Quinalt/Coast Post

As a whole, this experience was enriching. It opened my mind to how small we are and how big and powerful the ocean is. As a feeble landform bordered by massive waters, the fact that sea level is rising is alarming. Just looking at the former coast and learning how the natures energies demolished those rocks made clear to me what type of power we are dealing with. It inspired me to start recognizing how  much work we have to do in order to help people effected by the climate change and just how powerful it is.  The members of this community are on the front line of climate change and we can learn from their struggle what is to become of us and how we help them can dictate what type of help we receive in our times of crises. We need to understand their predicament because in many ways, we are the ones who have caused it.

However, this was not just about recognizing how vast and powerful the ocean is and how devasting sea level rise can be, I wanted to gain a sense of these places we saw. What was there to see, what kinds of senses were there? I saw wildlife, still life, waters, and rocks. Everything from tiny hermit crabs, to otters, to huge rock cliffs and vast oceans. These places were diverse and wonderful and devastating and beautiful, they meant a lot to me as an experience. The insight I gained was immense.  We can learn a lot about of selves from studying the nature around us.