Funk is the problem and the solution.

Definitely the theme of the Seattle trip. Funk. (Props to Wayne for the great mixes.)

Well... if it wasn't funk than it was food. Either way, we were set to jet.

Here are a couple of gems from the trip:


My team. They showed up in Seattle at the Folklife Festival. Don't you fret: they have a website.


This is my favorite picture of the group. Mostly because we are all eating in it, as per usual. We ate our way through Seattle and loved every second of it.

Please pay attention to the man on the left (thanks to Elise for being a decoy). One of my favorite things about big cities is that you can dress however crazyweird you want and you'll look more normal than 80% of the population. Seattle was no exception. This little photo helps to display that fact beautifully.