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Hello everyone! My name is Ryan Sprta and I'm a sophomore at the University of Idaho. I'm an Air Force Cadet in the ROTC program here at the school. You may be asking yourself why the blog is called "Sociology from Flyby". Well that's the call sign that my peers in ROTC have given me. Being in the Air Force is one of my favorite things about being at this University and going to school. Something that I’ve learned as I’ve grown up is how important it is to thank those who have served in our military. Socialization is something that we’ve learned in our Soc 101 class and it’s pretty easy to see that my family has influenced me a lot in my life.

Coming into the year I wasn’t really interested in sociology and to be honest I’m still really not. I took the class to get the credits and graduate. What I didn’t realize though was how much goes into the subject itself. What the class has done is give me a new view of how people live their lives and act the ways that they do. I get to learn about different cultures while sitting right in front of my screen and read all of your posts.

At times I find myself questioning what I do. Is it right? Who determines whether or not it is? Why do you think it is and I don’t? And that’s just a few questions of what sociology has made me ask within the short span of half a semester. It’s crazy to see how many different beliefs there are in the world.