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I look at the world as a scientist. I feel it all with my human heart. I look at the world as a scientist. I feel it all with my human heart. I look at the world as a scientist. I feel it all with my human heart.
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Venus & Mars Go Sailing

 What a Gifted Teacher Can Do
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By Deborah Green
In Venus & Mars Go Sailing
Posted September 4, 2018

What a Gifted Teacher Can Do

She can change your life. For me, that teacher’s name is Nancy Erley. The first time I met her was brief, just a short exchange after hearing her insightful presentation on crew communication at [...]

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 Wax On, Wax Off
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By Deborah Green
In Venus & Mars Go Sailing
Posted June 29, 2018

Wax On, Wax Off

“Don’t you get bored?” a coworker on a field job asked. “Just sitting on a boat all summer?” Clearly he had never owned or lived on a boat. There’s never nothing to do. “Just sitting” only [...]

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 Flying into the Ring
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By Deborah Green
In Venus & Mars Go Sailing
Posted December 13, 2017

Flying into the Ring

In my last post, I reflected on moments in nature that felt transcendent to me. I listed many of them, but one, though very much in my mind and heart, I did not, could not, write about. Until [...]

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 To Skipper
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By Deborah Green
In Venus & Mars Go Sailing
Posted September 17, 2017

To Skipper

To skipper a boat is to take on a role that’s well defined. To skipper – to command, to be in charge of, to run, and to lead. But to command or be in charge of what? Certainly not the wind and [...]

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 Magic Carpet
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By Deborah Green
In Venus & Mars Go Sailing
Posted February 3, 2017

Magic Carpet

Kagán is a bluewater cruiser, a stout and seaworthy sailboat. If we, her crew, are prepared and courageous enough, she can take us around the world. The sailing instructor who gave me the [...]

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 Going Slow
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By Deborah Green
In Venus & Mars Go Sailing
Posted December 20, 2016

Going Slow

I feel like I’m going in three directions at once these busy holiday days, all at 75 miles per hour. It got me thinking about life on the boat, where 6 knots (that’s almost 7 mph) [...]

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 Summer Home
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By Deborah Green
In Venus & Mars Go Sailing
Posted May 20, 2016

Summer Home

I unzip the door of the giant blue canvas cover that blankets her through the winter, and step up onto the deck of the boat I’ve called my summer home for twelve years. Soon, the work will begin, [...]

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Geologists study the earth and the processes that shape it. Writers study the human heart and the processes that shape it. The GeologistWriter builds a bridge between the two. Come across it with me!

GROUND WORK: Wander the outdoors with me.

ROCK WITH ME: Every rock (and mineral) has a story to tell.

VENUS & MARS GO SAILING: Life. Intensified. Off the coast of British Columbia.

FINDING THE WORDS: We all have stories – let's find the words to tell them.
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Meet Deb

As the GeologistWriter, Deborah Green strives to understand and convey the wonder of the landscape and the complexity of earth processes while also exploring the mysterious terrain of the human heart and relationships through compelling stories and essays.

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