Lucia and Nicholson grew up in Porta Prince, the bustling capital of Haiti.

While she went to school in the city, she spent summers on her grandmother's farm in the

nearby hills.

There, she discovered a profound connection to nature that she's carried throughout

her entire life.

On my grandmother's farm, it was total liberation, total freedom.

And that's why I discovered tall canopies of myhogany trees.

I knew that it's hot, hot, hot, hot under your feet in the sun, but the shades of tree

will keep you cool and safe.

So the closeness to nature, the sense of being held, being fed and being in community

with your family and also not having any fear that anyone will chase you off or limit

your imagination because this is your land.

Lucia and his fond memories of the summers, she spent on her grandmother's land.

She felt at home amongst the trees and the wilderness.

When she immigrated to the US, she realized that many kids, especially people of color,

don't have the same access to nature that she did.

That's why Lucia and took matters into her own hands and started an organization to get

young people outside.

When she introduces kids to trails and parks, she watches their relationship with nature change

in real time.

When the children arrive at the head of the trail, they'll be the happy henchman because

for nearly every last one of them, it'll be the first time.

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