Education
Prior to attending CSU Sacramento, Amanda attendedto Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California where she took courses from across the disciplines for her general education requirements. Among those though she took an introduction to physical geography course with a lab and immediately fell in love with the subject. Once she transferred to CSUS however, she continued to major in English because of an interest in writing, but she kept taking geography courses as well.
After deciding she wanted to be a professional writer in field, Amanda declared herself as a double major in both geography and English. Her favorite subjects within the geography discipline are biogeography, urban, environmental, and climate/meteorology.
Amanda graduated from CSUS in December 2008 with her Bachelor's degree. She plans to continue her geographic education in graduate school.
A Little More Information
In addition to her studies, Amanda loves to travel - especially in the Pacific Northwest and around California. She also enjoys watching sports like baseball, football, and hockey and reading National Geographic publications.
From Amanda
"Ever since I took my first geography class I knew I wanted to continue studying and writing about the many topics of the discipline. I feel that it's very valuable information for everyone to know as awareness of the world around you is a wonderful thing. I look forward to sharing my own knowledge with you through my articles her on Geography at About.com."
Contact Amanda
Amanda can be reached via email at amanda.briney at gmail.com. Before you write with any questions, be sure to read the very short Geography FAQ.
