Category Archives: Synthesis

During our hike at Henricus Park this past weekend, what struck me the most was that humans had found a way to directly alter the flow of a major waterway like the James River, to literally bend such a significant … Continue reading →

At the beginning of the semester, I viewed campus as simply a network of paths and buildings and my only thoughts were about how to get from place to place.  My thoughts about our campus did not go much beyond … Continue reading →

“The only constant is change.” Whoever’s wise words can claim this statement hit on a goldmine. I am struck over and over again how everything is constantly changing around me, and that it is the only consistency between these varieties … Continue reading →

For our Earth Lodge initiation, I was required to find quotes that represent my Earth Lodge experience and include it in a notebook. There were many things I wanted my quotes to include: The interesting things about the environment I’ve … Continue reading →

Anyone who’s grown up near a body of water can attest to the gradual and unalterable dependency that develops between a sea, bay, lake, or river and its denizens.  Everyone has their own explanations as to why this is, but … Continue reading →

In our final book club meeting we needed to find a quote that encompassed the entirety of the course and our experiences. To my delight, I found this little but profound quote by Ovid, one of my favorite Roman poets: … Continue reading →

Over this past semester I tried to focus on scale, connectivity, and boundaries as they applied to my life here inside the Richmond bubble. These three ideas are fundamental components of physical geography, and furthermore, you can’t look at one … Continue reading →

“Wonder increases with decreasing speed. The less you move, the more you are moved.” These quotes by David Haskell capture the essence of what I have learned in the second half of this semester in Geography of the James River … Continue reading →

In almost all of my blog posts, I have commented on some human failing or on something untouched that is beautiful. I wrote about place-blindness, noting that so many of our species either don’t care or are simply unaware of … Continue reading →