Life as it is...

Here's the haps...

At a fabulous little venue in Capitol Hill, a group of us saw one of Jesse's friends in a play called Adventures in Mating: Choose Your Own Adventure...it functioned as the old Choose Your Adventure series where they have an opening scene, then pause for you to choose which way the play will proceed. It was hysterical, watching this couple meet on a blind date and getting to participate in the play's trajectory.

On a glorious sunny afternoon last Sunday, Jesse took me to the Chittendon Locks in Seattle. It was really neat. The Locks were built in the early 1900s, and allow boats to pass between Salmon Bay and Puget Sound. Because the elevation of the water is so different between the two bodies, the locks close and the water rises or falls to even out the two so that boats can pass. I'd never heard of such a thing before and found it fascinating.

In other news, I found a new place to live--still in Seattle this time! :) I love my current place and will miss Val dearly, but for financial reasons, it's time to move on. So I searched craigslist high and low, and has some interesting adventures. Just as I was going to throw in the towel and live in my car, I found the perfect place. My new roommate, Leah, is my age and an academic advisor at the UW. We have tons in common--the phrase "Me too!!!" was used quite often, and she has a great apartment in a great location in my price range. She even has an adorable dog for me to snuggle with. The new digs are in the "Funky Fremont" neighborhood in Seattle.

Summer classes are going along. I am glad to be back in school again. My class on Culture, Gatekeeping & Learning Morale in Educational Settings was two weeks long and met everyday. Frederick Erickson, an eminent scholar in the field from UCLA, taught the course and it was amazing. I learned a lot, mostly about myself! The 2 themes of the course were: 1) Everyone is cultural and 2) Everyone is multicultural. Think on that for yourself awhile, and see where your mind takes you. It should be fascinating.

My other course, College Student Development: Turning Theory Into Practice, is wonderful as well. The professor is the Director of Student Services in the College of Education, so he has a ton of valuable experience to draw upon and we are all soaking it up. He really makes things practical which you all know I love.

My first salsa class wrapped up on Tuesday. It was really interesting...I didn't get to know any of the other women in the class because all I do is dance with the guys. We rotate around, so you get to experience different kinds of leading which I think is great. And I think I really have improved over the 5 weeks. Jesse & I start Salsa 3 tomorrow.

And that's the haps...