This past weekend in Olympia was particularly special because it happened to be the annual Procession of the Species downtown. The procession is a community-run parade that snakes through downtown featuring floats that highlight different species of animals across the globe in honor of Earth Day. The parade was started in 1995 and has since […]
Downtown Olympia has a biannual event called Arts Walk, once in the spring and once in the fall, where all of the shops open up and have different pop-up events and gallery showings for local artists and artisans. It’s always a really fun time to walk around Downtown Olympia and check out all of the […]
What does it mean when the sun finally appears after the long rain of winter? Olympia is one of the rainiest cities in Washington, so be prepared for this! As someone coming from California, which is constantly in a state of drought (even when it does rain), I love the rain. It taps into deep […]
So after a long day week of classes and getting some vitamin D in the sun, another nerdy film interest that rarely features the prestige of Marvel’s Avengers, the influence of The Lord of the Rings or the witty humor of Monty Python’s The Holy Grail. N…
This past week I was able to help the organic farm on campus with a super special project! For three quarters out of the year, the farm vends its produce in a market stand out on red square. Because a lot of money is involved in retaining organic certification and ensuring that what we grow […]
This past week I was able to help the organic farm on campus with a super special project! For three quarters out of the year, the farm vends its produce in a market stand out on red square. Because a lot of money is involved in retaining organic certification and ensuring that what we grow […]
Who doesn’t love flowers? Especially spring flowers. I may be a bit biased but I live for tulips and there is absolutely nothing in the world like walking through a field a color when everything else is only just starting to wake up. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is the place to be if you […]
For Spring Quarter I am doing independent research on different methods of clothing production. One of the areas that I have chose to study is processing flax into linen, so I was able to get permission from the Organic Farm at Evergreen to grow my own flax with the goal of creating linen! Because the […]
Class has been going on for about a week now in Greece but it already feels like we’ve done a months worth of activity. Our days are hectic but entirely worth it. So far we’ve visited all over Athens and explored the Island of Crete. I think I prefer Crete to Athens in the long […]
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