6. We All Grow Up

Photos from Heather Lake Trail.

5. CEPicnic

"You look like a rainy day."

4. Sourced

 "Dam(n)!" Let the water puns begin.

 No leaning over, please.

And so it begins. Exactly five weeks from today I will be on a plane to Amman, Jordan, gearing up for four packed weeks of exploration surrounding Jordan's water engineering and management practices. Before any of that happens, however, it was natural that we first learn something about our own water sources here in the Pacific Northwest. It's a little crazy (and by a little I mean a lot) that this is where my drinking water comes from: snow melt that (barely) gets treated with chlorine (1ppm), some UV rays, and ozonated gas. In other words, this water is really ****ing clean. Sometimes I forget that I live in such majestic, green, and rain-soaked landscapes.

3. Algae Biofuels

What I've missed most about being a photojournalist is asking passionate people questions and seeing the wheels turn right behind the spark in their eye. Rose Ann Cattolico was no exception, and I loved every minute of hearing her explain the gritty details of her research. The chemistry threw me off for some parts, but I knew enough to understand the implications... You can't expect everything you learn in school to stick forever!

2. PRIDE

I'm proud of this city. And proud of its people. 

1. CEP Graduation

Welcome to the 2014 graduation ceremony, CEP edition: when people actually know each other well enough to introduce each other, when salads are made in wheelbarrows, and when the clean up effort feels a little too much like High School Musical.

We're going to miss Caitlin like no other. She's been the absolute best program manager we could ever ask for, and Quad Learning is so damn lucky to have her as their new Program Director. Congrats, Caitlin!

 Still waiting for the day Billy busts out his rapping skills for the world to see...

 If that mural looks familiar, that's because it is! 

We brought back our creation from the CEP Fall Retreat.

 Hi Megan.

 Vera and Delo rehearse for their big moment singing "For Good" from the musical Wicked. And I didn't cry!!

Such coordination.

Always ready.

 Chris Campbell, our program director, speaks to the senior class before they take their walk out.

 Chris, looking puzzled, receives a gift.

 James Keblas, CEP alumni and do-er of many things, shares some wisdom with the graduating class.

 Strategically placed beer and wine cups.

And then there was the clean up/after party/Gould sing-along, which I will leave to your imagination... : )