To give you some background, I should mention that I LOVE geography. I love to learn how things connect to one another, whether it be ecosystems, people, ideas, etc. I teach a geography course at a local university entitled "Regional and Environmental Planning and Land Use". So, I guess I could say my love of geography is bona fide. I am also interning in a small town close to home as a community planner. In a small town, this means I get the opportunity to wear alot of different hats. Today I interviewed both the fire and police chief. Tomorrow, I will write a grant for trail markers. The next day, who knows? With two part-time jobs and two active baby-pies (a term my sister and I coined for our beautiful, amazing children), I continued to find myself missing the research and writing I was chained to in grad school. I don't miss assigned writing, but I do miss the practice of letting ideas flow freely through writing. I have never blogged and if you knew me several years ago, you probably would warn me not to, at least in public. My writing skills were sub par, but the constant practice of writing helped and I actually started to like writing. So, now what?
During school, I researched large cities who worked to elevate sustainability with unique programming, innovative partnering and collaboration. This blog is a way for me to stay connected, be inspired and learn about the southeast from a different perspective. This is my home and we have unique problems. Fortunately, we have some pretty amazing people working to solve those problems. This blog is an effort to highlight those individuals and organizations who tirelessly work to elevate sustainability efforts in the Southeast U.S. Let's take a walk...
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