Everything We Need

by Laura Parker Roerden

One of the best things about spending time doing science and service with teenagers around the world through Ocean Matters is the people you meet along the way, especially around meals or music. I never underestimate the magic of bringing people together in these ways, but I am often still humbled by it. As I reflect on Plastic-Free July, my heart fills with the memory of a significant gift I received on our first visit to the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) off of Oahu.