Move Like Water: A Story of the Sea and Its Creatures

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Stirring. . . . Fascinating. . . . Unforgettable. . . . Stowe immerses readers in the sights, sounds, and rhythms of the ocean in her spellbinding debut.

Let Hannah’s captivating prose transport you on a journey across the waves, feeling the wind and salt on your skin, and always watching out for the tantalising glimpse of a whale. You will be enthralled by her personal story, invigorated by her energy and determination, and persuaded to think deeply about the ocean, its living treasures and the human troubles they face’ In the song Changes it actually talks about how some days we want to push further and some days we feel like doing nothing. And that often comes with a mood and an attitude towards life. Sometimes when life throws you things you can’t control and naturally your attitude is to be upset or to be disappointed or discouraged. But when you fight through those feelings that are just feelings in the end of the day you choose to put your effort into your work or into your passion and find that drive .. Life is worth living. And if you’re not going to give up the only thing to do is push forward. The publisher said: “The book will take the form of a journey by boat, as Stowe sails around the South China Sea in the wake of one of the most audacious of these pioneering women: Zhèng Yī Sǎo, the world’s most successful pirate. Weaving together the story of Stowe’s modern-day voyage with the stories of Zhèng Yī Sǎo and other notable female sailors of the past, She, The Sea will be an enthralling celebration of women who have defied the odds to rule the waves.” Move Like Water" is part memoir, part nature writing. I spent much of the book trying to figure out if the balance of those things felt right—or at least how it matched what my expectation was going in. Some of it was more straight marine biology, which was interesting and certainly still worked for me as someone who has a particular interest in the natural world; but at times the meshing of Stowe's personal story with the science/nature aspects of the book felt slightly disjointed—possibly because some of that nature stuff was compelling and I wasn't sure if the personal narrative ever quite reached the same pitch. There are moments it worked really well (I thought the 'Albatross' chapter was a high point), and others that felt more constructed. Go, Seung-ah (March 29, 2021). 레드벨벳 웬디, 청초한 분위기…희망 메시지 담은 '라이크 워터'[Red Velvet's Wendy, Pure and Innocent, 'Like Water' with a Message of Hope]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 9, 2021 . Retrieved April 9, 2021.

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WENDY 웬디 'Like Water' MV Teaser #2[ WENDY 'Like Water' MV Teaser #2] ( YouTube) (in Korean). SMTOWN . Retrieved April 12, 2021. For Stowe, this meant “there was a current inside me” “as natural and as essential as the act of breathing.” The images she creates on paper became very emotional and vivid for me, and I found myself more than once almost feeling as if I was experiencing what she has and finding myself reflecting on my life, my purpose, my path, and how my faith guides me in these issues. At the end of MOVE LIKE WATER, after summing up her own life and looking to a future that could go in a number of different directions (but always sea-related), Stowe offers readers a thoughtful coda on what is really a glorious major- and minor-key hymn to all things marine.

Jeon, Hyo-jin (March 24, 2021). 레드벨벳 웬디, 4월5일 솔로 데뷔[Wendy of Red Velvet to Make Her Solo Debut on 5th of April]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021 . Retrieved April 11, 2021. a b "Billboard K-Pop 100 – The Week of April 17, 2021". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021 . Retrieved April 15, 2021.Elegant, enthralling. . . . It’s not simply that it intertwines Stowe’s remarkable personal story with an incitement to shift how we view the world—or, in this instance, the seas. It’s the writing itself. There are plenty of books about the sea, but few, if any, have the lyrical, almost visceral intensity of this one. Lastly, the personal story underlying the biography brings rise to an allegory within the autobiographical tale. One still night of freezing fog and nauseous exhaustion, she has a surprise meeting. It was her turn at watch, to remain awake monitoring the radar for looming icebergs. Sensing “a deep marine presence in the night,” she sees a dark shape rising from the sea. “Something lumpy, a soft glisten of water on an almost gelatinous form. Almost as if it took offense at my curiosity, the animal sent a wet cloud of breath spraying into my face.” There’s too many seabirds to list. To give you a sense of an impressive one, here’s a description of the Manx Shearwater: Let Hannah’s captivating prose transport you on a journey across the waves, feeling the wind and salt on your skin, and always watching out for the tantalising glimpse of a whale. You will be enthralled by her personal story, invigorated by her energy and determination, and persuaded to think deeply about the ocean, its living treasures and the human troubles they face.

