While this morning was much like the others- early wake up to get to the hospital, feeding turtles, cleaning their tanks, assisting with medical treatments, as well as finishing up our task of cleaning the drains that we started on Day 4, our afternoon and evening were unique for the week.
It was our day off, and there was sunshine :) and it was 60 degrees out so this gave us a great chance to explore Surf City as well as have some fun learning about sustainability. First, we went and explored two or three gift shops and then afterwards visited the pier. It was an awesome sight. We saw the swingbridge swivel out of the way, and then afterwards, following the pattern of our usual antics me, David, and Shannon spontaneously decided to climb this huge tree, and the view got even awesomer.
After amazing ziti prepared by Jesi and Kim and then ice cream for desert we all got comfy for a movie night. We watched "No Impact Man" about Colin Beavan and his family year long quest for a sustainable life Read more about him here. After watching his dedicated, admirable, and sometimes downright fanatical approach he had toward sustainability, it really opened our eyes to the choices that we each can make in our daily lives to ensure we can contribute favorably towards our environment. During reflection after the movie, we talked about collective impact and we realized the importance of being a part of a community and applying environmental sustainable practices collectively- as one person we may not be able to change the world but as a group we can achieve great things- just like we have done this week as we work together at the sea turtle hospital.
After our time at the hospital this week and learning more about the negative effects that plastic has on marine creatures we were reminded of how important it is for people to really think about their own consumption and where all our trash goes because there is no away...
This is a video that we watched as part of our pre-trip education that really highlights the impact that our improper disposal of waste has on the environment.
~Moaz and Nicole
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