Sunday, September 16, 2007

First Entry: Maps being a part of my daily life...


So this is my first blog. I guess to start off this string of online journals, I'll look at how I can and do use maps and other Geography tools in my daily life.


First of all, I am a Geography major, although I just started taking classes for this major this semester. I have always liked maps and learning how the geography of a place helps to shape how people live and how their cultures and tranditions form. I also like learning about the environment so I'm pretty excited for this class!


Anyways, other than taking a whole bunch of classes this semester in geography, I have noticed that I use geography and maps all the time at work. I work for the Raider Image Distribution Center and basically we ship out merchandise to customers from our online store. Everyday we deal with customers from different parts of the country, even the world and therefore, I have to use maps to locate where their packages are. Also, There is a link that connects to Yahoo! maps where I can see their exact location! (I know, a little stalkerish!). Since I am so used to all this, I never realized how much geography is used in my life, more than what I am studying at the moment.


This was a pretty good start to the blog writing! Hopefully you enjoy!


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