Blog Post

Emily Vasconcelos

ENG 102-037

Professor Melissa Santos

23 February 2018

     On Wednesday, the weather was beautiful. It was sunny and almost 70 degrees. To celebrate the

wonderful, but unusual weather for Massachusetts in February, I went outside on the trampoline and

played basketball with my 11 year old sister, Michaela. Michaela has been begging for a while to

play with her outside. While outside jumping on the trampoline and playing one-on-one with

Michaela, I felt great being with nature and Earth. To be honest, as a child I could not stand going to

play outside. I thought of nature and the outdoors. I did not want to get dirty or play in the dirt. I'm

still not ready to play in the dirt, but now I love being outside, walking in my backyard and

appreciating the land I live on.  This may sound harsh but, I hate winter, I hate the cold, and I hate

the snow. My birthday is in August, so nature I am drawn to the warmer weather. The mild

temperatures this week brought me so much happiness, that I literally cannot wait for spring to

come!

      Being outside on Wednesday made think about my future and the future of Earth's life. My

hometown of Berkley is full of trees and woods. Which is what I love most about my town

and why I plan on living in Berkley to raise my family. I hope one day, when I have my own family,

that my children will love to be outside, love nature and Earth. But I also wish that future generations

around the world will be the ones to change how see and treat nature and Earth.