First Week of Spring Quarter
Well, I’m back from spring break, and so far this has been a very interesting first week back at school. Right now I am trying to get my shots that I’ll need for when I go to Africa in May. Oh, yeah, by the way, I ‘m going to go to Senegal for two weeks in May! I’m going with about ten other kids and one of teachers from my program, and I’m super excited. I’m not so excited about all the shots I’ll need though. While we are in Africa, we will be doing a lot of drumming and dancing, and probably a lot of sun burning. Today we had our dance class, and I haven’t danced in two weeks now because of spring break, and my feet are killing me! But it was a blast, and I still have all my killer moves.
I’m really glad to be back at Evergreen. It’s been nice catching up with friends, and best of all, it’s been sunny and warm. Well, I consider the mid 50’s warm compared to the winter norm of low 40’s and 30’s. Come to think of it though, winter wasn’t that bad. Coming from Southern California, I thought I would become a Popsicle, but I managed to not let the weather get to me. Actually, I really love living in a place that has all four seasons. And I’ve been told watching everything turn green up here is amazing. I must say though, it is harder to settle down and study because it’s sunny until like 7:30 and all I want to do is go outside and play on the field and skateboard! But I’ve got tons of reading to do, so I’ll compromise and go read in the sun.
This quarter, our class is focusing on getting involved in the community, and we are being given time to do internships and volunteer work in the community. I’m thinking about volunteering at an art gallery in Downtown Olympia called the Black Front Gallery. They are running low on funds right now, so I want to get more students on campus interested in the gallery so that it gets more business. I also might volunteer there so they can get some free labor. Hopefully the Black Front doesn’t go under, it’s a really special little place. So I hope it works out. I think this quarter will be fun, but also lots of work. All I can say is, “Bring it on!”