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Hello, in this blog I was told to make a podcast about myself. I thought, what would I feel more connected to than my Lithuanian roots. This is for a class called Who Am I, WAI for short. It is a philosophy class where we learn all about different philosophers and ourselves too. Sometimes it would even connect to our FUEL class. We were assigned to read a book called "Sophie's World", which is a philosophy based book about a young girl named Sophie who receives unknown letters written by a mysterious philosopher. The letters would contain data of famous philosophers from the past, and questions like "why are legos the most ingenious toy in the world?". This is where the FUEL part comes in. Sophie would observe the letter and actual legos and realize that they are like atoms. They are unbreakable, could be connected and separated, and used to make something else. Like how atoms are used to create elements. That is a taste of what Who Am I is like. I hop...

This term, I have been taking a class called Fuel. The topic of Fuel is to find more ways to use renewable fuels instead of non-renewable ones. Renewable fuels are energy sources that never run out, such as wind, solar, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal energy. Non-renewable fuels are fuels that we only have a limited supply of and have to find, like oil, coal, uranium, and natural gas. Non-renewable fuels are the cause of the greenhouse effect. The more we use them, the more global warming becomes an issue. During our FE (Field Experience), we learned how the Tesla company is making cars that run on electricity. In addition, Tesla is helping pave the way for alternative energy sources by manufacturing solar panels, solar powered home storage units, and electric semi-trucks. The main issue with electric cars is the ability to take them long distances and locating charging stations along the way. If we can increase the demand for electric cars, gas stations could, eventually, be re...