Joining for the second time with my waterbody, Rhine River, this Confluence of European Water Bodies is organized very close to home. Hosted by the Embassy of the North Sea in Bergen aan Zee, the Netherlands, it is a unique experience sharing a land/seascape so familiar to me with watery friends. Once more, it is an intensive programme. Staying together in a big house very close to the beach, we share skills and methods alongside meals and doing dishes. It is this layer of the Confluence that speaks most to me, the foundation of relations that are being woven in the moment, with salt and sand in our hair.

The programme is rich with worldcafé’s, presentations, and on the final day, the Dogger Bank Coalition Inaugural Meeting. Being part of the School of Doggerbank, I get to marry my two ancestral waterbodies with working collectively towards a common goal.

Find out more about the Confluence of European Water Bodies and upcoming events on our website.