On a brisk, sunny January afternoon at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, the clicks of cameras snapping away blended with the sounds of a nature preserve as about a dozen visitors from Shimukappu, Japan documented the flora and fauna of Hallam Lake. The group of nine teenagers and several... read more →
Jan
27
Jan
19
Aspen and Shimukappu, Japan have been sister cities for thirty years and for thirty years the student exchange has been creating bonds between families of both communities. It was the Aspen students' turn to receive and host a group of nine Shimukkapu students from January 4th to the 13th, after... read more →
Nov
28
Celebrating the relationships with our sister cities. Flags displayed on Main St, Aspen on Thanksgiving week honoring our sister cities. Grateful for the relationships built and experiences shared. Grateful for the support of our community. Aspen Sister Cities Aspen Abetone, Italy Bariloche, Argentina Chamonix, France Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Queenstown, New Zealand... read more →
Nov
24
Generosity in practice. The Buddhist priest moved methodically around the room, instructing us in rhythmically hitting our instruments. He divided us into groups of four: one person beating a taiko drum, the next clapping copper cymbals, the third in line striking bronze bowls, and the final person tapping wooden fish.... read more →
Oct
27
This Spring I visited Chamonix, our Sister City, for my cousin’s wedding. My girlfriend and I were graciously greeted by long-time Sister Cities Liaison Jacques, Mayor Erik, and a number of Council members and City Staffers. Chamonix, my first time to visit, is stunning. The mountains rise near vertically into... read more →
Oct
26
The Mountain Partnership — a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and environments globally — and co-hosts, the state of Colorado, the City of Aspen, the Aspen Institute and the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF), hosted the Sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership in Aspen, Colorado on September 26-29,... read more →