I grew up about a two hour drive from the ocean, around woods and ponds where the countryside was rapidly disappearing with developments of new buildings and houses. I remember spending hours of delight messing around streams and ponds watching things that live in the water and making little boats to float upon it.
Clean water is basic to life.
It has become a powerful and mesmerizing symbol for me. It became a dream of mine to incorporate this passion into my livelihood. A path that would involve the sea, travel, working outside, working with animals, ecology, and people. I needed an education, and what I found is that my education came from many different sources. I went to schools and learned the basics of reading, writing, math, sports, sciences, history and the arts.