creative, passionate, driven
creative, passionate, driven
The irony that I now write this letter from the director after everything that has transpired since Hurricane Helene is not lost on me. Every time I went to write I hit a huge mental block. Acknowledging the grief that I was grappling with was heavy and laden with trap doors. I can’t remember who […]
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There are a few moments that stick with me most assuredly: golden hour at the Palguin, kicking back after joy laps and the cries of Ibis overhead; a first-ever roll- one first-ever roll from one student, in particular- who had dedicated hours, weeks, months… years to the skill; listening to my words of instruction be repeated back to the group in Mandarin and watching my students heed those words through translation; and the giggles, hoots, hollers, and exclamations of surprise when aptitude surpassed the expectations of a young person.
You have to bring your students back both mentally and physically from every experience, that’s your charge or task as an educator. -Chris Wing Show notes It’s not too often to be on the receiving end of content creation, so that’s why it was a treat to be on as a guest for Seth King’s
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[row] [col width=”1/2″] It’s hard to write a feel good post about anything right now. It’s really hard. But, I do feel good about what our team is doing together, and what we will undoubtedly accomplish in the 2020 season. We just wrapped our team training this past weekend where we problem solved
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Show Notes! Sam and Jenna fell in love with the outdoors and each other in the Nantahala Gorge in Western NC nearly a half decade ago. Before they married they decided to take on the challenge of living together on the road, while working, as “traveling trainers” for the Leave No Trace organization. Already advocates
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Show Notes!In this interview with Darcy Gaechter we uncover motivations rooted in being counted out. Being small, a woman, not fitting a stereotypical mold that the world projects that we must fit in, Darcy is the perfect example of how a “chip on the shoulder” can be a positive motivator. Of course, choosing alternative lifestyles
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[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! Heather Ekstrom has been exploring edges since she was a little girl. Growing up in a household full of activity, Heather was encouraged to find ‘fun’ and chase after it; the kicker being that she got to be the one to slap the definition on ‘fun’ herself. From
Episode 5: Heather Ekstrom – “The Pain Cave” Read More »
I have spent a good majority of my time sitting with my face in a sketchbook or behind a computer screen in my lifetime. At a pretty young age my mother had me paint my first acrylic painting. I remember how I would get lost in time and totally sucked into the moment of creative
Expression, Flow, and My Path – Also, New Schwag… Read More »
[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! What I thought was going to be an episode about preventative medicine and dealing with injuries, I realized it was more of a love story than anything else. John Ditmars found himself hitting a rock bottom when he experienced a traumatic injury which pretty much left him paralyzed.
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[st_divider divider_type=”border” height=”” margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″] Show Notes! Although this wasn’t our intended episode 4, we eventually were going to get to a review episode of some of our past episodes. We’re happy to get to this sooner rather than later as we are still early in the life of UnderCurrents and will help us define
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