Hi guys! I just left the center of the universe, and by universe I actually mean North America. The official geographical center of North America happens to be in Rugby, North Dakota. It is super exciting out here on our bike trip. North Dakota actually isn't super exciting, but at least it's not eastern Montana! We've made friends with lots of livestock. We have been camping in town parks up until yesterday when our tent blew away and a nice family let us stay with them. They even made us breakfast and snacks. We founds the tent. Then I got my 4th flat tire. If anyone wants to see pictures, check out our travel blog - dennygirls.blogspot.com .
It's awesome to read all your blog posts!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Go America!
Anyone have any plans for the 4th? I could potentially have a party in CT on a lake with a boat, but I don't know if the house is available... Let me know what your folks plans are, but this day should not pass without endless grilled meat, beer that flows like wine, and general independent and deboucherous behavior.
Jamie
Jamie
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Here's a funny little tid bit I found about our friends from 20 minutes outside of Boston. I can't remeber who went where, but I'm sure I know about 100 people from Colby who went here. And I thought shit in New Canaan was bad.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aWm38u5mLS28&refer=home
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aWm38u5mLS28&refer=home
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
I'm a Pig Expert
You may not know that I was interviewed by a Portland TV news station in the Athletic Center parking lot one morning about the pig. I was on TV. It was great. Jess can confirm that I'm telling the truth. I told the news people all the gossip I knew about the little guy. They said they had seen it, but it was very elusive. It's funny that the escapade ended with a taser. HA BACON
In other news, I live in Maine now. I arrived in Aroostook County last night, and I searched for places to live today. It was silly, and I know nothing about looking for apartments. Now I'm going to have dinner with kids. Bye
In other news, I live in Maine now. I arrived in Aroostook County last night, and I searched for places to live today. It was silly, and I know nothing about looking for apartments. Now I'm going to have dinner with kids. Bye
This one has a picture!
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=195856&ac=PHnws
I see Kabatz beat me to it, but this is another article on the pig being captured, but this one has a cute picture of him!
I see Kabatz beat me to it, but this is another article on the pig being captured, but this one has a cute picture of him!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Devil children
Hello all. After a relaxing weekend at home, I came back to Houston on Monday got my very own (well, almost, I share with two other TFA teachers-in-training) classroom of 14 1st graders. They're in summer school because they all failed the Texas state test twice in the past two years and are in danger of having to repeat first grade. We did initial reading diagnostics yesterday and today and found that most of them read at the kindergarten or pre-school level. Despite the fact that they're supposed to be entering second grade in a few months, only one is even reading at the first grade level. They're adorable, but complete little monsters. My co-teachers and I teach a math/literacy hour in the morning all together, then Aleena, the girl I'm teaching with teaches two blocks of reading and writing, then the guy, Phil, teaches a block of math, then I come in at the end of the day and do a block of science. I taught the whole math/literacy block this morning and the kids were total angels. No problems or anything. Then Phil and I left to go to a lesson planning class and Aleena stayed and did her lesson. Apparently by the end of her block they were so bad they made her cry. First graders. Seriously, they're out of control.
Phil and I did alright with our blocks, although I was pretty annoyed by the end. My block is last so its a battle just to keep them in their seats (they don't get recess in summer school). Its sad because more than half of them are actually interested in learning and they have to sit quietly while I try to get the others to focus. One girl, Javanecia, is so freaking cute and the best behaved 7-year-old I've ever seen. She just sits there with a big grin on her face patiently all class. Another girl, Montaza (pronounced Mont-asia) is one of the trouble-makers but even though I spend all afternoon trying to get her to focus I can't be mad because at the end of the day she holds my hand when we walk to the pick-up area and today she gave me a big hug before going home. Seriously, so cute.
I'm definitely counting down the days until I get to go back to Denver. I'm not freaking out and totally stressed like a lot of people here are, but I'm definitely sleep deprived and at times overwhelmed with how much stuff I have to do. At the same time I've never learned so much in a one and a half week period as I have here, which is good. Obviously my classroom management skills need some work, but I feel completely confident planning lessons and creating big goals for my students and all that other wonderful Teach for America stuff.
