Trinidad /// "Sundays were family days at the beach."
C2C Interview /// University of the West Indies, Trinidad
Do you have a favorite childhood memory of the ocean?
Yes… On Sundays my dad, we had a ritual, my dad would pack us all up, us being a family of six, and we would stay until one in the afternoon. And that would be our Sundays. It was family time and it was also being close to the water and discovering the eastern shore. We would just pick a beach and stay the day together. Sundays were family days at the beach.
Have the beaches changed?
I think there is more awareness around taking care of the beaches… some are more developed… I think people are more mindful around cleaning up our beach and maintaining our ecosystems. I think as a child it was just a given... that you clean your trash... and now people need to be reminded.
What do you think Trinidadians can do to protect the ocean?
I really think it is about education and I think it is about having an understanding about the ecosystem and each role that we have to play. We need to clean up the streets because with the rain all the trash flows into the ocean. We need to educate students on what roles they play as individuals in everything.
