#myspark

[shadow--writer]

Now we don’t celebrate too soon….but mayhaps I am writing

[triinitysantos]

a certain indescribable magic was lost in 2025 i fear

[ghosk]

Noo my spark… don’t disappear your so sexy aha

[mbenvs3000-2018-blog]

A Spark On The Ocean

My dad and I crossing the Johnstone Strait

My relationship with nature has changed quite a lot during my life. Growing up, I was disconnected from nature. I had always loved animals but mostly focused on domestic animals, my goal growing up was to become a vet. I found wildlife cool, but there wasn’t much interest beyond oohing and aahing at the animals on Animal Planet.  

It wasn’t until I was 13 that I found my spark. My passion for wildlife and nature began to flourish when my dad took me to BC for a sea kayaking trip through the Johnstone Strait. A beautiful channel along the North Eastern part of Vancouver Island, and a well-known place to see orcas and humpback whales during the summer. Being able to sit on the water, watching humpback whales surface barely 100 meters from me, seeing pods of porpoises swim by, harbour seals relaxing in the sun with their young, it was eye-opening being so close to it all. Even though I was too young to believe waking up at 5 am to see a pod of orcas swim past our campsite was worth it, I will never forget how breathtaking those experiences were. This beautiful, mysterious world around me ignited my passion for learning about wildlife. Hearing our guide talk about how humans were harming the environment around us changed how I saw nature and my role in it.

It took a few years before I realized just how important that trip was to me, those 4 days started me on the path to a new goal. To stand up and be a voice for the environment, to help others understand just how essential nature is and why we should work to protect it. Being out in nature has become such a necessary part of my life that I can’t help but laugh when I think about how my dad had to convince me to take our trip BC or how I used to groan at the idea of camping. Little did I know that was the spark that would change my direction in life.

[pirat3ninja]

Caryce

It's not about what I want. It's not about what I want. It's not about what I want.

[johannacfit]

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