Amazing it is. How two cities, different in size and far away from each other are going through such similar processes to develop and prosper. Desiring modernity, sustainability and fame. And a new welcoming front porch.
And amazing it is, that those two cities both are home to me. Umeå, way up northeast in Sweden, and Seattle way up northwest in the US. Besides the location in their countries, the two places share being the center point in a region where water, lumber and mining through the history have been the natural resources. The universities and the cultural arts attract and provide intellectuals you wouldn’t expect in remote places. The popular music scene exports worldwide from both cities and the war between cars and bikes is a no fun situation in daily life. Seattle is flying airplanes all over the map and Umeå is driving Volvo trucks cabs the same route. The Seattle area inhabits about 3,5 million people, Umeå only 115 000. Yes, the scales sure are different. But I hope that you will find it interesting to find out the odds and ends within those.
And what about the front porch?
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