Devi Lockwood says she is cycling across the Southern Hemisphere to try to collect 1001 climate-change stories
A former student of Folklore and Mythology at Harvard, Lockwood has pledged to try to collect 1001 stories about water, wildlife and weather.
Picture courtesy: Facebook/ Devi Lockwood
When Devi Lockwood set off on a journey to collect 1,001 climate-change stories through a variety of terrains across the Southern Hemisphere back in 2014, she wouldn't have thought that over a year and several miles later, she would be just 450 stories short of achieving her target.
A former student of Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University, Lockwood started her journey on September 21, 2014. With her bicycle, an audio recorder and occasional boat rides as faithful companions, the 23-year-old American has reportedly travelled across Fiji, Tuvalu, Australia and New Zealand--asking the locals to share personal stories about their trysts with the phenomenon of climate change.
In a conversation with Mashable Australia, Lockwood said that she drew inspiration from Arabian Nights and chose the figure of 1,001 as it was nothing short of "magical" for her. The travelling bug first bit Lockwood when while working on her senior thesis, she decided to take a bike trip to the Mississippi River, but not without collecting stories and writing poems drawn from the people she came across along the way
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Carrying simple playcards that read out, "Tell me a story about climate change," Lockwood came across several people who were more than willing to share stories about water, wildlife, weather and themselves.
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Sharing one such story about a woman from Queensland, Lockwood told Mashable that the lady told her about how crocodiles are found farther south now--farther south than they've ever been before. "She's part of a team who will capture and release them," she elaborated. "Her conjecture was that because of climate change, wildlife is moving to different parts of the country."
But why cycling?
Lockwood decided to give up on the concept of taking flights--so as to do her bit in reducing her carbon footprint. But that wasn't the only reason that made her take up cycling. During the course of her bike trip to the Mississippi River, she learnt to appreciate the beauty and peace nature has in store for us. The bike trip also made her realise how every locality and its citizens had different perceptions and stories about climate change.
With an aim to complete a count of 1,001 stories, Lockwood plans to set up an interactive website that comes with a map of the places she's travelled to, alongside an audio-recorded story pertaining to the area clicked on.
A former student of Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University, Lockwood started her journey on September 21, 2014. With her bicycle, an audio recorder and occasional boat rides as faithful companions, the 23-year-old American has reportedly travelled across Fiji, Tuvalu, Australia and New Zealand--asking the locals to share personal stories about their trysts with the phenomenon of climate change.
In a conversation with Mashable Australia, Lockwood said that she drew inspiration from Arabian Nights and chose the figure of 1,001 as it was nothing short of "magical" for her. The travelling bug first bit Lockwood when while working on her senior thesis, she decided to take a bike trip to the Mississippi River, but not without collecting stories and writing poems drawn from the people she came across along the way
.
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Sharing one such story about a woman from Queensland, Lockwood told Mashable that the lady told her about how crocodiles are found farther south now--farther south than they've ever been before. "She's part of a team who will capture and release them," she elaborated. "Her conjecture was that because of climate change, wildlife is moving to different parts of the country."
But why cycling?
Lockwood decided to give up on the concept of taking flights--so as to do her bit in reducing her carbon footprint. But that wasn't the only reason that made her take up cycling. During the course of her bike trip to the Mississippi River, she learnt to appreciate the beauty and peace nature has in store for us. The bike trip also made her realise how every locality and its citizens had different perceptions and stories about climate change.
With an aim to complete a count of 1,001 stories, Lockwood plans to set up an interactive website that comes with a map of the places she's travelled to, alongside an audio-recorded story pertaining to the area clicked on.
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