Besides what came up for me around feminism while hearing Eve Ensler speak my I was also questioning how I view my own security. I have been struggling with transportation issues getting to and from Naropa. On Thursday and Friday it is no problem for me to ride my bike to school. I get out early enough from school on both of these days that I don't worry about riding in areas that are not well lit at night since this is not an issue. On Tuesdays however I don't get out of class until 9 pm. I didn't think too much of riding my bike at night until we received the e-mail about the robberies in the Goss/Grove area and also hearing my husbands concerns about me riding alone alone that late.
I feel really torn between not wanting to make fear based decisions and being realistic about the possible consequences of my actions. It feels unfair to me that I have to worry about my safety while riding up into North Boulder while my husband does the same thing without worry. I don't want to be falling into a trap of buying into the fear and adjusting my actions based on this. If there is a problem going on in our community where women feel that there safety is in question we should be doing something to change this. Taking action to improve our safety rather than changing our way of living to adjust to the threat seems like the best course to take. Unfortunately, I am not sure how to go about doing this and at this point most likely be riding my bike on Tuesday nights. Ate least for the time being.
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