Walking Journal # 2

 

Politics of mobility, eh? Well, like I said before, I do not live on campus but very close to it. The "city of students" is where I live; however, in my part of the "city" there are no food areas immediately near us. There are pretty much only apartments, houses, and streets. Consequently, I feel that this would be considered the suburbs, not necessarily the best of places, more like the lower class area. I am involved in this area just like most others, through school because a majority of us are attending UNR or TMCC. And like all students, money is not an unlimited supply, so we all walk, bike, share rooms, car pool, and make a lot of food at home. All of these are examples that highlight how we are not on the high end of politics, but rather the low, very low end.

            College is expensive, so to cut down on costs I am always trying to limit my energy usage, including; lights, television, laptop, and fans (the last of which should not be limited by what can I say, I have to be cheap). I also limit how much I drive my car which helps the fossil fuels! I cut down on water and recycle if possible. All of which impacts my life and all life around me. This is to be considered the lower end of politics as I mentioned earlier; however, saving the environment by eating in and sharing cars or not using them is more of the higher class. Let’s face it, politics of mobility is changing, it’s becoming more conservative and if you are acting more friendly with the environment, than you are becoming more in tuned with life around you and subsequently, on the higher end of politics.