A medida que GivingTuesday está a punto de llegar, me recuerda que casi hemos superado el año 2020. Decir que ha sido un desafío es quedarse corto para la mayoría.
As GivingTuesday is about to arrive, I am reminded that we have nearly made it through quite the year – 2020. To say it has been challenging is an understatement for most.
Este año se llevó a cabo la ceremonia de premiación al Mérito Juvenil para ciudadanos de entre 12 y 29 años concedido por el Congreso de la Ciudad de México. El premio se otorgó a seis jóvenes que destacaron en distintos ámbitos. Este año tuve el honor de ser premiada en el ámbito de Medio Ambiente y Salud Pública por mis actividades del 2018 y 2019.
Earlier this year, the Youth Merit award ceremony was held for citizens between the ages of 12 and 29, bestowed by the Congress of Mexico City. The award was given to six young people who excelled in different fields. I had the honor of being awarded in the environmental field for my activities in 2018 and 2019.
I, like many people, had no idea that the Congress granted this type of recognition. I want to tell you about my experience at the event and what I did to receive this award.
Estoy muy emocionada de ser parte del viaje de eXXpedition Round the World. Es un viaje de navegación exclusivamente femenino con una misión de investigación científica para investigar las causas y las soluciones a la contaminación plástica oceánica. Durante dos años, eXXpedition navegará alrededor del mundo a través de cuatro giros oceánicos y el Ártico.
I am very excited to be part of the eXXpedition voyage Round the World. It’s an all-female sailing voyage with a scientific research mission to investigate the causes of, and solutions to ocean plastic pollution. Over two years, eXXpedition will circumnavigate the globe through four ocean gyres and the Arctic.
This paper represents a collaborative research project between the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and Arizona State University (ASU).
Personal log from the Chile science director Camila Ahrendt, who was on board the entire 19 hours of Sarah Ferguson’s world record swim around Rapa Nui. In these 19 hours she kept a personal log besides her official tasks on board like taking GPS measurements, make photos every half an hour that would serve as evidence of the swim and coordinate between the South African team, the captain, crew and the mainland. In her personal log she observed life on board, what went on behind the scenes, the swimming conditions and all the emotions that come about when you are part of such an epic event. This is an unedited recount of events, straight from the log.
The rain came quickly and without warning. The umbrella was useless against the force of the downpour. The streets quickly flooded and cars sprayed the sidewalk with water. It took just minutes to be soaked from head to foot. I considered turning back to the hotel, but I was already half-way to the cinema and 300 people were waiting. My hosts at the Asian Development Bank were calling.