Last night my boy and I drove/ caught the train to Chicago in order to attend a viral marketing event. I found myself running shoeless in a mob of crazed nerds in Chicago's underground streets in a free t-shirt. Needless to say, it was a pretty awesome night. I love adventures and secrets. Who doesn't?
Here's a secret: you, too, can become an adventurer and explorer of the world.
Borrowing from one of my favorite adventuresses, Keri Smith, here is a list of instructions for your quest:
HOW TO BE AN EXPLORER OF THE WORLD:
1. Always be looking (notice the ground beneath your feet).
2. Consider everything alive & animate.
3. Everything is interesting (take a closer look).
4. Alter your course often.
5. Observe for long durations (and short ones).
6. Notice the stories going on around you.
7. Notice patterns. Make connections.
8. Document your findings (field notes) in a variety of ways.
9. Incorporate indeterminancy.
10. Observe movement.
11. Create a personal diologue with your environment. Talk to it.
12. Trace things back to their origins. (where did that leaf come from?)
13. Use all of the senses in your investigations.
Here's a picture from the event last night, a single snapshot.
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