Alright, back to work so I can be in bed by 10:00 tonight. I lead a sweet life.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Fun and Fingernails
Some of you may remember that I slammed my finger in a car door earlier this spring and the nail was all blue and ugly. Well it came off last night while I was at a wedding. Kind of an awkward moment, but my finger is normal colored now. Also I have a cute little nail that's beginning to grow in.
The wedding I was at was really fun. Johnny Spillane (Who won a world championship at Nordic Combined a few years ago) was getting married. I'm friends with his little brother, so I got to be a bar tender at the reception with some other friends. I got lots of food, booze, and tips, which made for a good time. It was at a big barn outside of town and there was a live band and lots of dancing. Also, there was a camel that lived at the ranch. It was surly. I like weddings.
Today, my papa wanted to go Nordic skiing for Father's Day, so we went up to where there's still snow and messed around. It was really hot out, but the snow was refreshing. Photos are above (obviously)...
Friday, June 13, 2008
RELAX, TAKE IT EASY
Members of the Blogosphere,
As I write this I am listening to "Relax, take it easy" by MIKA and thinking about asking my dad to mix gin and tonics, deal some cards and play presidents and assholes with me...
I returned from my Tour De New England yesterday. I went to New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts in four days- it was totally hectic but awesome to see friends again.
So far this summer I have: Gotten into Crossword puzzles, Watched a whole season of Gilmore Girls, and gone discount wholesale shopping for my mother.
I still intend to: Make strawberry Jam from my farmers market, invest in the stock market, and pack up my car to drive west.
I will be leaving for my summer of note taking, geological mapping, and general dweebiness on June 27th. The only required items on the packing list are a rock hammer and a hand magnifying lens- a bathing suit is optional. Needless to say there will be VERY few rastas, ron don's, imperials, or Richie Spice concerts. But I plan to do a lot of hiking which rocks. I also plan to host you all in Boulder- hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter- Micro Brews year round!
newbury.sophie@gmail.com is my new name and I her gchat is the adult thing to do so lets hop on it!
Andrew Kabatz for Statehouse!
Sophie
P.S. for a good time in NYC: 917.612.9688
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Crossing over
Yes Rich, I have done it, I have entered the blogosphere or rectangle or hole... Not so sure why sphere got all the love, there are plenty of cool shapes out there, three demensional or not.
My life has been rather uneventful, being old I have my fifth reunion this weekend, so maybe I will take all the old kids over to Sam's house to poo on his lawn. Speaking of which, I am convinced that sam pooped on the track at the Belmont to confuse Big Brown, thus allowing him to make a killing by betting on every other horse in Vegas. It would be a typical Readian move. Anyway I hope all of you are enjoying 95 degree heat, except for smart people like Toast, and are all watching Euro 2008, because it has been pretty sweet, except for Italians. I am in Malvern, PA for most of the summer until heading out west, so anyone in the PA, Maryland, Jersey, DC area give me a hollar if you want to chill, maybe organize a Phillies, Red Bull, DC United, Orioles game or concert or something (sorry Nats fans, they suck).
Hope all is well, Cheers to all.
My life has been rather uneventful, being old I have my fifth reunion this weekend, so maybe I will take all the old kids over to Sam's house to poo on his lawn. Speaking of which, I am convinced that sam pooped on the track at the Belmont to confuse Big Brown, thus allowing him to make a killing by betting on every other horse in Vegas. It would be a typical Readian move. Anyway I hope all of you are enjoying 95 degree heat, except for smart people like Toast, and are all watching Euro 2008, because it has been pretty sweet, except for Italians. I am in Malvern, PA for most of the summer until heading out west, so anyone in the PA, Maryland, Jersey, DC area give me a hollar if you want to chill, maybe organize a Phillies, Red Bull, DC United, Orioles game or concert or something (sorry Nats fans, they suck).
Hope all is well, Cheers to all.
The Belmont
So yeah, I had a lot of fun at the Belmont.
It was pretty much like everyone said, a huge party. There was a pretty good cover band, although they wouldn't play free bird...
I guess it wasn't as much of a shit show as previous years because people were not allowed to bring in their own booze (something we managed to get around). I think I'm going to chalk this up to Jamie's theory of profiteering and not believe the other rumors I heard, as there was a lot of bullshit going around at the Belmont.
