Akiko Busch was facing milestones and loss and change. She walked down to the nearest river and jumped in, and swam across. And just kept swimming across American rivers — the Hudson, the Delaware, the Monongahela, the Susquehanna, the Mississippi, and more.
She just keeps swimming, for herself, her peace of mind, and for the rivers. Most Americans fear their rivers – too dirty, too murky. But if we don’t swim them, she says, we don’t know them, and if we don’t know them, we won’t save them or ourselves.
This hour On Point: nine ways to cross a river with Akiko Busch.
Guests:
Akiko Busch, author of “Nine Ways to Cross A River: Midstream Reflectons on Swimming and Getting There From Here”
Alex Matthiessen, Hudson Riverkeeper and President
You can join the conversation. Tell us what you think — here on this page, on Twitter, or on Facebook.
We welcome comments from all of our listeners. We ask that you stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
While we encourage a robust, open debate on the topic at hand, these comment threads are moderated by On Point and WBUR, and we may delete comments that we judge to be off-topic, unduly repetitive, or that descend into personal, ad hominem attacks.
You are solely responsible for the content of your comments. On Point and WBUR cannot verify the accuracy of comments posted here.