Harbor Cruise Field Trip

So that a lot of people already posted the facts, I think it’s not necessary to repeat them again. Instead I will explain my own impressions of the trip and what I picked out of it.

The Harbor-Cruise was amazingly interesting and highly educational. How the geography of the Boston Harbor influenced the wealth and how this influenced Boston like it is today. How the mistakes that were made in the past by not caring about the water-quality and building a Highway that divided the city, have been identified and removed. The amount of money and time invested in these big projects to secure the future wealth and prosperity of the city is impressive, like the technics used to realize them.

The history of Boston and projects like the enlargement of the waterfront shows, that change was always necessary and will always be to sustain the wealth and the attractiveness of the City. The changes are impressive if you take into consideration that not so long ago social housing seemed to be a good idea and now it is a place where everyone wants to life.

In my opinion the clean water is maybe the most important improvement. The good smell and the beauty of the ocean are key factors for a city on the coastline. When people love their town they are willing to contribute to it in either taxes or personal engagement more, what leads to successful city where people love even more to life in. The growing economy in the last 30 years are proof of this success and the vision of earlier leaders of the City and State who have been brave enough to bring these changes to life by investing great amounts of money, time and work.

The trip was summed up with the story of Frederic Tudor and the change that is always necessary to stay successful, no matter if it’s a private business or a public Institution. To see new trends and changes that needs to be adapted step by step.

I had a great time and I will remember this lesson: take the environment as it is, take care of it and meanwhile use it in the best way for achieving prosperity and securing the future and if necessary revise wrong steps I might have taken. This lesson can apply for every part of life.

I am excited for the next field trip. The expectations are fairly high after the first one.

Leo