Personal memory by Shermerica Huggins
2018 • Guantanamo, Cuba
When I was deployed last year in Cuba, I used to go the beach almost everyday to snorkel and free dive. The waters there are absolutely beautiful! But the sandy shore part, are not so sandy anymore. They're covered in mostly small rocks, so it's kind of hard to get to the water. Also, like every other beach in the world, there is trash on the beaches as well. I don't what has happened because I was told a long time ago, the beaches were very sandy where we were at. Also, people need to stop being lazy, walk a few feet to the trash can, and throw their item(s) away where they belong, not on the beach where it can washed into the water and harm the animals in the sea.
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