Ocean For Life: One World, One Ocean
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"---Thank you everybody for making these past two weeks the most breathtaking moments of my life
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Omar Mansour left a comment for Nati Chen
Hey nati... first , nice quote!! i like it , anyways I'am going to California ,what about you? I'am looking forward to meet you :)
Nati Chen left a comment for Morgan E. Liston
Hi Morgan! Yay cali hahahah... I'm looking forward to meeting you :)
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Morgan E. Liston left a comment for Nati Chen
Hey Nait, I'm Morgan and I'm going to the Cali trip. Nice quote! That's one of my all time favorites. And really cute pictures of the otters!
Connor Stefanison left a comment for Nati Chen
Nati "lofler" chen
Erika Matadamas left a comment for Nati Chen
Thanks, I'm doing the california one as well. Leafy sea dragons are so beautiful, I just love them :)
Karissa Vincent left a comment for Nati Chen
NIce quote! :)
Yes, as a matter of fact I have been to Kistlano beach... It's really nice there! :)
So how long have you been interested in the oceans? How'd you hear about this program?
erie french left a comment for Nati Chen
well, thank you LOL =]
i am going on the california trip
and what about you???
Sally Pryor left a comment for Nati Chen
Haha that was in Germany- shortly after the picture was taken it bucked me off xD
Nati Chen left a comment for erie french
Hey Erie, I love your quote...I kind of copied you and added my fav quote at the top of my profile too lol....so what trip are you going on cali or florida?
Nati Chen left a comment for Sally Pryor
thanks! I like your profile pic :) I used to always ride on those animal- springy things all the time hahahah
Nati Chen left a comment for Karissa Vincent
my profile pic was taken on kitslano beach in vancouver lol have you been there?
Sally Pryor left a comment for Nati Chen
Hey! I love the otters- they are soooo cute!
Karissa Vincent left a comment for Nati Chen
Hey Nati... Again...
I was just curious, but I was wondering what's in the background of your picture. I can't seem to put my finger on where it is... :)
I also think that the sea otter pictures are trés cute! :)
Profile Information
- School or Affiliation
- Crofton House School Vancouver, BC Canada
- Profile Marine Organism
- Sea Otters (aka Enhydra Lutris)
Some Cool Otter Facts:
~Sea otters have one of the thickest fur coats in the animal kingdom--all the hairs on an average human head (100 000 hairs) can fit in one square centimeter of a sea otter's fur coat
~Sea otters have no insulating blubber layer to keep them warm, so it's very important for them to keep their fur clean to maintain an insulating layer of air between their guard hairs and their pile hairs. They spend approx 15 percent of their day grooming and blowing air into their fur
~A sea otter's skin never gets wet
~An adult sea otter eats about 25-30 percent of their body weight each day. They eat pretty much anything including clams, abalone, crabs, scallops, fish, and sea urchins!
~They are pretty intelligent sea mammals--they are one of the few that use tools! Sea otters use rocks (called anvil rocks) to break open their food
~Sea otters have large complex kidneys that enable them to drink salt water
~There are approximately 3000 sea otters that live off the coast of BC. The BC sea otter population was hunted to extinction during the 1700s/1800s (their soft, thick pelts were used to make hats...ugh..). The current BC sea otters are descendants of 89 Alaskan sea otters that were relocated to Vancouver Island during 1969-1972.
~Sea otters spend a lot of their time on their backs. They eat, sleep and groom on their backs
~Sea otters often rest together in groups calls "rafts"--they sometimes hold paws to to keep themselves from floating away from each other :)
okay..that's all for now!
Comment Wall (76 comments)
- At 7:36am on October 26, 2009,
Shaezal Sohail said… - Hey Nati!! It's been awhile!! How are you these days?
- At 4:15pm on September 7, 2009,
Karissa Vincent said… - Hey Nati... I'm sorry that it's been awhile... Life's just been so hectic and super busy here.
How are you? How's school?
I'm coming to Newport, Rhode Island with my parents this coming weekend. We thought that we might as well visit Brown University while we're in RI, so I thought, why not come see Nati? I hope that we can meet up this coming Sunday! Can't wait to talk to you.
- At 10:03am on August 31, 2009,
Ahmed El Awadly said… - AWESOME Nati!!
I miss you so much.
How are you?
I wish for you all the best.
Egypt is fine!! Ha Ha Ha.
I wish for you all the best.
- At 11:32pm on August 16, 2009,
Jennifer Stock said… - Nati! That is so cool! I really am glad to have met you as well. I am so impressed with what your about to embark on with college and all coming off this experience. I look forward to keeping in touch with you and the rest of this amazing group! Glad you enjoy the podcast, let me know if you think of another good show, I'm always looking for good show topics! cheers!
Jenny
- At 8:08am on August 16, 2009,
Morgan E. Liston said… - hahhaa nati i thought your background was like a pile of beans or something! then i realized it was the rocks from the beach at headlands :)
- At 11:28am on August 15, 2009,
Karissa Vincent said…
- Hey!
I'm good, thanks. What about you?
I assume that you are home in Canada now, right? When did you get home?
What's it like to be home? I know that you probably only have a little bit of time, because you have to get ready to go to Brown, but you're seeing all of your friends before you leave, so are they all glad to see you? Are you glad to be home (even if it's only for a short amount of time)?
What are you doing before you go to Brown?
Miss you.
Oh, by the way... If you're ever up in the New Hampshire area (Brown isn't that far away from NH), come up and visit me! If you tell me you're coming, we have a guest bedroom you can sleep in, and I can show you what there is to see in New Hampshire and my area. I think you'd really like it here! Think about it! :)
- At 7:30pm on August 13, 2009,
Ahmed El Awadly said…
- Hey NATI..
HOw are U?
I love these songs.
I hope you arrived home safely, How is canada?
How do you spend the rest of summer!?
- At 1:02pm on August 13, 2009,
Lindsay Greer said… - Nati - I'm really sorry that you are missing those images. Email me your home address and I'll ship a disc to you ASAP.
Lindsay
- At 9:52pm on August 12, 2009,
Liz Godar said… - ps. your note was sweet :)
pps. nice playlist
- At 9:50pm on August 12, 2009,
Liz Godar said…
- Nati!! How're you holding up? I miss you! Everyone I've talked to is majorly depressed... I'm sad but I'm really excited too. I feel like I've learned so much and am continuing to learn, it so awesome. Do you have plans to talk about OFL at Brown or in your community? I can imagine its going to be really different for you since you're switching campuses and communities and everything... I wanna come visit you there sometime this year though! I'm sure I'll be up in that area at some point!
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