Hi
everyone! My name is Emily, and I'll be working this summer as a Senior Harbor
Educator at the Children's Museum site. I recently arrived in the Boston area from
upstate NY, where I grew up exploring streams, gorges and waterfalls. In the coming months, I'm excited to get to
know the city of Boston, its harbor and, of course, the people who live and
play here. I'm interested in making natural spaces accessible and fun for
surrounding communities and the broader public, and passionate about resisting
harmful exploitation of people, resources and ecosystems through environmental justice.
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| The team, just after our singing debut. |
It's
only been a week, but I've already learned a lot about this place, and come to
appreciate the unique beauty of the harbor juxtaposed against the buildings and
streets of downtown. I loved taking the ferry out to Georges Island on
Wednesday of orientation to walk Fort Warren's dark passages and hear the local
legend of the Lady in Black. I was so surprised to learn from our guide David
that seventy-five percent of Boston
is built on man-made land: It's shocking to consider how drastically we humans
affect and shape the environments around us, and to think that those before us
actually flattened hills to build the ground we stand on today. Imagine all the
labor that went into those projects!
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| Here we are on Georges Island! |
It
was also a pleasure to get to know all the lead staff, SHE's, LHE's, and JPA's
over the course of the week, especially while playing and trying out new
activities during Thursday's visit to Carson Beach. Standing on the
paddleboard, the world felt so expansive, and I appreciated the chance to
splash around in kayaks and hear people's stories during the workshop with
Norah Dooley. I'm looking forward to working with Luke, Bella, Jahari and Sarah
for the next few weeks, and can't wait to continue learning about marine life, conservation,
and Boston's history.
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