Back in Washington
The semester is over. Done. And I arrived back home in Washington on May 29th.
The whole last month in Kauai was a ton of fun. I built deeper friendships with people from the Bible College and the island, and got out to do lots of fun stuff. I went on some good hikes, went to some great beaches. Made some trips to Donkey's beach where the waves just manhandled us.
My friends Nick and John came out to visit for a week on April 23rd. They stayed on campus at the Bible College, and got the full experience. We went hiking at Hanakapia falls (a waterfall several hundred feet tall), we had bonfires four nights in a row, we enjoyed the Bible College talent show: it was a blast.
The talent show was actually really good. Much better than what you would expect from something called a talent show. There were some skits, some excellent singing, some really good and funny videos that students had made. And of course some sweet slam poetry.
The first weekend in May was the church's family camp, where people from the church take a weekend to hang out together and have a good time, along with Bible teaching. I hiked back to a beach on the trail to Hanakapia falls, but this time the tide was low and we found a sweet cave with openings to the ocean on both ends. It was fun playing around in the water where the waves came from both sides and met in the middle. The whole weekend was pretty great, I enjoyed being around some awesome people.
I taught another Wednesday night service, for the second and last time. Because the semester is over, not because I used Bruce Campbell in an illustration.
Finals week varied in intensity. Some people put a lot of effort into studying for it, others had an easier time (and lighter class load). And then we said goodbyes. I stuck around about a week and a half after most other people left, it was nice to have a week of intense, hardcore relaxation.
Since I got back, I've been spending some time seeing friends and family. I also went out to a camp for a work weekend, and made it over to a couple Mariners games. Saturday my dad got some sweet seats, about 6 rows behind home plate, in a special section where they have a buffet and all the food is included.
I was expecting the rest of the summer to be just as easy. Go out to camp for a few weeks, but other than that take things easy and look for a job this fall. But my plans changed: an opportunity jumped into my lap, and I actually started work today! Back at my old company, Airtight Games. It will be fun seeing where things go from here.
