Final Chapter

My last update from Alaska, August 8, 2010, started at 10:46 AM AK Time

I have done some things recently that I don’t think that I’ve mentioned. I will list them in no particular order.
1. Rafted down Campbell Creek in a Target $5 raft. Mild hypothermia may have set it.
2. Started an event at Covenant House whereby teams build cardboard boats with duct tape and race them. My boat, The Meggido, sank. I carted it through the water to the finish line though. Next years boat for the CSC will be The Redemption.
3. I had my last day of work on Monday, August 2nd.
4. I tried whale, and whale fermented in whale blood.
5. I am gaining weight because everyone keeps taking us out to lunch and dinner.
6. We helped move the new Jesuit Volunteers in last night. It is odd moving people in to the house you just lived at.
7. Acted like a tourist.
8. Biked 25 miles out to Eagle River and back.
9. Played with Kickpocalypse the Kickball team. I kicked my first grand slam the other day and played in the All-Star game this past Friday where I booted two home-runs.

And so ends the glorious year. But the journey continues.

Tonight, I fly out to Juneau where two of my housemates and I will be ferrying to Sitka, Petersburg, and Ketchikan. This will take about a week and we will hopefully be able to see lots of marine life and beautiful mountains as we cruise around on the waters of Southeast Alaska.

Then I will be flying to San Diego to meet up with my friend Nick from High School. We will be driving his stuff back from CA to Michigan via Phoenix, Denver, Kansas City, Chicago and I don’t really know where else. I believe the intended date of return to Michigan is the 23rd of August. I’m not completely sure, who knows what might happen.

I will have to elucidate my feelings on the year at some later point, probably after I have reflected and am at home in late August.

It is a sad thing to leave Alaska. It truly is a majestic place.