I'm writing this from under a roof. I am freshly showered. My hair smells like coconut. I am newly 23 years old. I have a job, a good one. I ate a marvelous dinner tonight and didn't cook it. I feel loved and happy.
And most importantly, I am so excited for the future. Sometimes it sneaks up behind me smacks me like I deserved it. (And ask Mom, I have, on more occasions than I'd care to admit both deserved it and felt the sting). Sometimes it scares the daylights out of me.
I don't know where I'm going, at least not in any real sense. I can tell you where I'll be in 6 weeks, but I can't tell you what that means or where that is.
I can tell you where I'd like to be in one year and six weeks, but I don't know what that means either. Words are dust, and plans are words, so all I really know is that I have no idea where I'm headed except onwards.
None of these things are anything I'd normally think twice about, but novelty changes so much for me. A shower is so simple, and I'm telling you right now, when I got on Alaska Marine Highway Ferries' HSV Columbia 8 days ago I spent 45 minutes (I'd apologize to my eco-conscious brethren, but it was too worth it to do so) under the hot water...
So anyways, to tuck all that sappy stuff away for a minute, I'll get y'all up to date.
1) Worked my last shift in Dawson City on the 15th, and headed to Skagway, AK via Whitehorse.
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| Side note on 'Murricans. They take their bug-killing seriously. |
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| Possibly not the best picture of my boat. But just so y'all know, it was one large beast of burden. |
2) Took the ferry for 4 nights and 3 days down to Vancouver via Bellingham, WA, about 1 hour south of VanCity. It was a beautiful trip, full of humpbacks, a single orca, sea otters, and two schools of Pacific White Sided Dolphins, which are cuter than normal if you believe me, because they're (the ones we saw) were about 2 feet long. It was a happy moment for me.
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| Said business socks unseen, but certainly present. |
3)Ended up in Vancouver, and wearing my business socks for the first time, went to JET in Japan training. Met some really cool people and learned lots, lots more than I expected actually. Among the coolest things, was asking someone about his Quidditch pin... Turns out I had actually met him and his girlfriend briefly at World Cup last fall! What are the odds. Anyways, John and I bonded. It was beautiful.
I'm staying with the loveliest people, my friend Rebecca's parents, Diana and Hugh. I stayed here when I was here the first time last October, and they graciously re-accepted me into their home. To be fed and warm is a gift I much appreciate, among the many things they have done for me!
So cheers to all, and to all a good night.
