Log:
Today I was finally able to get done some hard to prioritize reading. Also important I made fruit leather from some rhubarb that was going soft on us. I gave a few tours to new students as well. It’s so fun to meet that fresh enthusiasm. At times giving tours can be a bit draining, but with not with an interested audience.
At CCAT we hosted a movie screening of a film made by HSU Green Campus. The film was a spoof on “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”, titled “Green Eye for the Common Gal”. It was a funny, educational short film. I think it works well for the college audience. It should be online sometime soon. I’d like to see Berea work with the art department to make short films about sustainability. I really like Jason’s (one of the Berea SENS directors) idea about hosting more film viewings at the SENS house in the coming semester.
I concluded the evening with a trip to the Blue Lake Folklife festival, just in time to find out they were sold out of tickets. Luckily the concession stand workers were friendly and entertaining. They suggested that we wait until intermission and see if there might be room then. In the meantime we decided to go to the new raw foods restaurant Green Life. What a good decision it was! We ate the most incredible caramel apple pie and blue berry cheesecake. I must say that I’ve enjoyed some of the most amazing food here. After our mini-dessert we went back to the festival to find that we had perfect timing to slip in for the conclusion of the show just before they cleared the stage for the contra dance. The music was lively bluegrass and the dancing was hilarious. It’s one thing to contra dance at the Folk Center in Berea where most folks have a good handle on things, it’s another to dance with a group mostly new to the style. I really like how informal it is here!

Questions:
-What are more student film ideas dealing with sustainability?
-How much more nutritious are raw foods?
-How many people does it take to deconstruct a bamboo shed?

Perceptions:
It seemed like everyone dancing tonight was a little more free style than the crowd I see in Kentucky. I do love dancing.