Life
I've been mostly busy, what with the crazy deer, the most boring schedule of classes ever, and travel plans for Peru.
But I've been making progress, both in life and in... WOW. Yes, I know, I succumbed. I don't overdo the gaming though. Trust me.
I've found that for me to be happy, one thing I need is to have goals I can actively work on fairly regularly. So far I've been succsessful with my exercise goal, but more importantly I've been making contacts with the Nature Conservancy (I'm going to volunteer back in CT teaching some NYC highschoolers on a hike or two), Bryan Criswell of the Thrid Millenium Alliance (Ecuadorian cloud forest here I come! I'm thinking of volunteering down there on his org.'s new preserve and maybe doing some research from my senior honor's thesis), and just trying to get to know people better. I'm much happier than I was about a month ago when all I wanted to do was go home.
Anyways, besides direction I went backpacking up at Lory State Park behind Arthur's Rock again. Chilly but I saw Pasqueflowers, water spring beauty, and violets. Chris and I called Mr. Hage, because we were bored and cold, and he was at a bar, very happy. Haha. The western meadowlarks were singing, the vultures are back, the ravens were noisy, and I didn't see any cougars :( but maybe a weasel.
Today I did a presentation on shamanism with Sarah from the Pagan Student Alliance. I think it went well. It's nice to have a like-minded person to discuss experiences with. We made rattles, but I'm still planning on finishing my fancy one back home. Mark was there and he's always good to talk to. Very fun guy with AMAZING ghost stories, for which I am a sucker. Hopefully we'll be able to get out towards Horsetooth later once he's out of his National Guard inspection thingy.
Before Peru I'm going to brush up on my Spanish, learn as much as I can about the region's flora and fauna and people, and really experiment on a consistent basis with shamanic practices, energy, etc. I want to be prepped!
Anyways, life is good. My friends are lovely... but I still miss the forest.
But I've been making progress, both in life and in... WOW. Yes, I know, I succumbed. I don't overdo the gaming though. Trust me.
I've found that for me to be happy, one thing I need is to have goals I can actively work on fairly regularly. So far I've been succsessful with my exercise goal, but more importantly I've been making contacts with the Nature Conservancy (I'm going to volunteer back in CT teaching some NYC highschoolers on a hike or two), Bryan Criswell of the Thrid Millenium Alliance (Ecuadorian cloud forest here I come! I'm thinking of volunteering down there on his org.'s new preserve and maybe doing some research from my senior honor's thesis), and just trying to get to know people better. I'm much happier than I was about a month ago when all I wanted to do was go home.
Anyways, besides direction I went backpacking up at Lory State Park behind Arthur's Rock again. Chilly but I saw Pasqueflowers, water spring beauty, and violets. Chris and I called Mr. Hage, because we were bored and cold, and he was at a bar, very happy. Haha. The western meadowlarks were singing, the vultures are back, the ravens were noisy, and I didn't see any cougars :( but maybe a weasel.
Today I did a presentation on shamanism with Sarah from the Pagan Student Alliance. I think it went well. It's nice to have a like-minded person to discuss experiences with. We made rattles, but I'm still planning on finishing my fancy one back home. Mark was there and he's always good to talk to. Very fun guy with AMAZING ghost stories, for which I am a sucker. Hopefully we'll be able to get out towards Horsetooth later once he's out of his National Guard inspection thingy.
Before Peru I'm going to brush up on my Spanish, learn as much as I can about the region's flora and fauna and people, and really experiment on a consistent basis with shamanic practices, energy, etc. I want to be prepped!
Anyways, life is good. My friends are lovely... but I still miss the forest.