{"id":57,"date":"2017-08-03T23:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T23:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theartfulwren.blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2017-08-03T23:01:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T23:01:03","slug":"why-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theartfulwren.blog\/index.php\/2017\/08\/03\/why-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a blog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I paint, and I enjoy painting, but I&#8217;d like a little more dialogue with the world than selling my art.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m an environmental educator in coastal Georgia. \u00a0I grew up here, and earned a BS in Biology from AASU in Savannah. \u00a0I&#8217;ve spent a lot of my life being educated\/educating about the coastal environments of Georgia. \u00a0It is a joy to teach where my roots are, and starting at the end of this month I&#8217;ll be doing that at 4H Camp Jekyll as a seasonal environmental educator.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to my subtropical roots, I&#8217;ve spent much of my adult life in southeast and southcentral Alaska. \u00a0I had and continue to have many adventures there; I recently graduated with an MS in Outdoor and Environmental Education from Alaska Pacific University.<\/p>\n<p>I want to write down my exploration of coming to terms with the places that shaped me. \u00a0I&#8217;d like to think and write about environmental education more. \u00a0I&#8217;d like to have a conversation about birds and how they affect people&#8217;s lives. \u00a0I desire a discussion of mental health and the outdoors. \u00a0Most of all, I just want to start a dialogue that will help me and other people to be better connected to the land.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m open for suggestions for topics to write about. \u00a0Let me know what you&#8217;d like to see!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I paint, and I enjoy painting, but I&#8217;d like a little more dialogue with the world than selling my art. 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