Some lady told us after the stakes that she talked to the jockeys who said Big Brown broke his leg... my ass.
However it was still quite fun.
Lucky, Dave, and Jake Franklin came down to stay at my house friday night. Dave was not offered rape again, but while we were buying booze some drunk guy said I "looked exactly like that guy from Beerfest," then left.
Between the four of us we had 2 biggish flask sized bottles of bourbon, 2 of gin, and 2 of ron. (Yes that's right, it was ron. Guess who bought those?). We decided to go to sleep because we were going to wake up relatively early the next day to truck out to the racetrack.
The next morning, after Dave destroyed my toilet, but more his colon, throughout the night we went to subway to meet up with Sophie. After a really long ride due to track repairs and one too many transfers we finally made it.
We met Jake's dad's friend's son's uncle's cousin's brother's pet monkey's former roommate at the race, named Jessie. Good kid. I had a bunch of fun hanging out and drinking with him.
Sam and Kabatz joined us later at the Belmont, after getting even more lost than we did. They brought a handle of Jim Bean (?) cleverly concealed in Snapple ice tea bottles. Sam, of course, had an extra hip flask just in case.
At the Belmont we kind of wandered around, saw some races, bet drinks on most, but mostly had a good time.
After the stakes we all headed back to my place, minus Sophie, to enjoy some pizza and rest. Sam and Kabatz win the sketchy award of the night, as it was really, really hot that day and they decided to walk to the corner store in their sports coats with no shirts underneath.
The next day everyone headed back to their various homes and I went back to reading textbooks, yay!
PS - My watch is now working! After coming back from France my dad literally just smacked it around and it started working.
It was pretty much like everyone said, a huge party. There was a pretty good cover band, although they wouldn't play free bird...
I guess it wasn't as much of a shit show as previous years because people were not allowed to bring in their own booze (something we managed to get around). I think I'm going to chalk this up to Jamie's theory of profiteering and not believe the other rumors I heard, as there was a lot of bullshit going around at the Belmont.
Some lady told us after the stakes that she talked to the jockeys who said Big Brown broke his leg... my ass.
However it was still quite fun.
Lucky, Dave, and Jake Franklin came down to stay at my house friday night. Dave was not offered rape again, but while we were buying booze some drunk guy said I "looked exactly like that guy from Beerfest," then left.
Between the four of us we had 2 biggish flask sized bottles of bourbon, 2 of gin, and 2 of ron. (Yes that's right, it was ron. Guess who bought those?). We decided to go to sleep because we were going to wake up relatively early the next day to truck out to the racetrack.
The next morning, after Dave destroyed my toilet, but more his colon, throughout the night we went to subway to meet up with Sophie. After a really long ride due to track repairs and one too many transfers we finally made it.
We met Jake's dad's friend's son's uncle's cousin's brother's pet monkey's former roommate at the race, named Jessie. Good kid. I had a bunch of fun hanging out and drinking with him.
Sam and Kabatz joined us later at the Belmont, after getting even more lost than we did. They brought a handle of Jim Bean (?) cleverly concealed in Snapple ice tea bottles. Sam, of course, had an extra hip flask just in case.
At the Belmont we kind of wandered around, saw some races, bet drinks on most, but mostly had a good time.
After the stakes we all headed back to my place, minus Sophie, to enjoy some pizza and rest. Sam and Kabatz win the sketchy award of the night, as it was really, really hot that day and they decided to walk to the corner store in their sports coats with no shirts underneath.
The next day everyone headed back to their various homes and I went back to reading textbooks, yay!
PS - My watch is now working! After coming back from France my dad literally just smacked it around and it started working.
Monday, June 9, 2008
What's a blog?
This is an awesome idea, but as everyone knows, the old people we know do not know what a blog is or how they work. Val you are going to need to teach Jamie what a blog is.
I'm going to join the ranks of unemployed bums. I started this week out well by studying everyday, but it quickly went into the crapper as I went to the cape this past weekend to hang out with Emily. We thought we'd work, but that turned out to be a laughable expectation. It was a good excuse to tell her parents though.
