This is the end of my first Spring Break as a teacher.
It began at the end of March I took a flight to Seattle Thursday evening after work spent last Friday through Monday with Brian, Jared, Downing, and Travis before flying back all day Tuesday. (Alan's 30th Birthday)
Tem picked me up from the airport I left my pack in the backseat of her car and in the morning it was gone along with her old iphone. I can't help but feel a bit responsible for her iphone being stolen because my bag probably attracted the person to her car. She was right, I should have brought it inside but so things go.
It was good to see her again. I missed her while in Seattle.
Seattle
It's a beautiful big city in one of the most beautiful areas in the country and maybe the world.
The Pacific Northwest
The weekend was spent exploring downtown Seattle, the gum wall, Pike's Market, the original starbucks, the library, the night life of Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square. Hiking around the base of Mt. Rainier without snowshoes in the 15 feet of snow, hiking Rattlesnake Ridge, and Little Si. We drove up to Bellingham to check out the brewery scene and we enjoyed the luxury of legalized activities.
Seattle was certainly fun and the beauty of the area is unmatched anywhere in the midwest but near the end of my time there I was ready to come home. I'm not sure what it is about Columbus or even Ohio. I certainly don't know how to articulate a defense of it but it is home, and there is no place like it.
Seattle has the beach, the ocean, mountains, forests, a big city, art, night life, music, culture, history, lakes, it really has it all...Columbus is barely a city, it's flat, cold, land locked, and everyone here wants to be somewhere else... but Columbus Ohio is home. I seriously can't explain it but I wouldn't want to live in Seattle.
It was good to spend intentional time with my friends while we are all still single and not parents. I wonder how many more years we have like this before everything changes and priorities shift. I did not get the chance to meet Nikka but Brian talks very highly of her and I hope things work out.
I'm in my final quarter of teaching my first year. I'm nervous about my students' end of the year test scores. We've been through a hell of a year I've seen them grow so much and I'm very proud of them. No matter what number that computer spits out I know it can't truly capture the intelligence and potential of my students they are all such great kids and I hope I get to watch and help them grown into adults.
The Weeknd - Call Out My Name
It began at the end of March I took a flight to Seattle Thursday evening after work spent last Friday through Monday with Brian, Jared, Downing, and Travis before flying back all day Tuesday. (Alan's 30th Birthday)
Tem picked me up from the airport I left my pack in the backseat of her car and in the morning it was gone along with her old iphone. I can't help but feel a bit responsible for her iphone being stolen because my bag probably attracted the person to her car. She was right, I should have brought it inside but so things go.
It was good to see her again. I missed her while in Seattle.
Seattle
It's a beautiful big city in one of the most beautiful areas in the country and maybe the world.
The Pacific Northwest
The weekend was spent exploring downtown Seattle, the gum wall, Pike's Market, the original starbucks, the library, the night life of Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square. Hiking around the base of Mt. Rainier without snowshoes in the 15 feet of snow, hiking Rattlesnake Ridge, and Little Si. We drove up to Bellingham to check out the brewery scene and we enjoyed the luxury of legalized activities.
Seattle was certainly fun and the beauty of the area is unmatched anywhere in the midwest but near the end of my time there I was ready to come home. I'm not sure what it is about Columbus or even Ohio. I certainly don't know how to articulate a defense of it but it is home, and there is no place like it.
Seattle has the beach, the ocean, mountains, forests, a big city, art, night life, music, culture, history, lakes, it really has it all...Columbus is barely a city, it's flat, cold, land locked, and everyone here wants to be somewhere else... but Columbus Ohio is home. I seriously can't explain it but I wouldn't want to live in Seattle.
It was good to spend intentional time with my friends while we are all still single and not parents. I wonder how many more years we have like this before everything changes and priorities shift. I did not get the chance to meet Nikka but Brian talks very highly of her and I hope things work out.
I'm in my final quarter of teaching my first year. I'm nervous about my students' end of the year test scores. We've been through a hell of a year I've seen them grow so much and I'm very proud of them. No matter what number that computer spits out I know it can't truly capture the intelligence and potential of my students they are all such great kids and I hope I get to watch and help them grown into adults.
The Weeknd - Call Out My Name