Today is August 4th of 2014. It has been about 4 months since I last posted. Much has happened. For starters, I've been working at Camp MiVoden, just like last summer, except this time I worked waterfront teaching sailing. It's been a good experience, as I haven't had much previous experience on the water. I've learned a lot about sailing and boats and ropes and stuff. It's been great! Though as much as I've enjoyed it, I am exhausted and have been counting the days until I can go home. Currently, I've only two more days to go. On Thursday, I'll get a ride to the airport in Spokane where I'll catch a flight home. Pity I'll only be home for a few hours before we'll head back to the airport. I'm excited about our trip, I'm just really tired. Italy will be a new experience, though. None of the 10 countries I've been to were in Europe. Italy will be the first! Though I won't get to be home, it will be nice to spend some time with the family. Since I started college, I haven't spent a whole lot of time with them.
In other news, I am helping found a club at college. The Tea and Coffee Club. I get to be treasurer. Perhaps it sounds boring, but it was exciting to write up our club charter and send it in to the university office for approval. Maybe I'm just glad to be a part of something. I didn't do much of anything last year; I did a little drama first quarter and then a little music here and there, but nothing regular.
Now, I'm not sure how to bring up this last bit of information, as it is kind of sad and I'm still processing it, but my girlfriend and I broke up. We'd been together for 3 years, but then things have been getting odd. I'm not sure I understand all of the facets of the decision, but I know that it happened, and I hope it was for the best. She and I have been best friends for many years, even longer than we've dated, and so we made sure to be careful in the way we ended this so as to not spoil our friendship. It's been through too much and is too valuable to us to lose. It's been weird to let go and hang on at the same time. I feel terrible for hurting my best friend like I have, but I don't think there is any other way of doing this... so it's happening. This isn't to say I wouldn't reconsider sometime in the future, but right now things don't fit right. This next school year I aim to focus on my art and my music, outside of my studies. I think that if I am going to be a competent designer, I need to drastically improve my artistic skill, and if I am going to properly contribute my musical creativity to the band I am in, my musical skill needs to be brought up to scratch again. These things will make up the majority of life for me this year. Before I can consider the specifics of my home during the coming decades of my life, I must first ensure that I can support myself. And before I can consider the specifics of finding a partner with whom to share that home, I must first ensure that I can make a safe and stable home for her as well.
