Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/sustainabi/5027144/
We were all children once. We had imaginary friends and big dreams that today we may laugh at, fondly remember, or even regret not pursuing. I once wanted to be a doctor, and then realized that I do not really like seeing blood. Then I wanted to become a pilot and realized that I needed to study a lot of mathematics and physics, and the list went on and on. But here I am today trained in international business administration and working with education and communications in a national conservation area. Never in my childhood would I have thought that this would become my future, or that we would be focused on the protecting the environment as much as we are doing now. Or that I would end up where I am today, telling my own story to inspire others. I confess that early in my life I was exposed to nature and I took it for granted. But I am very thankful that my parents raised us and nurtured us to love nature, showing us how we should always take care of it because we need nature more than it needs us. My parents made us plant trees to ...