was back by August and canvassed until I went back to school for my last year.
Now I'm on a mission. Being a marketing and international business double major ( and a damn good one, might I add!) I pulled together all my collegiate and experiential knowledge and realized there MAY be a huge thing happening here...I wanted in. So here I am. Just, in. Want to be in, too? Join the crowd, the mindset, the curiosity, and find the connection between business, the individual and sustainability today! It won't be hard, I'll walk you through it. Just keep yourself posted, and Kuhl it.
Its really great that you have decided to follow this path. There are so many things that people can do, easy things, that can literally make the world a cleaner, healthier, and happier place to live. I am the president of the Ramapo environmental club and we are doing a lot this month for earth week. If you would like to get involved in any way let me know.
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