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Jacqueline Moreno
Bachelors Student in Wildlife Management
Hey, I absolutely enjoyed
Belize. It was my first time out of the country and if anything, one of
the most memorable. It has taught me to question life’s predictions in
relations to the environment, the people and what they wanted. It also
has taught me to be a little bit more independent,....and realistic ( in
important and ‘“memorable” ways like hiking and caving with 3 inch
platform heals....maybe they should be bronzed’).
But being there, I have learned life in a natural aspect where you see
places where nature is just about untouched compared to when it’s
completely touched. The people are very nice and friendly, and there
companies very well enjoyed. But money can cloud a lot of people’s
minds. Making money is fine, but wanting to make too much to a point
that it might affect the nature of the land and the community living
within it might be unhealthy at the end. Affects in where you could
barely even see the people of the community might not be so healthy in
an environmental, keeping traditional knowledge, and the community in a
way. I saw all of this through taking parts in both the
environmental/ecological and social assessments as a combination. And I
have definitely learned a lot, seen a lot.
I understand the reasons why money is important and letting in tourists
to help the community financially. But then there’s the end result of
getting money. People in future generations may stop teaching and
learning the old ways on building roofs, natural medicines, and
everything else that were passed from generation to generation. What if
they forget the natures that the land can give them, and clear out most
of it?
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