Hey guys,

So i figured i'd blog before finals because i really wanted to talk about the speaker we had Tuesday. Tuesday's class was probably the craziest, most entertaining class we've had. But i also learned a lot too so obviously the speaker new what he was doing. I learned so much about youth and about how running away can be addictive. That's one thing i never really thought would be possible. I never thought of running away as something that would be addictive because it doesn't sound like something anyone would be addictive to. If i was a family science major, i think this lecture would have been really helpful for working with the youth because there was so much information on why they run away. I think the most interesting thing about the speaker was when he talked about the homeless. There didn't realize that homeless people dug holes and piled in to a hole to keep each other warm in 11 degree weather. Also, it broke my heart when he showed us a slide of paintings that were painted by a homeless man. There is so much talent in them and they can't use it because of the situation that they are in. There is so much hope for them if they could get out and promote themselves. But they need support from their friends and families, it's not something they can do all by themselves. Although this wasn't something that will affect my major or my career in any way, it gave me such a large insight to something i had a very superficial thought of.

BCam