Coffee & Geography

Kit and Millie brew some Brew Tea Co. English Breakfast Tea, chatting about the 11-plus, imposter syndrome, machine learning, mapping invasive shrubs in Alaska, trophic cascades, amongst other things!

Millie has just finished her degree at Durham university in Geography. Her dissertation looked at how the current subsidy system affects farmers and how changes would impact them. Millie is currently working on a project based on the work that I did as part of the DaRin Butz Internship at Harvard University. This project uses a machine learning algorithm to predict the location of an invasive shrub in the Alaskan Arctic. The team were able to achieve proof of concept and so we are currently planning fieldwork for summer 2022.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- Imposter syndrome (https://www.verywellmind.com/imposter-syndrome-and-social-anxiety-disorder-4156469)

- Examples of machine learning from the BBC Digital Planet podcast (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswhd7)

- Alder in the Alaskan Tundra Project Website (https://alderinthearctic1.wixsite.com/website)

- Colville River in North Slope, Alaska (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colville_River_(Alaska))

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Millie via Twitter (https://twitter.com/mharding110 and https://www.twitter.com/alderinarctic).

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

Coffee & Geography is sponsored by the World Energy and Meteorology Council. WEMC is an international organization focused on weather and climate data to support energy transition, and we work with educators too! WEMC have created Teal, an easy-to-use free visualisation tool that enables you to explore climate variables for the past 70+ years. Get started at https://tealtool.earth and follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/wemcouncil!

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

Kit, Adena Schutzberg & Kelly Jenkins sip some Postum and Ginger Ale, chatting about running 100 miles, the influence of geography on trans rights, disc golf, amongst other things!

Adena Schutzberg has been a GIS user, marketer, and industry analyst who currently works in geography and GIS education as part of Esri’s Learn ArcGIS Team. She has too much fun playing the clarinet in community bands and has toned her running habit down from long, long runs of 100 miles, to saner distances of a few miles. Kelly Jenkins is a public speaker, middle school educator, and niece advocate for transgender youth. She is host/producer of her own award-winning TV program "Kelly's Quest: The Transnational Journey." Kelly is the first openly transgender professional disc golfer.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- Story Map: Geography Matters to Transgender People (https://arcg.is/1GavGq)

- Kelly’s Quest, ActonTV (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3CTQGPcDvTGhmo36w9WTVz3zQ01dBh-4)

- Somerville and Fluff! (https://www.boston.com/news/food/2017/09/22/for-100-years-fluff-has-stuck-to-its-somerville-roots-but-the-story-isnt-that-simple/)

- Disc Golf (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Adena via Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/adenas) and Kelly via YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3CTQGPcDvTHfwUJ9_Iq4NmcZulbepIL3)

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

Coffee & Geography is sponsored by the World Energy and Meteorology Council. WEMC is an international organization focused on weather and climate data to support energy transition, and we work with educators too! WEMC have created Teal, an easy-to-use free visualisation tool that enables you to explore climate variables for the past 70+ years. Get started at https://tealtool.earth and follow WEMC on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/wemcouncil!

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

Kit and Emily Butler brew some Tetley tea, chatting about life in Qatar teaching at an international school, sustainability in the country, a love of cats, amongst other things!

Emily loves travel, nature and animals. This has encouraged her to see the world! She teaches internationally in Qatar, I teach the courses for IB and IGCSE Edexcel. Emily has implemented eco-schools into my previous and current schools and have recently taken on the role of Head of House! Enjoys teaching topics such as climate change, coasts and hazards.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- Ramadan (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/ramadan)

- Dubai World Record Eagle Flight (https://youtu.be/um8M9azpmb4)

- National Geographic article "Far From Home" (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/guest-workers)

- Qatar 2030 Vision (https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/about-qatar/national-vision2030/)

- Qatar 2022 World Cup Sustainability (https://www.qatar2022.qa/en/about/sustainability)

- Rio's Olympic venues, six months on – in pictures (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2017/feb/10/rios-olympic-venues-six-months-on-in-pictures)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Emily via Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/missbgeography)

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

Coffee & Geography is sponsored by the World Energy and Meteorology Council. WEMC is an international organization focused on weather and climate data to support energy transition, and we work with educators too! WEMC have created Teal, an easy-to-use free visualisation tool that enables you to explore climate variables for the past 70+ years. Get started at https://tealtool.earth and follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/wemcouncil!