Earlier in the week Aditya and I went to the Yankee game, Alex I would have asked you to come, but I don't have your number, and I assumed you would be some silly Red Sox fan. My friends also found something you may be interested in... A bus to Atlantic City that costs 17 dollars and they give you 25. Free 8 bucks and a free round trip ride back to New York should be enough incentive to stay away from Boston and Portland.
That's it for news, glad to hear everyone is easing their way into summer.
-Rich
I'm going to join the ranks of unemployed bums. I started this week out well by studying everyday, but it quickly went into the crapper as I went to the cape this past weekend to hang out with Emily. We thought we'd work, but that turned out to be a laughable expectation. It was a good excuse to tell her parents though.
Earlier in the week Aditya and I went to the Yankee game, Alex I would have asked you to come, but I don't have your number, and I assumed you would be some silly Red Sox fan. My friends also found something you may be interested in... A bus to Atlantic City that costs 17 dollars and they give you 25. Free 8 bucks and a free round trip ride back to New York should be enough incentive to stay away from Boston and Portland.
That's it for news, glad to hear everyone is easing their way into summer.
-Rich
Toast, don't even talk about "New England humidity." Houston is worse than hell. Actually, outside is worse than hell. Inside its so cold that today after spending all day in meetings my group and I were so cold we went and stood outside for 10 minutes and even after that I was still cold.
I hate Bryan Solar by association.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Also
Sam, What's a haxor?
Aditya, Switzerland? Wow, you'll really stick out with all those vanilla-faces.
Nate, I don't want you to feel small and insignificant. We already have to deal with Kabatz...
To those of you who almost cried when you read my initial email: GOOD! I sure as hell did
Jess, I love camping and will probably be doing a lot of it, so if you're willing to come find me, I'm willing to pitch a tent (No, Sam, not that kind of tent!)
Toast
Aditya, Switzerland? Wow, you'll really stick out with all those vanilla-faces.
Nate, I don't want you to feel small and insignificant. We already have to deal with Kabatz...
To those of you who almost cried when you read my initial email: GOOD! I sure as hell did
Jess, I love camping and will probably be doing a lot of it, so if you're willing to come find me, I'm willing to pitch a tent (No, Sam, not that kind of tent!)
Toast
Happy Days
Hi Friends,
Thank you so much for posting. I get really excited when people contribute, and it really means a lot to me.
I'm still just kickin it in Ski Town USA. Emily Fogg and Liz Clark came and stayed at my house for a day on their cross-country road trip. It was fun to see them, and my parents made us a really good meal. It made me miss Colby though. It snowed a night or two ago on the mountain, and it's been kinda cold. I'm savoring it before the New England heat and humidity that I'm sure I'll be greeted by in a couple weeks.
I'll be arriving in Portland on June 23 in the afternoon if anyone will be around. I might have some time to kill. It's a Monday, but it's worth a shot.
Keep posting!
Toast
Thank you so much for posting. I get really excited when people contribute, and it really means a lot to me.
I'm still just kickin it in Ski Town USA. Emily Fogg and Liz Clark came and stayed at my house for a day on their cross-country road trip. It was fun to see them, and my parents made us a really good meal. It made me miss Colby though. It snowed a night or two ago on the mountain, and it's been kinda cold. I'm savoring it before the New England heat and humidity that I'm sure I'll be greeted by in a couple weeks.
I'll be arriving in Portland on June 23 in the afternoon if anyone will be around. I might have some time to kill. It's a Monday, but it's worth a shot.
Keep posting!
Toast
Friday, June 6, 2008
When is the drinking going to stop?
Yay! Toast you are the best, this was a great idea.
So after a four day road trip to Denver with my dad (I got to see Buffalo NY, Detroit, and Gary IN all in one day!) I made it to Boulder last Thursday to stay at my aunt Susie's house, where cocktail hour starts at around 4 pm every day and ends...well when you pass out I guess.
On Monday I drove down to Denver and checked in with TFA. They put us up in this SUPER weird sketchy college and made us wear grown-up clothes and sit in boring meetings all day talking about Teach for America "core values" and using a million acronyms. There wasn't really even internet which is why I'm just posting now. But the people are great and it was a lot of fun. Every evening there was some sort of planned social event involving drinking so despite my best efforts (every night I swear I'm not going to drink and every night I get peer pressured into it) this has been kind of a repeat of senior week. Except not nearly as fun because you guys aren't there. And also because we have to wake up at 7am and go to meetings during the day.
