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After spending four months in considerably warmer weather, which was nice, I am back in The Last Frontier for the summer, getting out just before the wall of humidity and torture hit. I guess I've become a snowbird already, and I'm only twenty-four. But with these hips, I guess I could qualify for the elderly.
After spending four months in considerably warmer weather, which was nice, I am back in The Last Frontier for the summer, getting out just before the wall of humidity and torture hit. I guess I've become a snowbird already, and I'm only twenty-four. But with these hips, I guess I could qualify for the elderly.Click on image to enlarge
After graduating in December, I spent the last four months with my girlfriend, Christin, who is preparing to head overseas to be involved in the same work as myself. It was really good to meet her family and grow in our relationship, finding out a lot about myself, for the good and for the not-so-pretty at times, but learned a lot. I was able to take a trip to Mexico with her and her family's organization to help people out down there, which was cool (see pictures below).
After graduating in December, I spent the last four months with my girlfriend, Christin, who is preparing to head overseas to be involved in the same work as myself. It was really good to meet her family and grow in our relationship, finding out a lot about myself, for the good and for the not-so-pretty at times, but learned a lot. I was able to take a trip to Mexico with her and her family's organization to help people out down there, which was cool (see pictures below).
We helped some local friends build a storage facility for goods distribution toward the less fortunate in the area. Do not be fooled by the hunch back in yellow- Martine is doing all of the profitable work here.
Concrete. That's the way they roll in Mexico- EVERYTHING is concrete. These are the forms we made for the roof. By this point I've scared all the other workers away- that's intimidation.
Concrete. That's the way they roll in Mexico- EVERYTHING is concrete. These are the forms we made for the roof. By this point I've scared all the other workers away- that's intimidation. 
Making rebar forms. This is me fending off a local rebar thief.
Christin and I developing teamwork. Improvising is key in a situation like this. We had to create a pulley system out of scraps to get heavy buckets of concrete and water up to the second floor. I can't see anything going wrong here.I've been preparing for a trip to Asia in the fall to see where I will most likely be working in the future, meet the team there, get exposure to the language and culture, and take cool videos and pictures to bring back and share with you all! Things are coming together pretty well for that. Tickets have been bought and we are in the process of gettings visas, shots and insurances of all kinds. There's a lot that goes into international travel, as I will probably be experiencing for the rest of my life! So thank you for thinking about that trip with me.
Things continue to go well with Christin. She is coming up to visit me in August for a couple weeks, then we will fly back to her home for a little while before the Asia trip, which she will be a part of. I would appreciate if you would be thinking for wisdom on our behalf in that relationship, as well as wisdom and clarity as to what the future looks like with heading overseas- time lines and rest in the midst of ambiguity, which is never easy.
This is actually at a friend's wedding, but, being the best looking couple at the reception, we were confused for the bride and groom and flower petals were immediately dumped on top of us.If we haven't had a chance to bump into each other, shoot me a note and I'd love to catch up with you while I'm in the area. I'm here until the end of August. Thanks again for all the support from so many friends and family- couldn't do it without you!
