It's been a while since I have had both internet and a working computer, so my updates are very few and far between. Fall in Yakima has been a lot of fun, full of wine tasting, corn mazes, foliage, RAIN (a little), arguments about heating, sealing windows, and settling into our jobs. My work hours are still pretty long, but we have all gotten into our work routines and begun sticking to sane sleep schedules, kind of like 75 year old women.
My spanish is improving slowly- I have to use it all the time and my patients are generally not shy about correcting me at every opportunit!ty
Next weekend we all head to Portland for a weekend of Halloween debauchery at the JV house over there- I can't speak for everyone in my house, but I am seriously looking forward to seeing other people my age who speak my language. There aren't too many people in Yakima who are our age and/or have a college education, so it will be nice to see some friendly faces in Portland. I am also really looking forward to going to the city and checking it out- it is supposed to be AWESOMEEE. I think Allison, Patrick, and I are leaving Thursday night and while Allison visits a homeless shelter for the day on Friday, Patrick and I are going to go to a few breweries in the city and check out the scene. SO EXCITED!
Chris' parents are coming into town this weekend (aka we get a dinner at a restaurant and wine tasting tomorrow!!!). It is always fun to finally meet the parents of our housemates, because I feel that at this point we are getting to know each other very well, and meeting parents just gives us a broader perspective of where they come from and who they are at home.
On Wednesday night for our community night this week we all sat around in darkness and read scary stories to each other, which was a blast - and then last night, we WATCHED 1.5 HOURS OF TELEVISION. It was insane. I went to bed feeling guilty for watching for that long- haha that's JVC for you.
Last update, Grace is currently at home with swine flu, and Allison is getting sicker by the hour- so keep your fingers crossed that living in an intentional community does not mean getting the flu together...
until next time!
