Bill Spence's Nature Writing class was my favorite class while at school. I can definitely say that some of my best writing came out of that class because I was so inspired by the coursework and the way that Bill went about teaching the class. He really encouraged us to write on our feelings. We had an assignment through the course of the semester where we would go to the same spot once a week and just write. It was the best assignment, just sitting outside and observing. How often do we just do that in our lives? And I got to do it for a whole semester. I discovered things about myself and my feelings by taking that time to write.

I think the thing that I liked the best about Bill was that he was very laid back and you could tell that he really enjoyed what he was teaching. He would have the class outside and have us write and share what we wrote. So he also encouraged us to grow as a class. I still have my book from that class and I cherish it. I also recently purchased the complete works of Emerson. So his teachings did not end with that class. He created for me a love of Nature Writers. When I need to write I still will go outside and just sit and observe. So I thank Bill for his inspiration. He is truly a wonderful teacher.

Bill is very understanding and willing to help.