Yoo, Byung-chul (April 2, 2021). '솔로 데뷔 D-3' 레드벨벳 웬디, 타이틀 곡 'Like Water' MV 티저 공개['D-3 Solo Debut' of Red Velvet's Wendy, MV Teaser Revealed for Title Song 'Like Water']. Wow TV (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2021 . Retrieved April 12, 2021. The first time I saw a harbour porpoise—the first cetacean I had seen, before I even knew what a cetacean was—my mind fell quiet, thoughts held aside in a soft meditation. The world did not stop. There were still dishes to do, laundry to fold, places I had to be. But in that moment I could not leave, and I sat, transfixed, watching these creatures move through the world. The sperm whale in the freezing night, at the side of the boat, affirming my place on the sea. At a base level, a level that is somehow both more simple and more complex, I know that time spent in their presence, breathing the same air for a fraction of time, is a privilege. It inspires both awe and wonder, respect and reverence. That moment of connection, when we both share the same space—two creatures so vastly different from each other in many ways, less so in others—until the whale dives, with that lilting fluke raised towards the sky. Sometimes, something is just beautiful. You don’t know why, it just is, and the world is better for the fact that it exists.Bae, Hyo-joo (March 28, 2021). ‘솔로 데뷔’ 레드벨벳 웬디, 사랑스럽고 포근하다‥티저 공개[Red Velvet Wendy's 'Solo Debut', Lovely and Cozy, Teaser Revealed]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2021 . Retrieved April 11, 2021. Barber said: “It has been such a privilege to work with Hannah on her debut, Move Like Water, and to see how powerfully early readers have responded to its passionate paean to the sea and all its creatures. She, The Sea feels like an exciting book to follow that: a story that is once more underpinned by Hannah’s expertise as a sailor and her intimate knowledge of the oceans, but also allows her to dive deeper into the human (and specifically female) history of the sea.” Lovely. . . . fascinating. . . . Nature lovers and sailors will savor Stowe’s personal, thoughtful, science-filled voyages. Jones takes the reader on a thoroughly researched and enlightening journey, as she explores the connection between mental health and the natural world, from education practices, to therapy techniques to neuroscience. Jones’s message is clear. We need nature to be well and we need to work for and with nature. Her writing about her life is more spotty, less clear, often out of focus. She does experience a terrible injury that prevents her from following her career trajectory and yet, she writes about it at a remove. I was irritated when she popped in a boyfriend's name as an afterthought near the end of the book with no explanation. Like she was forced to mention him because of a voyage they took together that she wanted to include in the story. (He turns out to be her husband, something you'd want in a memoir, maybe?) So the memoir bits made the story less pungent rather than more so.

Stowe could sense but not articulate her longing for a different path. “I wanted to feel intrepid, to experience the rush of nerves as you push your own boundaries,” she tells us. “But, right now, I was just a 17-year-old from the coast with a handful of change from pulling pints in the pub in the evenings.” According to the South Korean entertainment outlet StarNews, Wendy will release her solo debut on April. [1] Following the report, SM Entertainment told Sports Kyunghyang to look forward to it. [2] Prior to 2021, she suffered a pelvic fracture and broken wrist, among other injuries and had been on a year-long hiatus due to a stage accident during the 2019 SBS Gayo Daejeon music festival. [3] On March 24, it was officially announced that Wendy will be having her solo debut. [4] The first batch of teaser photos were on the Red Velvet's official social media accounts. [5] "Like Water" had its official digital release on April 5, 2021, along with the extended play of the same name. [6] Composition [ edit ] The accompanying music video for "Like Water" was directed by video director Lee Rae-kyung. [29] The music video for the song was premiered on April 5, 2021, to coincide with the release of the song and that of Like Water. Prior to its premiere date, the music video was teased with two teasers. [30] [31] [32] The music video is set in a mansion filled with overgrown plants. [3] It adopts a neo-royalty cinematography. [18] Following the music video's release, Kayla Fontalvo of Glitter Magazine noted the "aesthetics of the video", bringing out Wendy's visuals in floral sets. [33] We are vulnerable at sea. We are vulnerable at home too, but the sea makes metaphors of our vulnerabilities, imbues them with value, lets them teach us. In our offices, in our lives, we might say we are “swamped,” “trimming our sails,” “battening the hatches” or “facing a headwind.” But at sea these phrases describe real urgencies. Han, Erin (May 16, 2021). Monthly: 2021년 4월 – 앨범[Monthly: April 2021 – Albums]. Idology (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 16, 2021 . Retrieved June 3, 2021.For Stowe, who grew up in a “cottage by the sea,” enveloped on three sides by the waters of St. Bride’s Bay that empties into the Celtic Sea and the English Channel, she found “solace,” “energy,” and “always felt safe.” The slow pace ebbs and flows with illustrations and short poems, creating a pace that feels like the reader is out on water, constantly moving, even when standing still. Sometimes the narrative is gentle and supportive, other times it is driving, passionate and even a little frightening.