Oh, and apparently beer die is widely played in the midwest, although no one believes me when I say it was invented at Colby and they play a totally bastardized version which is infuriating. People think I'm a little weird when I get really upset when they don't know about bizz and buzz or plinks or that you're supposed to get a nickname when you plunk (and for that matter, in Nebraska they call plunking "sinking"), but at least I have three or four people who want to play with me soon. I plan on schooling them all.
In conclusion Denver is a sweet city. It has been so nice to be able to see the mountains (still with snow on them) every day and eat delicious Mexican food. I even got to see my school today - totally ghetto but everyone is really nice - and have figured out the neighborhood where I'm going to live. Sadly, I leave tomorrow to drive to Houston which will be different to say the least. The humidity is going to be miserable, but I've very glad I have such a fun corps to make the five weeks go faster. So yeah, I am having a great time, but I really miss you all. Those from the Boston area will be happy to know I proudly cheered for the Celtics last night. A month ago I hated all Boston sports teams. What the hell did Colby do to me?
In terms of keeping in touch, I'm the worst. But I'm going to try hard, and hopefully blog this will help. My email has changed to vacoit@gmail.com but my cell phone is the same. Facebook is also an excellent way to get ahold of me. Also, many of you have promised to visit me and I'm going to hold you to that. The promise of Colorado skiing and the fact that Sophie, Beth, Jamie, Rich, and Jake will be here too should help. Either way you've all got a couch to crash on in Denver.
See you later,
Val
P.S. Alex watch your back.
Boston Tonight (Friday)?
Hey kiddos,
So I would love to write an emotional blog but to be completely honest I am so braindead right now I don't think I can. It's my second day of work in Biddeford (yes, the stereotypes are true about it) and they have me doing this nearly impossible task of pulling information off of engineering plans for paper machines. Of course I have no experience in the paper machine industry so I have zero clue what I'm looking for.
I'm posting though because I'm coming down to Boston tonight (I get into South Station at 7:30) and Jess and I are grabbing dinner. Is anyone in Boston tonight and want to join or perhaps meet up after? Sweeny give us a call if you decide to stay in Boston!
Christa
802-558-6081- Oh and this will be my phone number for a long time so save it.
P.S. And they block facebook here so I have nothing to stare at besides this stupid excel sheet and thankfully, this blog.
P.P.S. I am living in Portland and so are Dave and Jake and I have seen them a total of maybe 35min. Jerks.
So I would love to write an emotional blog but to be completely honest I am so braindead right now I don't think I can. It's my second day of work in Biddeford (yes, the stereotypes are true about it) and they have me doing this nearly impossible task of pulling information off of engineering plans for paper machines. Of course I have no experience in the paper machine industry so I have zero clue what I'm looking for.
I'm posting though because I'm coming down to Boston tonight (I get into South Station at 7:30) and Jess and I are grabbing dinner. Is anyone in Boston tonight and want to join or perhaps meet up after? Sweeny give us a call if you decide to stay in Boston!
Christa
802-558-6081- Oh and this will be my phone number for a long time so save it.
P.S. And they block facebook here so I have nothing to stare at besides this stupid excel sheet and thankfully, this blog.
P.P.S. I am living in Portland and so are Dave and Jake and I have seen them a total of maybe 35min. Jerks.
Yeah Toast!
So I will start by sharing the sentiments that Christa and Alex expressed in their emails, come on toast, I thought I was finally getting over those emotions. Thank you though for setting this up, it was a great idea, and I do share your sentiment that these people made Colby the amazing place it was for me, so thanks!
I am still in NH right now, actually heading to the fire station in a couple hours to get my CPR re-cert so that I actually have a summer job this year. I leave for Williamstown, MA on June 12 (Sam, we should try to catch up at some point) and I'm there for about a week or so until i fly to Wyoming to lead trips in Yellowstone for 6 weeks. After that I'll be back in NH from August 6-Sept 12 when I take of for Edinburgh. I plan to do a lot of driving on the weekends in August to try to see as many people as possible before I leave for Scotland, and people are more than welcome to come to NH, we could party, hike, bike, fish, golf, tennis, I live in adventure-ville, so.
