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A green future?

I think I've figured out what (part of) the trip might be about.

Several times in class last fall, Tate talked about Mau, whose Institute Without Boundaries produced the MASSIVE CHANGE exhibition, which, among many other things, talked about sustainable living environments.

One of the texts he assigned was Cradle to Cradle, which I talked about in a previous entry. The book is about the impending need for sustainability.

Just recently, I was on austriatoday.at (the online version of Austria Today, Austria's biggest English-speaking paper) and I found links to two PDFs, one on "Blue Austria" (about sustainable water resources) and one on "Green Austria" (obviously making Austria green, and how it's becoming a world leader in sustainability).

Surely there is a connection.

The days are dwindling. Tate e-mailed from Vienna today. He says to bring a swimsuit I'm setting things out to pack. I had passport photos taken (for some reason we have to have 6), I got film, traveler's cheques and euro cash, and a swiss army knife. Tomorrow I'm going to get shoes and an SD card for my digital camera, maybe some clothes. Friday I pack. Saturday is a BBQ at Noel's.

Sunday is Vienna.

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