My good bye to you.

        Hello readers!

Ready to Save the harbor and the bay.

      I am sad to announce my Good bye to you. Anyways no need to be sad because we had a lot a fun this summer by visiting Island, fishing and catching crabs.I hope working here again with you guys next summer.
In beginning we all were excited and ready to learn Thanks to Save the harbor/save the bay I learned something new everyday, making new experiences with the kids by kayaking and sailing sometimes also I got to be in different site working with my JpAs and others and knowing new places.

Watch and learn.

Community service.

 Although, we went a lot through this summer and I think next summer we will be ready for you guys to

experience more things. I would to thanks my senior educators thanks to them I catch my first sun fish.My next more will be Stripped base.

My first sun fish.

Thank you for all of your support.

-have a great 2013 summer.
                                                       Bye.
                                                                                           -Myriam.

Third is the Best!

My third summer working with Save the Harbor Save the Bay was great. This summer was filled of meeting amazing people and tons of learning. I have enrolled in a SAT and college preparation class in addition to working. I was beyond tired after working five days a week, so going to classes as well brought this summer to another level.

Great lessons were learned through all my various commitments. And the probably most obvious lesson learned was communication. It is hard to select my favorite moment this summer, but I guess it would ultimately be a tie between the Fishing tournament and the Baseball Clinic.

I am both excited and nervous to return to school and tackle my Junior year!

See you all soon.

Karrisha Gillespie

End of The Road

Just for this summer I hope. This past Friday was our last day of work for summer 2010, and I was sad to see everyone go. I had a blast working with everyone at Save the Harbor, from the senior marine educators to the interns. I made some great new friends and gained a lot of valuable experience this summer.

I wis everyone from Save the Harbor a fun and successful rest of the year. Hope to see you all again next summer.

Cesc

Thanks

It's that time--seven weeks flew by so fast, I'm writing this from my desk up at school, taking a quick break from outdoor leadership training, which I jumped right into--the day after I finished Harbor Explorers. I'm falling back into my island routine here, waking up early to jump off the dock into the Atlantic! But I have to say I miss the bustle of the Boston Harbor: the days at castle island where we were among hundreds, if not thousands of harbor-enthusiasts, walking, biking, swimming, crabbing--all enjoying the resource together, getting refreshed by the water, and building on the collective excitement of hundreds of people sharing one special place. I am happy to be back, among my marine bio-cohorts--but I'm returning with a renewed sense of wonder that I think I contracted from the kids we worked with this summer. After I finish this post I need to sit down and try to hammer out a senior project proposal--which of course has me thinking about all the issues I've worked on these past three years: climate change, hunger--the list goes on... It's a little overwhelming to think about tackling any one of these. But having spent a summer working on and in a success story like the Boston Harbor--a place where communities really came together, employed national legislation and local passion to protect our planet and support our neighborhoods--has reminded me again of Margaret Mead's truism: "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the word; indeed, it is the only thing that ever had," and inspired me to keep on working, even when it looks like the odds are against us.

I want to thank everyone who made this possible: Jen, Lindsay, Bruce, Patty, everyone else in the office, our tremendous staff, all our partners, and most of all the kids I got to spend my summer with. I have learned so much from all of you.

In parting, I'd like to offering you a few images of my summer--pictures of what the natural world really has to offer us, if only we'll do our best to pick up after ourselves, and teach our children to do the same.

~Emily

Marveling at tunicats ("una familia grande")

youngest angler of the day

Science is serious business: crab measurements in Charlestown

"Hey, we found a really big snail!"

(I was thinking periwinkle when I strolled over to these Harbor View campers, at the end of a very hot day--only to be presented with a full-out 3" carnivorous MOON SNAIL)

LaToya's first fish!

Rockstar CIT and starlet camper with our first lobster

"FREEEEEDOMMMMMM!!!"

(that's what the kids at black's creek liked to shout as they released our daily catch from the bucket)

The End Has No End

To quote my good buddy Julian Casablancas from the Strokes, "The End has no End." Now, I have been working at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay for two summers now and it has been great. So despite not knowing what I am doing next year, I know that my time with the organization its not entirely over no matter what path I choose. I have made countless friends that I know will be with me forever, stored away thousands of memories of spending time with the hundreds of kids I've taught and played with, and I have sunburns on my hands that will undoubtedly never heal. This summer is definitely going to remain with me.

