Save the mangrove

I love surfing and I love the ocean. I can surf for more than 5 hours straight and enjoy every moment of it. Surfing goes beyond just practicing the sport, it goes deeper than. There is absolutely nothing as amazing as the ocean; the water, the waves, the diversity of species, the way everything just seem to work so perfectly. The ocean is everything to me, I can't even begin to explain the peace it brings to my life and how calming it can be. Surfing is my way of clearing my mind and connecting with the ocean. The ocean is such a wonderful place to reflect, either stormy or sunshine, there is nothing that a little saltwater can't heal. Growing up at the beach has influenced my strong relationship with the ocean and I am incredibly grateful for growing up with the ocean as my playground because it is so beautiful and there is so much to learn from it! I honestly love anything that has to do with the ocean, from swimming, to sport fishing, to surfing, to simply exploring the tide pools or going on boats. Another activity I enjoy is art, mostly painting and coloring. I love colors, and art is such a fun activity for me to relax and express myself. My grandma is an artist and I guess it just runs in the genes, because ever since I was little I always loved making arts and crafts! It is such an entertaining activity that leaves you with astonishing results to admire!

I want to inspire others to help the planet. The significant changes start with small ones within ourselves, and my goal throughout this project is to help the restoration process in the Avellanas mangrove with hopes to see it fully reforested in the future as well as raise awareness about environmental issues. It is impossible to accomplish this overnight, but I want to learn more about these ecosystems and work hard to plant as many seeds as we can while engaging with the community. I want other individuals to be motivated by my work in this project to find ways of implementing ecological conscience and creating projects to benefit the environment in their own communities. I can't explain how important it is to take care of our planet, it simply means everything to us, it's our home and the more we advance into a life of technology, the more we have to consider the damages we are creating on the environment. My project surged as a solution to a problem rooted by a natural cause, but the goal is to save the mangrove due to its importance as an ecosystem, hosting thousands of species as a nursery and filtering air and water, as well as accounting for the majority of carbon dioxide processing. I want to influence other people to change their mindset in order to benefit and help conserve our environment healthy and clean. I hope my project truly benefits the Avellanas mangrove and makes people realize the power their actions have, the significance and value of working collaboratively and the importance of taking care of the environment.

One of my best skills is my responsibility and organization. I have always been organized, keeping things clean, categorized and labelled. It gives me quite some anxiety when things just aren't into place and this organization skill has helped me become a successful person because I am able to stay on track by creating and following schedules or routines. This has helped me become a responsible person because I can organize my tasks and set them out in a logical and timely manner in order to avoid procrastination. Overachieving has always been a part of me, and I consider this as a skill because I am able to push myself to stay motivated and do more than is asked in able to thrive in everything throughout my life.