Kirk Fairchild

I live in the Willamette Valley where there is, on average, a good rainfall which keeps the water table relatively stable. In the summer the table drops but not usually to a dangerous level. We should always be focused on water efficiency but I think the Valley is a great area to learn about water efficiency because if there is a mistake which uses more water, it does not have a sever impact.

I think that there are pros and cons to living indoors. While living indoors keeps us warm/cool, a way to get away and think, and a place that we, hopefully, feel safe. Still, getting outside and seeing the wonder that is around us can help us realize how simple yet complex life around us is. Feeling the sun on our skin, the breeze around us, and even the rain falling down, helps us realize that the world around us is bigger than what most people realize.

I think that there are pros and cons to living indoors. While living indoors keeps us warm/cool, a way to get away and think, and a place that we, hopefully, feel safe. Still, getting outside and seeing the wonder that is around us can help us realize how simple yet complex life around us is. Feeling the sun on our skin, the breeze around us, and even the rain falling down, helps us realize that the world around us is bigger than what most people realize.

For myself, I enjoy talking but I am also content with long periods of reflection time. Others, however, need social interaction because they do not have family at home, an area that they can go think, or simply function without a conversation.