Talk Science To Me Culminating Activity

Talk Science To Me Culminating Activity

My siblings and I

To me, a big part of my ecosystem is my family. More specifically, as the picture to the right shows, my siblings. Throughout all of the twists and turns of life, my family has become a mixture of many families strung together by the children who have become my brothers and sisters.  I have six siblings; one whole sibling, three half siblings and two step-siblings. These children are all the parts to one, big, interconnecting web that i call my family.
As a major part of my ecosystem, hey have all made me who I am and impacted my life and ecosystem in so many ways because everything about them shapes me! For example, one of my siblings, the youngest (Cyrus), just turned two. Living with a two year old is crazy and very different. His toys cover the entire house, his screaming wakes me up at night, I am only allowed to watch shows like Yo Gabba Gabba when he is home, and he always can cheer me up with just his smile :).
      
       Since my parents have been married, divorced and remarried multiple times its hard to keep track- nothing is constant. Except one thing, my brothers and sisters. Houses, belongings, parents and friends can change, but siblings don’t. They will always be my siblings. They will always be there for me through good times and bad. They will always be a part of my life. 

     In the book Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Jannise Ray, she experiences something similar. In the chapter Forest beloved, Jannise talks about how a major part of her ecosystem as a child was the longleaf pine flatwood forests near her home. To her, the forest was her home as well as her friend. She says that the forest offered loyalty and would never tell her secrets.  In a way, my siblings are what the forest was to Jannise; they are both friends to us, loyal to us, and was/will always be there for us.