So I have been extremely busy lately and have neglected my poor little blog space. So I am publishing two posts today and this one is about being happy and being in the mountains and snow!
If you are already stressed out and falling behind in school work, a good way to fall further behind, but hopefully alleviate some stress is to do some tramping. My legs have been mostly furious at me for not being challenged in so long! My butt was tired of suffocating against seat cushions. My soul was especially belligerent as it had not been allowed to sing in so long!
I recently got a pair of snowshoes. If you are put-off by snowshoeing because you think they are too expensive for a modest college student, you are wrong! A used pair is only about 30 bucks!
So I went to Mt Ellinor. I could not have asked for a more beautiful view or weather. It was still, sunny, silent, and vast at the top. check it out:
View of the Olympics
This is just cool looking…
And this is cool too, maaaannn.
And this one you can see Mt Rainier off in the distance. You can’t tell in the photo, but I could also see Seattle (Or some lego set that was modeled after it), Glacier Peak, and Mt. St Helens. This is an insane range of sight. If you are curious or care, you should googlemaps those points and mt Ellinor and you’ll see on a map the vastness!
Hi there :)
It says on your blog that you spent a year gaining residency before you enrolled at evergreen.. I was hoping to do the same thing this year. I’m not really sure how to go about it though. How did you do it? Do you have any advise?
Thank ya kindly
Sam
Yeah sure! in terms of technicalities regarding residency I would say contact Rafael Lozano. I don’t know his number but hes the man for that kind of info. if you call the admissions office Im sure they could steer you in the right direction. Also in terms of my personal recommendations, I would say working with something like AmeriCorps Conservation Corps or other AmeriCorps opportunities is a great way to get rewarding employment and an education stipend! Let me know if you want to know anything more, cartom28@evergreen.edu
Thank you so much for gettin back to me about it. I’ll probably contact Rafael monday or so. I’ll let you know if I have any other questions :)
Thank ya
Sam