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Oh Mother Nature,

Why won't you let me conserve and restore you as my career? I promise I will be good at it.

Jocelyn

Finding Ways to Spread Awareness

Tutoring English has given me the opportunity to get involved with students from Hong Kong. Not only are they learning from me (at least I think they are), I am learning a lot from them as well.

I am noticing a huge lack of knowledge in the environmental science department. My eldest student, who is in high school, has very little knowledge, if any at all, about the important of conservation and environmental protection. Society here is so focused on development, constant improvement and of course finance.

I have decided to take the opportunity during through my tutoring to educate my students the importance of sustainable development and conservation. It just doesn't seem like there is much in that topic being provided in their schools. I do hope this changes soon.

Birds for Thought

Over 7000 Elegant Terns at Bolsa Chica Wetland.
Those phenomenal California Brown Pelicans soaring through the air so unexpectedly.
The family of three of the Western Snowy Plovers...the baby one is way too cute!
The way the California Least Terns all work together to fight off intruders that enter their nesting area, and the way the males offer fish to the females (direct benefit, female choice).
The smell of the Pacific Ocean and it's very cold breeze in the early morning.
Those giant Great Blue Heron nests in the tree, and when they are standing in them...what an amazing site, such a big nest with such a big bird inside.

Southern California is such a beautiful place. Bolsa Chica Wetland is one of the most biologically thriving wetlands I have ever seen. The site of over 7000 Elegant Terns in the distance is something you would see in a movie and rarely in real life.