the birds & the bees. / by Catinca Tilea

We brainstormed. About now, the city, the future. Thoughts came up about what we see or would like to see around.

  • trees, quiet, birds;

  • art that invites to reflection;

  • nature is our nature;

  • family, friends make you root in a place;

  • no waste: re-circulate everything;

  • Nijmegen has the character of a village with stunning surroundings;

  • everything influences each other, everything helps each other live;

  • a sense of place is who we are;

  • vines, the sea, rocks;

  • nature is the source of quiet from within;

  • the Waal river, the history;

  • local goods and services;

  • in a circular society people are interested and involved with how stuff is made, where it comes from and where it goes to;

  • a clean environment, a clean natural world;

  • flowers and green, animals who live a happy life;

  • in it healthy, together, united, joyful;

  • Nijmegen is the students;

  • take good care of yourself, surroundings included;

 
  • use only what you need while enjoying what lays around;

  • small, near, necessity only, back to basics;

  • biobased food, clothes, packaging, cooling systems, furniture, cutlery, pots and pans, jewelry, estate;

  • lots of wild flowers;

  • go with the flow;

  • a trench filled with wild and its noises;

  • big roads with no cars;

  • live conscious of your surroundings, keep your loved ones near, maintain balance between what you take and what you give back;

  • Nijmegen is the friendships and memories, the long walks in nature;

  • Nijmegen is its socialist history;

  • raw materials are not ours; “it’s all just borrowed” (Thomas Rau);

  • a monetary switch to something that enables barter exchange within communities;

  • we ask too much of Earth, we need to learn to give back;

  • vehicles only for social use, shared is the new norm;