Day 1 (March 27/28) - Our Journey

 

Burning a hole in the air - 601 mph at 34,000 feet. Carbon burn.

 

Even astronauts were surprised by how thin our protective layer of atmosphere was when viewed from space. This perspective was vastly different from the insulated veil experienced on the ground.

 

Perspective is powerful.

Perspective is our WHY for this trip to the Netherlands and Copenhagen to study water management practices, for this peer exchange with our bioregional sister city Vancouver BC, for this journey, for the right now, and for the why not?!

Our journey together didn’t start in the crisp, 1/3 moon, 5 am darkness of today nor will it end in 10 days when we burn our way back to our home on this planet. As colleagues we are on this journey together.

Our journey together isn’t limited to two SPU visitors with learnings burrowing tight in some cranial crevice lost to you. Our work on this journey is to float all of us, center on our community’s water needs, build our shared networks, and let our learning unwind outwards for you, piquing and inspiring your curiosity, your boldness and your resolve. Our success together depends upon the hard work and talents that all of us bring to bear.

Travel is a dialogue between movement and stillness. A rocking back and forth between an active interchange with other ideas, ways and perspectives and a silent reflectiveness and reformulation and changing of perspective from within.

Perspective is most powerful when shared.

We invite you to share in the journey as we travel and after as we share, learn from each other and move forward to manage our community’s water resources together.

We hope to post daily. We have master classes, case studies, cameras and your list of initial questions to guide our inquiry. And, if you want to know something more as we go, please email and we will try to respond at whatever WiFi point we can.

We are grateful to the Green Infrastructure Exchange, Vancouver BC, colleagues and managers for making this opportunity possible for all of us in Seattle.

 Join us as we immerse. We hope to make it worth your while.

 

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The Journey - From water’s perspective

I was here as life emerged. Every molecule then numbers the same now but I am changed and changing. I’ve quenched the thirsts of Obama and Chief Seattle, supported redwood giants and resident orcas. I’ve followed the flow and moved in cycle but my landscape and pattern is changed and changing. Our fates are intertwined. Remember, we are precious. Even when we are too much.

 

                     Thanks to Holly for safe journey wishes and to Eli and Cleo for the travel lovies.