Islands

Is anyone else not ready to leave. Suddenly i am feeling sad that i have to cut out just as the weather is finally becoming stable. Althought i am glad that i am missing the tourist season that is on the horizon. Even last week which was spring break for public schools, i noticed a huge increase in the number of people. I can even imagine how much of a change summer will bring. I am down to the last few bits of work that need to get done, one of which is buying a present. i havent thought to much about this and now with only a week left i am starting to trip about it. Sally and Jin did not really give us much peramiters besides being something from are island. i have a couple of ideas but i dont know wheather they are going to embaress me next monday. If anyone is still around reading weblogs please email me with your ideas. Looking forward to seeing everyong next monday.

Peace

sas

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 09:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

well were coming down too it. Its the 4th quarter (third if hockey). Crunch time. I am beging to realize that our time is almost out. I am feeling great pressure to soak up as much information in these last weeks as i can. I know that the project is not supposed to be done when we get back but their are some peices that i will just not be able to get after i leave. How are other people handling this? This is also pressure time on our documentation kits. which are going okay but need to be put into 5th gear. I now look back on my time and wish i had managed my time a little better, but who cant say that. about two weeks into the journey and i thought that i was NEVER going to leave. But i am now faced with the realization that my time is at an end and must use the last fleeting days to the best of my advantage.

stay up.

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 07:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Hey everbody, i hope everyone is enjoying this beatiful spring weather, or fall for those on the other side of the world. Island life is really starting to get to me, can see how insular life can get people down. Its almost as if your trapped. Though i am using these negetive feeling to motivate me. whenever i feel down i just leave the house and go explore the island and make progress on my project. Though i must admit their are days when i feel like i could just stay in bed all day, but i fight that by pulling out my documentation kit and see whats next. Today the clocks changed, i hate it when they steal an hour from you, its pretty depressing. But hey s happens, im looking forward to coming back to olympia and reinstate myself back in to society.
Other wise things are gonning well, i feel really good about my project topic and iam making good progress on my documentation kit.

everyone b safe.

peter

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 09:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Hey Folks,
I hope everyone is keeping it real. My parents came up this weekend and we had a great time. They helped me process some of things that i have been feeling since i arrived, such as Loneliness and my thoughts about my project. They reminded me of Henry David Thoreau's Walden Pond which really put me in perspective. They really liked and encouraged my thoughts toward my project, and hearing that from educators gave me some confidence.
Im really enjoying driving around the island. My only experience of the island has been from a boat so getting to explore the innards has really been Fascinating. I am amazed at how much the landscape differs on such a small island. I have also been studying the geology of the island and i am surprised at how much the island has changed in the last 10 thousand years. The other day i was blessed with some 25 mile wind gusts and i spent an hour and a half ripping it up with my kit.
everyone be safe, have fun

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 08:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

WOW... i just back from talking to an islander that just blew me away. He is a self-tought archaeologist who has been digging around on San Juan for ten years now. He has a amazing collection of Native American artifacts, mostly arrow heads, and tools. Studying his collection i truely felt like a anthropologist, you can really get a sense of a culture just by looking at its tools. Im am just amazed at the resourcefulness of these early islanders. This interview has changed my project scope significantly. In other news, the weather has been beautiful, everyday it seems im blessed with more sun. Now im just praying for some wind so that i can fly my kit :P

Stay up...

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 08:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Hey folks,

I hope everyone is enjoying earths natural splendor as i am. I am just loving being out in the wild with nothing but the clothes on my back and a sketch journal in my bag. So far i have contacted several people but I am waiting to meet with them until i do some quility research here on the island. I want to have really thoughtful questions to ask and have a good base knowlege on the subject before i talk to them. But with the research im doing i feel im well on my way to creating a impressive presentations.

On the fun side of things i have been going for hikes on the beach. Flying my kit. and having lunch at the local hot spot vics, where i have already had conversations spanning from local history to gay marriage, wow.

P.S. have fun, be safe.

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 08:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Finally I arrive at my beautiful destination, it truly feels like a completely different world then down in soggy oly. I have been blessed with a gorgeously sunny afternoon that made my ferry ride quite enjoyable. Last week I was fortunate enough to get to go on a ski trip to whistler with my family. The first night we got new snow followed by 3 days of perfectly blue sky....talk about heaven. Anyways I?m really excited to get started on my work here on the island, I have already made some great connections. I?m looking forward to read everyone?s blogs and hopefully someone will start uploading pictures.

Have FUN!!!!

Peter

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 10:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Hi everyone, this is my first weblog. I cant wait to get to the islands and relax!!!

Posted by Peter Sasnett at 08:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)