As far as this weekend goes, it is Friday at 10 and I still haven't decided whether I am driving to Boston and staying put this afternoon, or if I am going to hop on the Fung Wah bus and go to the Belmont. I am not sure I will decide until I am in my car heading south and am forced to make a decision. Either way, I hope I can catch up with a few of you this weekend. If not, August will come soon and hopefully we will all be able to hang out then. I'll let you guys know what I decide.
Anyways, for now, take care and enjoy the start of summer, I have started to limit my intake to one tall-boy a day (grad gift from Robbie, Liza, and Jamie) but I ended up at a wine tasting benefit for a charity my mom works with last night, so the DTs are back this morning. Stay in touch, missing you all already.
Cheers,
Sweeney
I am still in NH right now, actually heading to the fire station in a couple hours to get my CPR re-cert so that I actually have a summer job this year. I leave for Williamstown, MA on June 12 (Sam, we should try to catch up at some point) and I'm there for about a week or so until i fly to Wyoming to lead trips in Yellowstone for 6 weeks. After that I'll be back in NH from August 6-Sept 12 when I take of for Edinburgh. I plan to do a lot of driving on the weekends in August to try to see as many people as possible before I leave for Scotland, and people are more than welcome to come to NH, we could party, hike, bike, fish, golf, tennis, I live in adventure-ville, so.
As far as this weekend goes, it is Friday at 10 and I still haven't decided whether I am driving to Boston and staying put this afternoon, or if I am going to hop on the Fung Wah bus and go to the Belmont. I am not sure I will decide until I am in my car heading south and am forced to make a decision. Either way, I hope I can catch up with a few of you this weekend. If not, August will come soon and hopefully we will all be able to hang out then. I'll let you guys know what I decide.
Anyways, for now, take care and enjoy the start of summer, I have started to limit my intake to one tall-boy a day (grad gift from Robbie, Liza, and Jamie) but I ended up at a wine tasting benefit for a charity my mom works with last night, so the DTs are back this morning. Stay in touch, missing you all already.
Cheers,
Sweeney
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Summer Time
Hey boys and girls,
I am still in denial about the fact that we had to leave the Hill. This past Monday I began my internship at Fortis, a bank based in Belgium. I work at their office in New York and I'm living in the Upper West Side. My door is always open and I have a nice couch to sleep on unless you are Jamie Luckenbill (you can sleep in the bed with me). I'll be here until August 29th. So far work is boring. They haven't really given me anything to do other than read stuff, but I shouldn't complain because they are basically paying me to do nothing. Nasty Nate, I live 10 blocks south of Columbia, so we'd better be hanging out this summer.
New York is big and smelly and it really makes me miss Colby. I'm going to try to make it to Portland and Boston as much as I can this summer. I hope we all stay in touch.
Luv,
Alex
I am still in denial about the fact that we had to leave the Hill. This past Monday I began my internship at Fortis, a bank based in Belgium. I work at their office in New York and I'm living in the Upper West Side. My door is always open and I have a nice couch to sleep on unless you are Jamie Luckenbill (you can sleep in the bed with me). I'll be here until August 29th. So far work is boring. They haven't really given me anything to do other than read stuff, but I shouldn't complain because they are basically paying me to do nothing. Nasty Nate, I live 10 blocks south of Columbia, so we'd better be hanging out this summer.
New York is big and smelly and it really makes me miss Colby. I'm going to try to make it to Portland and Boston as much as I can this summer. I hope we all stay in touch.
Luv,
Alex
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First of all, I'm a total haxor.
So, I also have nothing to do this summer for a while. Since nobody lives in western mass, I have been left to fend for myself and have tried to be occupied by new projects... it's not really working. I have ended up doing what I though I would do... staying up late playing video games and sleeping till noon. That being said, I have a veggie garden and have been brewing beer to keep busy.
I will be in western mass until Independence Day, when I am going fishing in Alaska with some family for ten days. After that I come back to mass again and will remain here until I move down to Miami in the beginning of August... if anybody ever wants to visit me in either place (i realize one is more tempting) I think that would be totally sweet.
