who is this guy?

Hey. My name is Peter Buckley. I live in Dorset, VT, but have moved several places since childhood. I grew up on the Jersey Shore, where my parents grew up and then moved to Rye, NY before coming to Vermont in high school. In the summers, I lead wilderness trips-backpacking, canoeing, sea kayaking, rock climbing etc. - some lasting up to a month. I really enjoy the outdoors and backpacking in particular, and have spent almost a year of my life in the backcountry. This past summer I interned on an organic farm and education center in Danby, VT. I am a senior here at UVM majoring in Environmental Studies and am in the process of writing my thesis- a long, arduous and stressful task that has been occupying much of my time this semester. My topic is designing a farm-to-school curriculum and putting into action at Orchard Elementary, a local school in South Burlington.

I, like many, enjoy the modern comforts of society, including our the internet and socializing networks. I am not much of a facebooker, but I've gotten to know its purpose, in that I can stay in touch with family members and distant friends without much effort. I do not like knowing absolutely everything about someone via their facebook page, but its a good spare time activity. Maybe it is due to my long stints outdoors, but I find a lot of value in getting out of civilization, ridding myself of technology and focusing only on myself and what is around me. Modern media is good though, it opens up communication channels that would otherwise be unexplored and has great potentials for making differences in peoples' lives, but it comes with added responsibility.

After graduation, I would like to go out west and lead wilderness trips and teach environmental ed. for awhile, before hopefully going back to grad school and becoming a teacher of sorts. Thanks for listening everyone and I am excited for the class