The Journey - Today at the Lake Blog

Water Goddess Workshop

Posted on September 9, 2025April 26, 2026 by Eej S

20 September from 14:00-16:00 at Konstepidemin Women who swim in Göteborg, Sweden, please join American author Erika Dillman for a unique creative workshop where we will dive into the myths of the past and create something entirely new: a modern feminist water deity born from women’s experiences swimming in open water. For centuries, men have READ MORE

Getting Lost is Part of the Journey

Posted on August 18, 2025April 26, 2026 by Eej S

Monday, August 18 5:19 pm | Temperature 74 F Today at the lake, I skipped the water, feeling too fatigued. Every day my body tries to get me to stay in bed later and later. First I was waking up at 9, then at 10, and now 11:30am. I am trying to live on a READ MORE

Turn Left

Posted on August 10, 2025April 26, 2026 by Eej S

Today at the lake, it was sunny and warm. I was tired from my swim yesterday, so I decided to take a leisurely bike ride around the city. My navigation system was: every so often, turn left. For the most part, it worked. I ended up back at my apartment in an hour and a READ MORE

Why

Posted on September 23, 2021April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Today at the lake…I didn’t go! Kinda sick, but I had pt instead. I was trying to explain why I swim to my pt. ‘Cause I’m a runner who can’t run. Also, sunbeams, weightlessness, magic. But the runner part of my brain is what gets me to enter the lake when it’s cold. The runner READ MORE