The Magic of Water

Submitted by Juanita to the Women Mind the Water digital stories project, in conjunction with the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street storytelling website and traveling exhibition "Water/Ways."

This story was recorded at School for the Environment, UMASS Boston.

"So water to me is really my heart and soul. When I was young and my dad passed away, I would always go down to the creek and just listen to the water. The sounds of water going over the rocks always gave me peace. Later in life, as I tried to find what I wanted to do and be and I went out on the ocean for the first time, the colors and the magic of the water, so many different shades to the water from the pure satin when the ocean is flat (like the Atlantic I would joking call it) to all these shades of blues and greens. It’s just magic the colors in the water. So water to me again is a beautiful mystery, this beautiful comfort. Like a warm blanket. Whether you are looking at it or swimming in it or listening to it. Studying water has allowed me to look at all the wonderful, beautiful things that live in it, that find it home. But again to me it’s really just the sound and the appearance of water that I love the most. "

 

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