Well hello livejournal, it's been a long time. I missed you.... *sniffle*

Hmmm, so officially I have not had an entry in five weeks. I think that may be the longest I've ever gone. In that span of time I have accomplished (or unaccomplished) several things:

- turned 22 (egad I'm so old now)
- taken the GRE for applying to Grad School
- led a bunch of school kids through science/nature programs. Basically, my job description is that I teach kids about trees, decomposers, snakes, and different words that mean "poop". It's an awesome job.
- bought an iPod touch with my nonexistent salary
- found out one of my best buddies actually had a thing for me
- had amazing and funny conversations with my co-interns/housemates
- intense discussions and emotional emails with my mama (regarding my "future")
- made fresh apple cider and lemon shakes at apple fest
- updated the Facebook page for the organization I'm interning for with great increase in Fan numbers \:D/
- been pooped on twice by a box turtle
- FINALLY watched 500 Days of Summer and I ADORED it and its lovely soundtrack.
- also finally watched Benny and Joon. It was cute and made me miss the Northwest.
- started a Glee addiction :3


....and what feels like a bazillion other things. Life, basically. Life happened.


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I like my lifestyle. I feel very independent and self-reliant, and I pretty much know who I am, and I like who that is. The one thing that I would have to say that drags a little bit sometimes is feeling lonely. It's not the kind of loneliness that makes someone cry, or be afraid. It's not that I am isolated or sad. Not at all, I'm actually quite happy, and have a bunch of friends and of course my family. But I still have the inherent blues in my system; it's part of who I am and my personality.

I love being with people and adore my friends and family but I always seem to be running away from them, or moving away. I don't really have a home to call my own - not a home in the physical sense, though - a home that I can own. It's not the Philippines anymore, and it's not Geneva, and it's not Eugene, or Dayton. It's all of those places and none of those places.


But then again, just like Tom from (500) Days of Summer said-- loneliness is underrated.

hiiiiiii everyoneeeee

Today marks the end of my second week of my job here as an intern, and I can summarize my experience so far in three words. HAYLAVET. (well, parang isa lang yun, pero tatlo talaga yan). hahaha :D

Today was an especially great day. I woke up in an absolutely goofy mood and that just makes everything 230% funnier and better. We stacked the hay bales from off the wagon into the barn. Naks napaka-American farmer girl ko wahahaha. Pero shet! Sobrang fun.

We all worked up a good sweat (nagiging muscle man na talaga ako hehe) and we got Pat--- the assistant Farmer who used to be in the Marines who lived for two years in the Philippines who used to be an undercover narcotics cop who had to stop being a cop because he got shot in the hand--- (WHEW!) to sing us some good ol' hick songs and some bluegrass. I made a couple of dirty jokes and all of us just couldn't stop giggling and laughing in general. I think I'm Pat's favorite, and he's my favorite too :D It was his birthday so Mindy and I baked him a batch of chocolate chip cookies.


But overall, parang naglalaro lang ako dito. The staff is great, the place is beautiful, my co-interns are very nice, my housing is free. The only parts I don't like are: a) I have no internet at home; b) the garter snake who I have unofficially named Tyra because she is extra feisty and a fierce biatch and I hate cleaning her cage.



Though I am still not sure where I want to go after this internship and where this will lead me, I am very very happy :)