Yee Haw

Block break has snuck up on me once again and even though its been a whole hour since class come to an end nothing seems to have sunk in. Four days of no commitments and no essays or readings, and I am, not surprisingly, at a loss for what to do. My roommate is hitchhiking and couch surfing around the Sunshine Coast for a few days, and I am definitly a little jealous. Adventure sounds intriguing, but for some reason my motivation is lacking. I am a little excited to stay warm and dry and sort myself out for a few days... write some letters, bake some bread, mend my socks..... the little things.

Campfire

I smell like campfire. My hair, my skin, and my clothes, are all still emitting an overwhelming aroma, even though I've been back from Tofino for almost a day. I like it though, it reminds me of adventure and of the campfires i grew up with.

The surf trip was great, even though I skipped the surfing part of it, and opted to cook grilled cheese sandwiches and pita pizzas on the beach. It's nice being out there, getting dirty, laughing a lot and just taking a little time to forget microwaves and cell phones. However, for someone who has lived for 18 years in Alaska, my cold tolerance in surprisingly low, and the one thing I would have wished for was some warmer weather. The snow on the beach was a surefire sign I was not going to be getting in the water, and it was hard not to be a little smug as I watched the other surfers shivering in their wetsuits around the campfire.

Vancouver Island is magical, I would love to spend the summer there some day. It feels like home, a really honest, grounded place to live... but then again, I could say the same about Squamish....

But its back to class today, and the 8 page paper that I have had in the back of my mind all weekend needs to be attended to. Not that it should be a chore, I am writing up a proposal for my Democracy and Justice Class for the creation of a community greenhouse, and its super exciting. We have to figure out all the technical things about how it will be governed, budget, etc. and hopefully after the class is over I can start putting the plan into action. I would be so stoked to grow my own vegetables.

Tofino time...

Well the sun is still pounding, but I am inside covering the reception desk for lunch hour, and can only gaze at it longingly through the windows. One has to make some sacrifices in order to afford shampoo and toothpaste. No, apart from the fact that im inside on a beautiful day, I like being at the front desk. its social, I get to talk to people, sort the mail, and answer the phone in my best receptionist voice.

I am taking a weekend trip to Vancouver Island tomorrow, Tofino to be specific. In the sunshine.... I feel just the slightest bit irresponsible, seeing as I have yet to get on top of my homework situation. But camping sounds like heaven right now, even in the snow. Technically the trip is an Adventure Club surf trip, but I am just going along as the chef. I don't really have the money to rent surf gear, and truthfully my passion is more toward cooking than surfing in the cold anyhow.

Anyways, I will be off the grocery store after work, and need to write out my shopping lists. Groceries are always more fun when I am not spending my own money.

Glorious

My name is Adrienne Bosworth and I love many, many things. I love cooking, and taking walks in the sunshine. I love tea with cream and sugar, and memorizing facts. I love swimming in lakes and growing my own vegetables. I also, since August 2008, have loved being at Quest University.

I am from Juneau Alaska, and I was born and raised in the rain. I have been a lot of places, and had a lot of different ideas about what I want to do with my life. After wanting to be a writer, a glass-blower, a reader-of-books-on-tape, an actress, and an abnormal psychologist, I have come to the conclusion that I need some time to figure things out. Quest is just that for me, a place and time to figure things out. It is enriching, entertaining, and innovative. Though I am still lost when it comes to potential future careers, in the past five months my brain has exploded with knowledge of the world around me.

The sun is shining today, even though it is the middle of January, and snow is dripping away slowly from the lawns on campus. Today in my Democracy and Justice class we watched President Barak Obama’s Inauguration projected on to the classroom wall. That has added to the gloriousness of the day, and my mood is surprisingly peppy considering I woke up at 8 for class at 9.

The sun, as I said, is shining directly on campus, and I sure do need my vitamin D these days. So now that I have introduced myself I am afraid I must seize the day… and leave my computer. You only live once.