Anybody going to the Belmont this weekend? Should be a blast.
my cell will remain the same -- 413 320 7147 -- and I am currently using my Colby email until I switch to my UMiami account. Hope all is well with everyone and that you all are enjoying graduate life.
Yea blogging!
So, I also have nothing to do this summer for a while. Since nobody lives in western mass, I have been left to fend for myself and have tried to be occupied by new projects... it's not really working. I have ended up doing what I though I would do... staying up late playing video games and sleeping till noon. That being said, I have a veggie garden and have been brewing beer to keep busy.
I will be in western mass until Independence Day, when I am going fishing in Alaska with some family for ten days. After that I come back to mass again and will remain here until I move down to Miami in the beginning of August... if anybody ever wants to visit me in either place (i realize one is more tempting) I think that would be totally sweet.
Anybody going to the Belmont this weekend? Should be a blast.
my cell will remain the same -- 413 320 7147 -- and I am currently using my Colby email until I switch to my UMiami account. Hope all is well with everyone and that you all are enjoying graduate life.
Yea blogging!
My Sweet Summer Plans
I figured I'd post too since I'm still hopelessly unemployed and have a little too much free time.
I'll be taking some classes in Switzerland from June 15th to July 5th, but other than that I'll be bumming around the city most of the summer and if anyone is going to be around I'd love to meet up. My house is also open if you ever want a place to crash in Brooklyn.
As for contact info, my cell phone number is the same (347-229-5517) and is probably the best way to get in touch with me.
However, if you must email, my other ones are: savages.inc@gmail.com, aditya.s.bhat@gmail.com,
asbhat@alum.colby.edu
Don't be a stranger now.
I'll be taking some classes in Switzerland from June 15th to July 5th, but other than that I'll be bumming around the city most of the summer and if anyone is going to be around I'd love to meet up. My house is also open if you ever want a place to crash in Brooklyn.
As for contact info, my cell phone number is the same (347-229-5517) and is probably the best way to get in touch with me.
However, if you must email, my other ones are: savages.inc@gmail.com, aditya.s.bhat@gmail.com,
asbhat@alum.colby.edu
Don't be a stranger now.
Let's Begin
I am back in Steamboat right now, and I have been focused on having a good time for almost a week now. I've been kayaking and fishing and biking sleeping a lot. The mountains are really treating me right. If you don't know, I really think water is cool. I especially like to look at floods, and the river through town is way over its banks. Kayaking in the high water only makes it cooler. I also got a chance to catch some grayling, which are rare in Colorado, and that was great. A few days ago my friends up the street (who happen to be on the US Ski Team) took me on a bike ride. They told me it would be easy, but we ended up going 53mi. I just about died, but I felt pretty tough afterwards. Anyway, life is good.
I'll be heading back to Maine in a couple weeks to begin my job with the Maine Winter Sports Center. I'll be doing community development and Nordic ski coaching in Aroostook County. It's truly a dream job other than the fact that I'll be in the boonies. I'll always be thrilled to have guests, and I do my best to visit others. I'm not sure where my house will be, but my employers are looking for a place for me, so we'll see. Check out the website. It made my ego inflate a lot. http://www.mainewsc.org/
I created a new email that I will try to switch to soon. It is toastfromtheboat@gmail.com
I'll also have an email address at work, but I'm not sure if I'll use it for personal emails. It is austin@mainewsc.org
I'm really excited about the blog, and I hope you all are too.
Love and Adventures,
Toast
I'll be heading back to Maine in a couple weeks to begin my job with the Maine Winter Sports Center. I'll be doing community development and Nordic ski coaching in Aroostook County. It's truly a dream job other than the fact that I'll be in the boonies. I'll always be thrilled to have guests, and I do my best to visit others. I'm not sure where my house will be, but my employers are looking for a place for me, so we'll see. Check out the website. It made my ego inflate a lot. http://www.mainewsc.org/
I created a new email that I will try to switch to soon. It is toastfromtheboat@gmail.com
I'll also have an email address at work, but I'm not sure if I'll use it for personal emails. It is austin@mainewsc.org
I'm really excited about the blog, and I hope you all are too.
Love and Adventures,
Toast
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