I would like to thank everyone for the wicked fun summer! Thank you Patty and Bruce for giving me the opportunity to return for another fun year. Thanks Lindsay and Jen for being supportative and making sure I did my best work. And a big thanks to all my coworkers who were very helpful and made sure things were a blast. I thoroughly enjoyed all the sites and the beach events where I worked. This definetley makes me want to remain apart of the clean beaches effort and active in the Boston Harbor community. I would say goodbye but I'm sure I'll see everyone again someday.

Catch you on the flip side,

Conor Brendan Newman

The Summer of 2010

This has been a summer of firsts.

This was my first summer on my own, my first summer without my family to lean on, without my house and my hometown, my first summer in Boston, my first time having to supermarket shop for myself, my first time on Spectacle Island, my first time seeing a crab, my first time seeing the Boston Harbor, my first time on a real boat, my first press release, my first internship.

(my first time meeting Tiger)

Though this summer has been filled with ups and downs, for example, one of the downs trying to "cart" a full shop at Star Market on a bike and ending with a crushed glass container of salsa everywhere and a very crushed me. But, it also has been filled with many ups. I've gotten to meet a group of amazing peers from around Boston that have taught me more then they probably know. I've learned the geography of Boston, the neighborhoods, the Harbor Islands, and the beach front communities. I've met a staff that many I'll keep in touch for years. I've learned so much about communications and got my first glances into the world of marketing.

Though limited, the kids I've worked with for AABH have been so much fun and I'll be sure to go back and visit the Treasures of Spectacle Island again and again. Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has giving me one of the toughest summers of my life, being away from what I've known all my life, but also has given me one of the best summers of my life. I feel that they have given me a new family - a family that is close by - much closer then New Jersey.

I couldn't be more thankful for the opportunity that Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the staff have given me. I've had an amazing experience and I hope that we all stay in touch!

Cassandra

Good Bye :( :)

I am saying good bye to Save The Harbor for the 2010 summer. This summer has been great for many different reasons. I had tons of fun working with new and old co-workers. Together we share many memories of things that happened this summer. I learned even more about the harbor this summer than I did last summer. Save the Harbor really helped me to get to know the Boston Harbor and all of its possibilities. I enjoyed being able to be apart of an organization that connects children all over the Boston area to the Boston Harbor. Also, I loved working with all the kids this summer because they make everyday fun and exciting. I feel good to know that you can teach kids something new and have fun at the same time. I'm very sad that the summer has come to end, but I know that I will be next year to enjoy the Boston Harbor and work with Save the Harbor. I would like to say a big thank you to all of the staff at Save the Harbor. I'm going to miss everyone and I hope to see you all next summer. :)

-BJ Clark

Last Day :(

Today was my last day of work which I spent at Courageous Sailing Center Dorchester.
I spent most of my time playing football with the kids. The only part that wasn't really any fun was getting the ball thrown into the water, but it was eventually retrieved.
I had a great time throughout the summer at many different sites, and I appreciated the help some more experienced staff gave to me. I learned not only about the harbor, but about the kids, which to me is the most important part. Even on my first day I had no trouble fitting in with the staff. Today was my last day of this summer, but I hope I will have the chance to have many more Save the Harbor days!

-Tim Grogan

Saying Goodbye to a Great Summer

Friday was my last day of working with kids for the summer. The day turned excited just as we were wrapping up at Piers Park. We caught two fish! The first was a small cunner, but the second was a bass! I couldn't have asked for a better last day. I am off to school at Clemson in just a few days!

Working at Save the Harbor this summer has been amazing. I have had so much fun! Plus I had the privilege of working with a great group of people. I love this job for so many reasons. One of which is how I always seem to end up smiling and laughing most of the days. We have had the perfect blend of employees this summer: from seasoned veterans like Jen and myself, to goofs like Conor and BJ, and rookies like Timmy the Kid. I really have enjoyed working with everyone. I am definitely excited to go back to school but I will also miss everyone. It has been such a successful summer! We have caught so many marine creatures! Thank you to all.

Yours truly,

Tom Regan