My favorite color is blue because of water. I know, water is colorless but the closest color it comes to is blue. And of Air, Earth, Fire, and Water, Water has always been my favorite element. It’s not easy to run out of Air, Earth, and Fire as it is to run out of Water. And with the word water, there’s a lot to talk about. Think: water beds, water bottles, water boys, water colors, water coolers, water guns, water melons, etc. But there are two main points about Water that I want to talk about in this post, dedicated to Blog Action Day 2010: Water, the drink, and Water, the home…
As I start writing this post, I’m looking at the glass of water sitting on my desk. They say water is the universal drink of the world. And when you’re thirsty, nothing quenches your thirst as much as water does…
When I was in high school, I helped form an environmental club, called “Preservers of the Green.” We helped raise awareness about the environment and organized clean up campaigns both at school and out. I remember one of my favorite plans we came up with was to go to one of the islands off the coast of El Mina, and clean it up. We took a boat ride and cleaned up as much trash as we could, and I remembered we gathered a LOT of trash. It was a great effort…
You see cleaning an island is a part of cleaning the sea. I was at the beach (yes, in October!) and after a stormy Saturday, all the garbage that people had thrown into the sea had been washed ashore, and it was all sickening: plastic bags, plastic plates and cups, wrappers, food particles, and even what looked like feces. It’s really sad; the sea is NOT a dump…
I think one of the reasons I feel strongly about this is because the sea is the home to my favorite cetaceans: dolphins and whales. Just look at this blog, look at my room, all you’ll see is the color blue, dolphins and whales, sea shells, the water, and all that comes with it…
CONSERVE IT! A couple of simple steps: don’t keep the faucet turned on while brushing your teeth, make sure the taps are closed and not dripping when you’re not using them, take showers instead of baths, and of course, don’t throw trash into the ocean.
Nour! Thanks for participating in Blog Action Day! People need to come together on this important issue! Here's a link to my article about water.
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