The adventure continues! I drove up yesterday - stopping by to say hi to Courtney and Halo in Pacifica - to my new apartment in Bend. No, I am not moving to Bend permanently, but I am attending school there for the semester, the program in Outdoor Leadership that I started five years ago. I’m really tired because I got in very late last night, and this morning had to do the “new apartment runaround”, stopping by Fred Meyer for a shower curtain, soap, toilet paper, etc., etc. The place looks so empty - it’s a metaphor for my new experiences up here that will fill it up!

I already miss the Bay Area and my friends, though. I’m going to go back as often as I reasonably can. Today, I drive to the Portland airport to fly up to Vancouver with my bike and visit Kaska for a ride and a beer. I’ll blog about that soon!

For now, hi from Bend!