Live & Life in Palmas New October Edition 2021

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LETTER
At the closing of this edition, that runs until December, I realized that the year is ending and we are
soon going to celebrate two years of the pandemic. No one could have told us, in the beginning, that
we were going to spend two years of our lives (and we do not know how much longer) in this situation.
A pandemic that has uncovered many fears, anxieties and has clearly shown us how fragile we are in
the face nature. This year we have also had to face the brutal onslaught of Sargasso that reaches our
coasts, in addition to obvious coastal erosion; complex problems that are not that easy to solve as
some may think. The root of the problem is in the deforestation of the forests of Africa and the Amazon,
which causes soil erosion, which in turn causes an excess of nutrients to reach the oceans and causes
an overproduction of the seaweed known as Sargasso. Sargasso not only ugly for our beaches, but it is
killing marine life - corals, fish etc. But, what can we do? We can do our part by supporting ecological
and environmental conservation initiatives. We can, for example, eliminate plastics from our lives (at
least reduce them to a minimum). Do not use straws, do not use disposable plastic cups, do not drink
water from plastic bottles (which after all you do not know how they are produced or the hours that they
spend in the sun and heat when transported). The water in Palmas is very good because it comes from
the Río Blanco tributary of El Yunque. For more than a year I have always kept in my purse a
set of cutlery and I never accept disposable cutlery (which are also so unpleasant to eat
with). I bought a large thermos and fill it in the morning with ice and water and I
spend the whole day with it. I recycle all organic material with a super garbage
dispenser because I know that this will be collected by PDMU to mix with our
organic compost to fertilize our gardens. If you have a patio, plant trees, do
not buy plastic containers, reuse the containers of yogurt, butter, etc. If
we all do our part and raise awareness, we may save the planet. I
have faith that this pandemic has given us time to reflect, now it’s
time take action. ➤
OUR COVER MODEL...
by Aracelis Salon
Thanks to Aracelis Salon & Spa for the
hairstyling and makeup of our Cover
Model, Darlene Bajandas. In the photo:
Darlene, Aracelis de Jesús and Paola
Proenza. As always, a job of excellence!