I've been out here in Washington for 2 weeks now. Before I came I was kicking myself for deciding to take classes during the summer on the other side of the country from my family and friends. First few days here, I still felt the same. Meeting new people was fine, but at that time I didn't WANT to meet new people. I wanted to spend time with those that I loved and cared about already.
A few days in I also came to the realization (not sure why I hadn't realized this before) that I am in SCHOOL. class 7 hrs a day, homework, exams, presentations and papers. Why did I think this would be such a good idea??!!
BUT, my mind has quickly changed. I'm really beginning to love it here. Everyone is super awesome and they have such different stories. It's awesome to be around so many people my age who are passionate about the environment.
The classes I'm taking are Ecological Agriculture & Global Development/Ecological Sustainability.
My Ag class is my favorite so far. I've been learning so much about gardening and farming and all that sort of thing. I'm beginning to think a fire is being lit under my ass.
My Global Development class is alright. I haven't learned much yet, but we've gone to some interesting places and talked about some interesting things.
For perspectives sake - are lodgings are right on the coast of the Puget Sound. the majority of the day is lit - but cold. sunsets of the ocean are incredible. Last night - that was something.
Every day we drive 5 or 10 minutes to 'campus' which is an old game farm. There are several single story buildings, a garden, pheasants, chickens, solar panels, prairie reserve, forests, etc, etc. It's beautiful. We are at school from about 8:30-4:30 or 5 (we get an hour lunch though). Each day there is only one class, so I have each class twice a week. One day a week, the entire group goes on an integrative field trip together.
Evenings and weekends are filled with studying, admiring our beautiful surroundings, and every-so-often a good game of soccer.
Just about 3 more weeks left - and still several exams and projects and papers to kick in the butt. It will get done, though, and hopefully not at the expense of my GPA. :)
goals for the rest of the session:
get out to Orcas Island
go salmon fishing
work on my soccer shkills
see some whales
secure a few more friendships
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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