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Just to think over a year ago if someone were to talk to me about plants I would’ve told you about the many mishaps I’ve had with plants in years past. I probably would’ve proclaimed I should be labeled a “carnivore.” Naturally, I would let plants occupy their own lane on Planet Earth and in return I would travel my own lane. I believed I had the extreme opposite of a” green finger.”(Maybe called a “dead finger”)? What I didn’t know was all the specifics about plants. I certainly didn’t know we could survive off of just eating plants. I didn’t know that plants were finickier than a tired toddler. Furthermore, I didn’t know it was possible to have an idea what exactly a plant was required to grow and thrive. I didn’t know plants suspended in water without soil would grow if nutrients were added to the water. Most importantly, while being in this program I have learned I am not much different than plants. Even though outside challenges have sought to bring an end to the very accomplishments I have worked so hard for, although my roots aren’t covered in the traditional student soil, the vitality of this institution, more specifically this program, has served as nutrients to keep me moving in the right direction.   I have learned over the last year that living things will thrive if put in the right environment, giving the right resources (nutrients) to allow them grow in a way that makes them beneficial to other living things around them. Although, my ray florets may not seem to be basking in the sun… They are 🤷