Penguins here I come...!

January 5th is the day I leave to go to the end of the world...Antarctica! My j-term trip this year is to Argentina, Patagonia, and Antarctica to study Environmental Literature. Yeah I know, and English class that goes to Antarctica? Does that really count for credit? Well let me tell you, I have read quite a few books, parts of books, and articles regarding Antarctic explorers such as Shackleton, travelers in Patagonia, and of course Eva Peron! With the recent cold snap in the Northwest, I am questioning why I would I pay to go to a freezing place? I am trying to ignore this fact and am focusing on tango, Mt. Fitzroy, albatross, whales, and penguins! Anyway with my trip to portland this weekend I will be stocking up on socks, under armor, and many other warm layers :) So because finals are done I now hope to pick up the basic travelers spanish so that I am not an ignorant American...but we'll see how much I can learn and retain :)

Adios Amigos!

Dead Week

So as you can tell it is DEAD WEEK!!! Which in reality means nothing and it is just a lie that schools tell us to try and keep us calm so that we do not pull our hair out :) So I really should be finishing a paper and I will but I need a moment of random typing that is not academic, not graded, and just for fun! So it is wednesday and in less than a week I will be home with my family with a great deal less to do and what I do have to do will be fun such as packing for my amazing trip to ANTARCTICA!!! Yeah it will be pretty sweet. So I am working on being positive, productive, and prayerful and hopefully the combination of these things with a boatload of God I will make it through this semester!

Ready, Set, Run!!!

Where to begin...School is crazy busy and it seems that when one thing get crossed off my mental and actual to do list, at least two more are added on! But that is life isn't it? Well as for my title, I will be running (hopefully :) ) a 5k with my friend Kellianne. We have both be trying to train in some sense, but it is harding than you think to find 30 minutes to go to the gym, workout with so much on your mind, then go home and shower and begin to climb Mt. Homework. And I really only like to workout in the evening because attempting to redo my hair halfway through the day seems like a waste. But evenings are when all the fun activities are! But life is life and I am trying my hardest to enjoy every minute of it because I will only have that day once. Today I was happy to see Canada Geese flying and honking! It amazes me how they know the formation to fly in, even though the ones I saw were slightly off. :) And yes, I learned today that they are not Canadian Geese but Canada Geese, not sure why but my friends were very insistent of this in our chemistry lab so I will accept it. I need sleep so toodaloo!

October

So a month has gone by of school already and I can't believe how much stuff I have to do! Things just keep adding on to my list and I have tried to promise myself that I wouldn't say yes to anything anybody wanted me to do....but, that hasn't been going to well :) But anyway, I am way excited for tomorrow because at 2pm, I am going to Empty Bowls! If you don't know what that is, basically artists from all over donate bowls they made and people can go in, pick out a sweet homemade bowl for only $10 and then you get a bowl of soup! The money goes to support food banks and food assistance. It is an awesome program and you should totally support it!!! So, my next goal is to train for the 5k that I am doing in November with my friend Kellianne. I keep thinking that if I force myself to run in an organized running program, then maybe I will grow to love running because that would be awesome!!! Alright, well over and out, gonna work on my to do list :)

Finally

Okay, so it has been so long since I have blogged but I have some new info to share with the few who read my blog. I get to go to Argentina and Antarctica next January for a study abroad! I get to tango and see penguins! I am also looking at new cameras, an canon slr to capturer my wild adventures :) Oh and since it is Father's Day I will shout out to my dad!