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

A special episode recorded on-location during the three-day Geographical Association National Conference at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Kit takes their portable recording equipment and speaks to numerous conference delegates, speakers and exhibitors while all consuming numerous cups of tea and coffee. Get an insight into what geography teachers and academics often get up to during their school holidays!

You can find extended show notes, containing timestamped chapter descriptions, links and acknowledgements here: https://bit.ly/37UQjja.

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

Coffee & Geography is sponsored by the World Energy and Meteorology Council. WEMC is an international organization focused on weather and climate data to support energy transition, and we work with educators too! WEMC have created Teal, an easy-to-use free visualisation tool that enables you to explore climate variables for the past 70+ years. Get started at tealtool.earth and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wemcouncil!

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Octopus Energy via this link: https://share.octopus.energy/reed-foal-15. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Octopus Energy are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable.

Kit and Seán Ferrick whip up some instant coffee, chatting about growing up in Dublin, gays in space, geography in Star Trek, amongst other things!

Seán is a slight Star Trek addict, who is trying day by day to make the world a better place - even if that means just by sharing a kind word here or there. He is a content creator, based primarily with TrekCulture, bringing news, reviews, and behind-the-scenes information on Star Trek to the masses. Seán is also a writer, and an avid fan of model collecting.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- Ballyteigue Burrow (https://www.southwexfordcoast.com/ballyteige-burrow/)

- The Guinness Storehouse (https://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en)

- Phoenix Park, Dublin (https://phoenixpark.ie/)

- Expansion of the European Union in the 2000s (https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/history-eu/2000-09_en)

- Irish referendum on same-sex marriage (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/marriage-referendum)

- Gaaays In Spaaace (https://www.gaaaysinspaaace.org/)

- Geography in Star Trek (https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Geography)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Seán via Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/seanferrick) and his website (https://seanferrick.wordpress.com/)

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

Coffee & Geography is sponsored by the World Energy and Meteorology Council. WEMC is an international organization focused on weather and climate data to support energy transition, and we work with educators too! WEMC have created Teal, an easy-to-use free visualisation tool that enables you to explore climate variables for the past 70+ years. Get started at https://tealtool.earth and follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/wemcouncil!

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

Kit and Alistair enjoy some Sumatran dark forest coffee bags, chatting about the Giant’s Causeway, historic connotations and identity in accents and community, the troubles in Northern Ireland, Shared Education, being in a rock band, amongst other things!

Alistair is an unashamed optimist who, even after 3 decades in the classroom, has not become cynical and has no intention of doing so now. He loves geography as much as ever, loves teaching it, and loves thinking about the art and craft of pedagogy. If described in three letters (not three words), those letters must be GIS. He is an advocate of how we can use modern digital geographies to help explore the majesty of the world around us and the seriousness of the global challenges we face. He is deeply committed to peace and reconciliation work in NI through the Shared Ed programme. Outside of work, he is an avid landscape photographer, trying to capture the glorious beauty of his homeland (especially at the Giant's Causeway, where he must have some form of squatter's rights by now!) It is a source of constant amusement to him how much people from England seem to find his mellifluous Ulster brogue somewhat charming, so it is.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- The Giant’s Causeway (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway)

- Shared Education in Northern Ireland (https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/articles/what-shared-education)

- 2019 Esri Conference – Lurgan Schools: The Differences We Share (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugowA6BExtw)

- SCSI: The Belfast-Based Rock Band (https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/SCSI_The_Belfastbased_band_with_a_new_name/41443/p1/ )

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Alistair via Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/lcgeography and https://twitter.com/ahamillphotos), Instagram (http://instagram.com/ahamillphotos) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfFiyu7smNxrKS-CU3XVR-Q/)

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

Coffee & Geography is sponsored by the World Energy and Meteorology Council. WEMC is an international organization focused on weather and climate data to support energy transition, and we work with educators too! WEMC have created Teal, an easy-to-use free visualisation tool that enables you to explore climate variables for the past 70+ years. Get started at https://tealtool.earth and follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/wemcouncil!

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

Kit and Cerys enjoy a Strawberry & Nutella Pancakes Tea, chatting about quirks of Norfolk & Welsh culture, being a seal warden, stand-up comedy, amongst other things!

