Late April 2010 and I do not remember if there were April showers or not. I do recall that I met a new group of co-students online for the first time. Our individual responses to our first readings were posted within our class forum open for all of us to see. I was feeling wholly intimidated.
A ferry trip to Vancouver on the July long weekend kicked off the first summer intensive at ECU, which promised to be just that, intense. Unpacking my bags at my gracious friend’s home (she didn’t charge me anything) I felt a little like I must have when I was a kid going to school for the first day. What to wear, what to wear?
It turned out that I had nothing to fear as most everyone confessed to the same fears (although many are far more accomplished than I am). The month went by far too quickly. Aside from all the great conversation with fellow students we were treated to talks given by Germaine Koh, Althea Thauberger, Randy Lee Cutler, Folke Kobberling and Martin Kaltwasser (visited the site where they are building a giant dozer near the former Olympic Village), Thomas Riedelsheimer, and a dual-video-link with John Cussans in the UK (we really are digital). Our studios were given by Ken Lum (brilliant), and the team of Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber (doubly brilliant). Chris Jones is leading our thesis class.
Two papers down, mentors and a supervisor to choose yet, a few books purchased (from my working bibliography), organizing research into neat little compartments (I’m sure some wind will blow in messing it all up), as well as trying to find some space to work in my overflowing into the hallway 10×10 foot studio.
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