"Careful They Bite!"

Deep Sea Fishing

     Hey everyone,       

    This was a great week of work as I was located at Castle Island on Wednesday and Thursday. I had not been to Castle Island in a few years prior to then and I had forgotten the layout of the island which made it fun when I arrived there. I went and explored the places that I was allowed to venture into which was nice. I ended the week on an all-day deep-sea fishing trip and caught many cool and new fish species that I had not heard of and interacted with. We also saw a few whales and a leather back sea turtle which I didn't realize how big they were until I was up close to it on the boat, it was a great way to end the week!

My amazing Catch

Climate change has affected me in a plethora of ways when it comes to my daily life. One of the most notable ways is that there are a lot more efforts to reduce the use of vehicles and large Co2 releasing machines which is why blue bikes are so common in the city of Boston where people can pay to rent out a bike for the day and ride to their needed destinations opposed to driving and releasing more harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. 

Something that I noticed that climate change has impacted is the type of fish that we catch, although I have only been fishing for about two years now with Save the Harbor I've heard many stories from fisherman and other people that fished in the harbor decades ago that back then there was always an abundance of fish and due to over fishing and climate change those fish have migrated south and off the coast because the water temperatures and pH levels have gotten too high for them to live. I believe change has been detrimental to the marine life in the harbor and all organisms on earth but on the contrary, I think that we as a society and people are headed in the right direction when it comes to making this planet healthier and we are on the up tick.

Castle Island adventures

Hi guys,

We started our week off with a trip on a boat around the Harbor and captain Charlie taught us about lobster traps and how to tell the difference between a female lobster and a male lobster. We unfortunately didn't catch any lobsters but we caught different types of crabs with bait which was 2 or 3 big fish and there was a female crab that had a soft shell and they said that if they have soft shells that how u can tell that their mating. We had two types of bait the squid then these worms with a whole bunch teeth and about hundred tiny feet. At first I did not like to put the bait on the hook but i got over it because i had to do it so many times. Everyone at least caught one fish that day they types of fish that we caught were black sea bass, perch, tautog after we caught the fish we released them back into the ocean. 

Then on Tuesday we were at Castle island there we went fishing at the dock we didn't catch any fish but someone in our group caught two fishing poles and they smelled horrible then we ended up losing some hooks and the weights because it keep getting stuck on the sea weed and it was hard to get off but with our crab trap we catch two crabs and that was it we did end up keeping the crab trap there at the dock over night but when we came back the next morning someone must of touched it because nothing was in the crab trap.

Black Sea Bass

Green Crab

Then on our second day at Castle Island Kharliyah made us some food then we were going to ride the blue bike around the beach but it was to far away so we just ended up walking around and then painting what we had seen around the beach so i had drawn the shore line of the board walk then the two other people in my group drew a rainbow and the castle. We tried to go in the castle but it was closed due to corona so we just ended up playing everyone's it its basically where you have to tag a person and if they tag you your out and they go on to tag the next person until no ones left to tag. Next we would have lunch at Sully's their food was pretty good. Then we had a sports bag with a Frisbee and balls and a base ball bat so we played volleyball and almost lost the ball in the ocean but i caught it just in time. Then we went on lunch break then after that we went up a hill where there was a little bit of shade then Roy and me played baseball to see how far we could hit it. Then we seen this monument remembering some of the soldiers that fought in the Korean War.      

Sea you next week for more!

 - Keiana              

Fort Independence

                                                          

Korean War Vet Memorial 

Inspired by Chef Basil & Does the office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy still exist today?

Hey everyone, What’s up y’all?! I’m back with another bloooog…

So, this week has been very exciting in the sense of all the new things and new the new site that I was working at.

Lil Bro & Big Sis ❤

He wanted to do it all by himself ❤

On Monday and Tuesday I was working at Boston Children’s Museum. Yes, that was my first time working there. My first impression were all those cute babies and the tiny lovely kids running up and down. It’s like you if you enter to this whole new world where everything that surrounds you is laughter, happiness and innocence. It’ll legit makes you forget about your problems and have you with a huge smile.

Tiny Flounder ❤

There, I was doing fishing and touch tank with Kamal, Erin and other coworkers. When we pull up the Crab Trap, there was the tiniest Flounder I ever seen in my life. There was also a tiny Crab so therefore, we decided to name the Touch Tank as the "Infant Touch tank." It makes it easier for us to persuade the kids to hold them and pet them without having the fear of the "big" claws that the regular older crabs has. It was very impressive how the smallest kids would be the ones to fish & patiently wait for something to bite their bate. Some of them made their parents to bring them multiples times, the same day just to use the rods and hopefully catch something.

Fried Black Sea Bass Fillet ❤

Fried/Baked Black Sea Bass ❤

On Wednesday, some of my coworkers and I were cooking with Basil. I was thrilled to see and learn what he was about to teach us. I remember the first time that I met him. It was at Captain Charlie’s  boat where we were fishing. He showed us two recipes on how to cook/eat raw fish which I really loved. I was literally talking about it to all my friends and family that entire week lol. But on Wednesday, it was different, we met in a kitchen meaning that we were gonna actually cook the food. We all introduced ourselves as he was setting everything up. He started to explain what type of fish we were going to cook which was Black Sea Bass, and the ingredients we were going to used to make two different recipes.

One of the things I really liked about it was the way he was explaining what he was doing as he was showing every step. He made eye contact with every single one who was present. He also, let us be part of his creation by allowing us to cut or spread the ingredients around the fish.

I was struggling for real!

Short story: So, as you guys may know I’m a little shy but also I like to be in things, and in this case I wanted to help. So when Basil said “Anyone would like to volunteer?” not even a second pass when I said “Me” without knowing where I was getting myself into. I was helping removing the skin & OMG! That was the hardest thing ever. I even started to believe that as soon I touched that knife something happened to it or the fish that just made it very hard for me to slide the knife. Guys I was literally trying, I put all my strength to it but I couldn’t help it.. That was tough!

That teached me a lesson and is that we shouldn’t take people’s job for granted, it takes a lot if time and dedication to make the job easy and enjoyable. & I could honestly see that Basil, besides all the difficulties that Fishing and preparing it to be cooked can bring, that was something he was willing to do all over again.  He’s enthusiasm and the way he expresses himself when it comes to fishing, can easily defined the quote “ Do what you love & you’ll never work.” & he may not realized it but that’s how people get inspired to follow their dream job.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy Office ❤

On Friday we all went to EMK (Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.)  Were we got to learn the history of the Senates and also become Senators in training. We also get to experience the steps of voting by actually voting for what best suits each of us. Also, we got to see a replica of the office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. What I love the most about his office is that the way he’s desk was arranged because it was facing the drawings and photos of his family which I think is the most important thing. At the end we head to the Senate Chamber were we all participated in a live floor and cast our votes. I really liked it because some of my coworkers were able to express their thoughts openly and were heard by us.

This week has been a very fun week were I got to experience different things that will help me later in my future. It gets better and better every week and I honestly can’t wait to see what I’ll be doing next week.

Hope you enjoyed this blog! & like I always say "Stay tuned for my next blog!"

~ Esther ❤