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One year ago today I started my study abroad in Venezuela. This day marks two very special occasions. The first of which, is that “Run fox, run” is now over a year old. So congratulations readers, You’ve put up with me for over a year now!
The second very special occasion is the anniversary of the beginning of something entirely new and different than my life in the US. Although it was something that I enjoyed very much and learned a lot from, I hate to think of it as life changing. Which isn’t to say I’m not thinking of going back. I’m applying for a Fulbright Grant in Venezuela. So w00t! There’s my big announcement.
In other news: FISH! More specifically: walleye! I’ve been going fishing a lot lately. For those of you who don’t know what walleyes (or wallies as we call ‘em) look like, here’s a picture to help you out. Sorry, it’s kind of gross and yes, that is the Star Trib being used to cover the table.
Wally and Wally in their biggest event yet! Dinner.
Other than fishing, I don’t really do a whole lot while I’m here at the cabin. I have a date tomorrow with Grams Fox to whip up some caramel rolls and learn the “threads” of quilting. Get it? It wouldn’t be learning the “ropes,” because ropes would be too big to make a quilt. Oh man, did you guys miss updates like these!
Well, I successfully separated from my job. The whole process went fine, even though I didn’t get the armed escort out of the building that I wanted. Friday morning I managed to cram my apartment into two suitcases and a backpack, and I hopped on the next flight back to Minneapolis that afternoon. Today I find myself back on Minnesotan soil.
This weekend I reunited with my roommates from the past semester. My buddy Joe has been a fiend for Sonic the Hedgehog lately, so it’s been a good stroll down memory lane with him and the Sega Genesis. It took a formidable amount of time, but he did eventually beat the game all the way through. Way to get all 6 Emeralds, Joe! I’m sure Dr. Robotnik never saw it coming.
After patiently observing Joe’s triumph over the 16 bit console for the better half of Saturday and most of Sunday morning, we adjourned for a rabble rousing round of everyone’s favorite board game, the Settlers of Catan. And I know what you’re thinking. Right now you’re asking yourself: “But seefox, isn’t ‘SCRABBLE Crossword Game’ your favorite board game?”
I will admit this one, sobering fact. SCRABBLE is indeed my favorite board game. But Catan, dear reader, Catan… is a way of life.
More than just a board of free floating hexes, decks of resource and development cards, and little wooden pieces, Catan is a game of strategic economic development and trade which could change the way you think about developing nations.
Well, that last part might not be true, but you should play sometime.
In my free time I’ve been checking up on some of the other blogs that I like. After looking at all the neat layouts and writing styles that they utilize, I’ve decided that I need to incorporate some of these elements into Run Fox, Run. Ideally, my blog will become less of a narrative about my day to day life and more of a social forum where I can write posts of a more personal nature. I think I’ll leave most of the narrative part of my life to pictures- which is why I’m vowing to do a better job updating my flickr account. Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that lots of interesting hyperlinks never hurt anyone.
As I travel less in the coming year, I feel that blogging is less of a priority. As such, I may not be posting very frequently. However, given my new commitment to quality, I think this will ultimately be a good thing.
Apparently Minnesota has one of the highest voter turnout rates of any state in the Union in recent presidential elections. Isn’t that sweet? Participation is awesome, especially in politics. I should explain that I’ve been on a little bit of a kick about this lately, mostly because I was finally stirred up enough to write to my Senator. Do you know who your senators are?
In other news, I went to do some people watching in Dupont Circle and ended up with a bunch o’ pictures of this break dancing crew that happened to be in the area. But since my computer and my camera aren’t getting along right now, I can’t show any of them to you. But, there was a little boy with them who tried to keep up with everyone else, but in the end he just couldn’t accept the fact that at the age of 6, he’s still a bit too young that kind of thing. The funniest part of it was how they claimed to be local artists, yet they also announced that they’re from the Bronx. I didn’t quite get that part of it.
There’s been so much happening lately. I’m sorry I haven’t given you all an update in so long… I know we’re all sitting on the edges of our computer chairs, anxiously swiveling back and forth and wondering: “What has seefox been up to lately?”
Well, this is my last week of work. Actually today was my last day of my summer internship. How’s that grab you? I’m pretty excited to get back to Minnesota, myself. Since this is the last week for everyone who’s in the same program as me, these past few weeknights have been filled with extended goodbyes, extraordinarily long dinners, frequent goodbye get togethers, and frantically improvised visits to people who loaned me various housewares for the summer.
On my previous post about lists, I must confess that I hardly got to do a single thing on my “must see” list in this past week. I was discussing this with Grams Fox last weekend. She told me that I shouldn’t have any regrets, and instead I should view these as things to keep in mind for the next time I visit.
