< This is my map the session's hands on activity

Bruce Daniel walked us through an exercise to draw a "glyph-less" map of a common route in our lives.

It was a great activity, and I was thankful to Daniel for leading us through a guided imagery exercise first, before putting pen to paper. We were encouraged to remember the route and locations through all the senses. 

This is my route from my home to the main branch of the Chicago Public Libraries - Harold Washington  Public Library.

It begins at my apartment in the Edgewater neighborhood and taking the #147 Express bus. It starts out local down Sheridan, then zips down Lake Shore Drive, then local again down Michigan Avenue.

LSD first passes loads of parkland, green with tress, then in hits a point of blocks and blocks of buildings, mostly condos.

Near where I exit the bus, stands Anish Kapoor's sculpture, Cloudgate, the bean on the green on Millennium Park. The blue water is Lake Michigan. The orange box is the Loop. The owl represents of of the giant copper owls decorating the four corners of the library roof.