This is Jo Hughes, she is 81 years old. She taught us about conservation and how the Estero Bay area looked 50+ years ago. In their spare time, Jo and her friends make sea grape jelly to sell to the public. we got to sample some of their creations during her talk in the cute beach cottage on the reserve. I did not try the jelly, but my classmates did and said it was wonderfuly sweet. I thought Jo was incredibly nice and a great role model for all of us for when we get older. It was nice to see how much pride she has for her community and hear her stories about growing up in that area. Today, not very many people take pride in their "neighborhoods". whether that mean their school, town or even their block, a lot of people today either just don't care or complain about where their local environment. Even on campus, I see people all the time sporting gear from other schools or trash talking FGCU. I wish they would take a page out of Ms. Hughes book and have some pride in where they are. On the boardwalk our professor read us a story about the history of the bay. I thought hearing about all the history was interesting because it was hard to imagine a place like that ever being full of life and people. I also learned what makes the water turn green. Apparently it is from all the fertilizer that people use in their yards running into the water and causing a certain algae to grow, turning the water from clear blue to murky green. Ms. Hughes commented about how beautiful the water used to be. I wish I could see it like that. We also saw a dolphin..or manatee.. maybe if the water was cleaner we would be able to tell.
I enjoyed the trip to Estero Bay because it showed me how much things around me could change.
No comments:
Post a Comment