4/7/2010

Today was the conservation debates. I was pro zoo, along with Elizabeth and Andrew. We were up against Hannah, Derek and Lily. It was interesting arguing against Lily, as her dad is the principle administrator of the Cincinnati Zoo, and she is definitely not against zoos. The other debates were focused on: conservation as a human right, or as a luxury; GMOs as a good or bad thing; ecosystem services as a good or bad thing. After the debates, we had a huge rejoicing session, as most of us had been buried in articles for the past few days, and were a little loopy. We then went for a walk through the fynbos, where Laurence talked to us about the population dynamics of the area. Then, after dinner, Hannah, Lindsay and I made brownies. DELICIOUS. There was a party after, and people were loud long into the night.