The fact that you are reading this means that you would know the answer to a question that has kept me up at night more often than I would like to admit: Did I make you proud?

Vivamos a vida com intensidade, Não nos importando a localidade.

I haven’t met you yet, but I already know you deserve a better tomorrow.

If we truly live our present moment, maybe you’ll have a future.

My promise is to work to protest carbon emissions.

That we all have a role to play no matter how small, we all can make a difference.

I will do all that I can, and hope my fellow inhabitants join my pursuit, to nurture this planet.

Climate change right now is really bad, I’m writing this during the COP26 conference in Glasgow (which is an hour away) and I’m listening to politicians talking about promises for the future. “If we fail, future generations will never forgive us.” -Boris Johnson

It was 2020, the year I realized that life is fragile—not just mine, but the entire planet—through immense consumption, pollution, greediness, ignorance, false bliss. This wasn’t the way I wanted to live my life, so I promise to actively make the change.

Last year most of the world’s reefs turned white at some point, but because it was underwater you and your friends didn’t see.