This past Wednesday, Ana, Katherine, Juan, and I got to take a trip to the beach with Second A and First C.
We walked to Huelin (San Andres) beach, where we spent three hours looking at sea life, searching for shells, practicing a little English, and picking up trash. This was an especially important task because we got to see what type of trash is littering Malaga’s beaches and how much there is. In total, 5 empty bottles and six full bags were collected, mostly comprised of cigarette butts, plastic wrappers, food waste, and even a diaper and pair of socks!
After we correctly disposed of the litter, we walked to a center where we had a talk about boats. The students even got to touch the boats at the end. The walk back to the high school was forty-five minutes long, and even though the sun was beating down on us, we got to discuss everything interesting we saw that day.
I think the two groups had a fantastic time and learned a lot not only about recycling and the different types of trash, but also how climate change will affect Malaga’s beaches in the future. I hope they are now more conscientious at the beach, and in their homes, of the many different ways they can reduce, reuse, and recycle.
I am super grateful that I had the opportunity to tag along and I hope the students had a great time and learned a lot. Below are some photos of the students with the trash they collected and us walking to the center to talk about boats.
Leo from First C said, “I liked searching for animals on the beach and finding shells and algae in the sand.”
Lucia from First C explained, “what I liked the most was collecting shells and walking in the sea. I liked seeing jabegas and going to the beach on bikes.”
Saúl from First C said, “I liked the excursion because I saw animals and plants. I also liked collecting trash with my team on the beach.”
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