tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post8431000590787473350..comments2024-03-28T14:13:13.039-07:00Comments on Fueled by Clouds & Coffee: Last Thoughts: Prepping for a SymposiumMiataGrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-62448357911361536632019-05-23T10:36:20.727-07:002019-05-23T10:36:20.727-07:00Tina, I like to think we (USk) have learned each y...Tina, I like to think we (USk) have learned each year since Barcelona. We now work very hard to ensure all workshop locations are within 20 minutes walk of the main hub. See you at the next Symposium!Amber Sausenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187485747082379507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-8966608681904664392017-06-12T20:02:01.601-07:002017-06-12T20:02:01.601-07:00Great suggestions! Great suggestions! Daisy Abreuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753490366830078433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-3993084729373804252017-06-12T13:45:23.048-07:002017-06-12T13:45:23.048-07:00Glad the suggestions were helpful! Looking forward...Glad the suggestions were helpful! Looking forward to meeting you, too!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-44001245786474016832017-06-12T10:41:39.786-07:002017-06-12T10:41:39.786-07:00Chicago will be my first USk symposium, so I read ...Chicago will be my first USk symposium, so I read your suggestions with great interest. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. In previous visits to Chicago I have walked hours and hours---logging up to 9 miles one day, so the need for comfortable walking shoes is a given. Water---for drinking and watercolor painting---LOL. I am looking forward to sharing with other participants, especially artists I follow on Instagram and Facebook. I hope to meet you too. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595367162856312476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-86296636834544445792013-07-25T20:46:57.499-07:002013-07-25T20:46:57.499-07:00Great suggestions! I'm sure many people don...Great suggestions! I'm sure many people don't come prepared to walk any distance and don't wear comfortable shoes. Those are a priority when I travel too. I usually bring water, but never thought about protein bars or something similar. I've usually got some ripe piece of fruit in my bag that gets all bruised and mushy. lol Meeting the other sketchers would be a highlight of the symposium for me too!<br /><br />I hope these aren't the last thoughts about the symposium that you post. You know I am living vicariously through you at the moment.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-60046023635203559672013-07-25T17:39:35.719-07:002013-07-25T17:39:35.719-07:00Kate, re: walking an hour vs. the subway - I wonde...Kate, re: walking an hour vs. the subway - I wondered that same thing myself! I have to assume they had their reasons.MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-80955551038938430892013-07-25T17:20:34.858-07:002013-07-25T17:20:34.858-07:00These are really useful suggestions. Yes, good sh...These are really useful suggestions. Yes, good shoes and water.... absolutely essential. <br /><br />But, my husband said, as I read #1 to him, was, "why didn't they take the subway TO the location if she could take it BACK?". One would have thought local experts might have suggested better transport than walking for 1+ hours. At the workshop in Portland, the USK leaders had figured out routes to our location via bus and street car.<br /><br />re #4: I think the social aspects (despite having been told to the contrary) of this group are what makes it really work. It's so great to meet the people whose work we've admired and followed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com