Hello fellow classmates, my name are Brandon Herrerias and I
attend the English 101 class with Professor Ximena at Cal State LA and had an
amazing experience cleaning up the LA River on a beautiful Saturday morning.
Despite the heat, my experience was one for the books. I was accompanied by my
group members and we had a great time bonding. Trash varied from trash bags to
gold balls and miscellaneous items. We found shopping carts and baby toys which
was quite a concern on how exactly they got there. We had also seen some
homeless people there which were a surprise because I was not expecting for
people to be living in this area. The LA River is a beautiful sight and peaceful
view to experience because we are all guilty of living in the city and not
really getting the opportunity to enjoy what has been here for decades before us
as humans arrived. The trash bags gave me the most concern because like in the
reading on Impact Man, we have the choice between using plastic trash bags and
taking our own reusable bag. Before this class, I had no idea that Los Angeles
even had a river and that the river was heavily impacted by the trash we leave
around the streets. It's a big change on my personal perspective on how I go
about my trash and where I place it. I now realize that all these little
wrappers I might leave around are actually ending up in the nature's rivers and
environment. I am now more cautious about my trash and am careful. Every year I
will be attending this for now on because I love doing good things for
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