Green Spaces

Green Spaces

The green planet “the earth”, I heard this a lot when I was a kid. This phrase was nothing to me during my life in Saudi Arabia. However, most Arabian countries are located in desert areas. I was saying that why do people call this planet as a green? The answer of my question was easy because since I studied geography subject, I have known that most people in the world live in green areas except us.

I came here to the United State, and I was impressed, because it is my first time to go to a country has green lands. I can see trees and grass everywhere, finally. In contrast, in Saudi Arabia I used to see grass only at parks and beaches. Therefore, green spaces could be a positive point to me towards living in the United States. Also, the more trees around a city, the weather become nice and less hot. In Saudi Arabia, there is no grass outside cities, so the dust can rise easily to the air. Then, when the wind comes toward a city, the atmosphere would be full of dusts. In addition, since I came to America, I have never seen dust in the air, and that is because all places around Austin has plants, and that keep the sand on the ground.

I like green spaces, and when I see them, I became optimistic. Saudi Arabia is located on the other half of the globe. The rainfall in Saudi Arabia and in Arabian countries is much less than, so that is the reason for not having green spaces.