Zvinhu Zvepasi

Ndanzwa simba. Simba remvura rinondisimudza, kundisunda, kundidhonza, kundifambisa, kundiendesa kure sezvinoonekwa neziso. Kufarira kwangu uye rudo rwegungwa rwakadzika midzi munguva yandakapedza ndichinakidzwa neGulf yeMexico paSouth Padre Island ndichiri mwana. Ndaituhwina zvokusvika pakuneta uye parwendo rwokudzokera kumba ndaisagona kuzvibata kunze kwokunyemwerera ndofunga ndega kuti, “Handigoni kumirira kuita izvozvo zvakare.”

Ndakaenderera mberi nekudzidzira kusefa nekayak pachiwi, kwandaizokudza Amai Vakasikwa kuburikidza nekutamba pajecha ravo rinopenya, vachitasva mafungu anopiwa nesimba remhepo uye zvishoma nezvishoma kukwirira kwemahombekombe. Pasinei zvapo nokuva ndoga kune rugare kwandaiwanzonzwa ndiri mumvura, idi rokuti ndakanga ndisiri ndoga harina kumborasika pandiri. Zvipenyu zvemugungwa neshiri dzemumhenderekedzo yegungwa zvakanga zviri chikamu chegungwa semvura nejecha. Ini handina kungoona zvisikwa izvi chete, ndakazvinzwa zvakandikomberedza apo kayaking, kusefa uye kushambira. Iyi yakanaka ecosystem ingadai isina kukwana pasina ivo, uye kuvapo kwavo kwakadzamisa rudo rwangu uye kutya kwegungwa.  

Kuda kwangu kwekuzvarwa uye kukura kwechisikigo nemhuka dzesango kunonditungamira kuti ndiite zvidzidzo zvesainzi, ndichitarisa zvakanyanya nezveEnvironment Sayenzi. Ndichiri kuYunivhesiti yeTexas kuBrownsville, ndakashanda pamwe chete nemasainzi nemapurofesa tichiita tsvakiridzo pazvinhu zvese kubva pamhando yemvura kusvika kune madhaka uye kucherechedzwa kwemaruva padyo nemumadziva emombe muBrownsville, Texas inonzi, "Resacas." Ndakavawo nerukudzo rwekushanda seCampus Greenhouse Coordinator apo ndaiva nebasa rekuchengetedza Mikoko Mitema ine utano iyo yakabva yasimwa patsva pedyo neGulf yeMexico. 
Parizvino, basa rangu rezuva rinondiunza kunyika yehukama neveruzhinji kushanda pamwe chete nemakambani uye nekupa vatengi vatengi muhurongwa hweveruzhinji. Ndine rukudzo rwekubatana nevatungamiriri venyika veLatino mukugadzira mikana inovhura nzira dzekuti nharaunda yeLatino ibatanidzwe kune imwe yezvishandiso zvinonyanya kukosha zvezana ramakore rechi21, Indaneti. 

Ndinoramba ndakabatana nesangano rezvakatipoteredza uye rekuchengetedza kuburikidza nebasa rangu rekuzvipira neLatino Outdoors kwandinoshanda seDC Coordinator. Semurongi, ndinoshanda mukugadzira kudyidzana kunosimudzira ruzivo rwenharaunda yeLatino uye kubatanidzwa nemikana yekunze yekutandara. Kuburikidza nemitambo yekunze inonakidza yakadai se kayaking, paddle boarding, kuchovha bhasikoro, kukwira makomo uye kukwira shiri, tiri kuisa hwaro hwekuita kwakasimba uye kwakakosha kwenharaunda yedu naAmai Nature. Zhizha rino uye muchirimo, tichaenderera mberi tichishanda nevasina purofiti munharaunda pakuchenesa nzizi. Isu takatsigira kucheneswa kwakatenderedza Anacostia nePotomac nzizi dzakabatsira kubvisa anopfuura matani maviri emarara gore rino. Gore rino takatanga kushanda pazviitiko zvedzidzo zvinounza nyanzvi dzeLatino biodiversity kudzidzisa zvidzidzo zvipfupi nezvemiti uye ecosystem yenzvimbo. Kirasi inoteverwa nekukwira kweruzivo kuNPS: Rock Creek Park.

Ndiri kutarisira kushanda seAdvisory Board Member neThe Ocean Foundation, uye ndichiita chikamu changu kutsigira chinangwa chekudzorera maitiro ekuparara kwemakungwa edu uye kusimudzira hutano hwemakungwa ecosystem.