It all began when someone left the window open. The ancient, cracked, faded wallpaper folded itself like origami into small fluttering birds and soared to the outside world. I quickly headed for the window and peered out. I watched in awe at how the birds effortlessly, naturally folded with the wind...
This summer I went to the Brazilian Pantanal to study reptiles, amphibians, and otters. It was the most amazing experience of my life! I found out about earthwatch though a book called green volunteers. Earthwatch was one of the few programs that had a special space for teens. They have expeditions...
'A love story about a girl and her owl' This book is truly moving. It is a drama, a love story, an informative text, it is jut about everything. It made me cry tears of sadness, and of joy. It helped me open my eyes about the capacities of nonhuman species I never though there were, excluding dogs. ...
I teach English classes at a little school by my campus in Mexico. The first time I went to this project I was filling in for someone who wasn't going. I am on my school community service group so whenever someone needs help in a project I jump. I got to teach the second graders. When I steppe...
Nothing I ever do is right,
Never hear the word yes outa your mouth,
Never get approval,
Never feel support!
And worse, put up to denunciation, quibble, objection, put downs, and criticisms.
Young is not a synonym for stupid!
Always try to restrict me,
Let me go!
Let me live!
Let me do ...
The creatures of the night retire with the soft sounds of morning,
Mirror reflections on the waters edge,
Gold sun rays penetrate the sleek surface,
A ripple breaks the impeccable flowing lines of the horizon,
A majestic white heron flaps its brimming wings taking off with the wind,
The gen...
Land of water mirror lakes,
Fireflies in the sky, stars in the grass,
Painted horizon, treasures on stems,
Trees out of water, pastel clouds,
Diamond milky way,
Gold medallion hangs in the sky....
hOTEL FOR DogS
I am a huge dog lover. I use to love dog-related movies when I was young but as I got older I realized that these movies were no good to real dogs. I began to notice that all those cute little puppies in the movies or the amazing, trick doing, witty stars of the show caused a lot of ...
I pull on my long socks and tuck them into my quick drying pants. I pull out my trusty roll of duck tape and wrap it generously around my pants and then lace up my tennis shoes. I am ready. I step outside, breathing in the pantanal and then head to the hammocks. I am the first one here, as always. S...