Cerys is first and foremost, is a proud Norfolk local! She completed her undergraduate at Swansea University where she was the University's Environment Officer for the 2020/21 academic year. Cerys have since come home to the "fine city" to complete a PhD in Environmental Microbiology at UEA that's geared towards sustainability - a buzzword which became so important to her as an 11 year old student of Kit's.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- Catatonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatonia_(band))

- To ‘jiffle’ and other Norfolk dialect words (http://www.norfolkdialect.com/glossary03.htm)

- The Welsh language (https://www.visitwales.com/info/language/poetry-motion-discover-language-wales)

- Seal Wardens on the North Norfolk Coast (https://www.friendsofhorseyseals.co.uk/how-you-can-help/)

- Welsh myths and legends (https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/welsh-myths-legends-send-shiver-11069887)

- Comedian Rosie Jones (https://rosiejonescomedy.com/)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Cerys via Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/CerysMaryan)

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

Kit talks to Linh Ho enjoying a Swiss Hot Chocolate, chatting about energy meteorology, modern-day Vietnam, getting motion sickness, amongst other things!

Linh is a thinker, joker, dreamer. She can be nerdy or artistic, serious or chill, spontaneous or well-planned. Linh loves enjoying the nature, and spending days solving problems on my computer, alternately. She is a PhD student specializing in energy meteorology.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- Energy meteorology (https://theconversation.com/whats-the-energy-forecast-bringing-meteorology-and-generation-together-3406)

- World Energy & Meteorology Council (WEMC) (https://wemcouncil.org)

- The Gapminder Project (https://www.gapminder.org)

- Vietnam’s renewable energy industry (https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/electric-power-and-natural-gas/our-insights/capturing-the-wind-renewable-energy-opportunities-in-vietnam)

- Ecotech Centre/Green Britain Centre (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-44468025)

- Vietnamese boba tea (https://www.itourvn.com/blog/bubble-tea-in-ho-chi-minh-city)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Linh via Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/LinhHoTran)

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

Kit talks to Louis Vis chatting about the stereotypes about geography teachers, being a ‘third culture kid’, how being multilingual impacts your identity, fireworks for retiring French train drivers, amongst other things!

Born in Belgium to French and British parents, Louis was brought up as a third-culture kid. This helped him to develop a strong interest in people, places, and the world around us. Moved to the UK in 2011 and have settled in Bristol and is now Head of Geography in a local school.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- The Bergen Railway (https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/getting-around/by-train/the-bergen-railway/)

- Island of Vis, Croatia (http://www.visinfo.org/island-vis/)

- Retirement of French train drivers (https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/retirement-of-a-train-driver-12215699)

- Ceci n’est pas une pipe painting (https://publicdelivery.org/magritte-not-a-pipe/)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Louis via Twitter (https://twitter.com/MrVisGeography) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mrvisgeography/).

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.

Kit talks to Helen Ilus enjoying a JFK Indian Instant Coffee coffee, chatting about roaming urban and rural landscapes, public transport, creating Tube Map-like walking aids, baking ciabatta, amongst other things!

Helen is an independent graphic designer and aspiring map publisher who gets inspiration from nature, books and travel. She has a small studio in Tallinn, Estonia, where she makes maps and tries to grow an indoor forest. She discovered her love for maps while she was travelling and now she continues to travel through her maps and help other people to connect with nature.

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

- Estonia’s Climate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Estonia)

- The Greenground Map (https://www.nationalparkcity.london/map/8-place/134-the-greenground-map-by-helen-ilus)

- Baking your own bread (https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bake-homemade-bread_n_61087505e4b0497e67027142)

- Thames drainage basin (http://www.the-river-thames.co.uk/thames.htm)

- Bee Lines (https://www.southdownstrust.org.uk/beelines/)

Expand your Geography community by connecting with Helen via Twitter and her website: https://helenilus.com/

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==

• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.

• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.

• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley

• Switch your energy provider to Good Energy via this link: (check back soon!) and sign up to Clim8 via https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeog-Clim8 to invest money ethically. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*

*Good Energy and Clim8 are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Your choice to invest money through Clim8 doesn’t come without risk, so make sure you make an informed decision to sign up.