So, this week has been pretty awesome but also pretty stressful.
On Tuesday my laptop crashed. Since I—like everyone else in college—have my entire life stored on my laptop, plus I have so much schoolwork that I have to do on my computer—you know, like this class—I freaked out big time. I took it to IT on Wednesday and prayed they could fix it, specifically in one day. Sadly, they definitely could not. But why I need it in such a short time?
On Thursday morning I flew to Portland, Oregon, which is where I am right now. Specifically, I am on the BEAUTIFUL Lewis and Clark College campus. Everywhere in Portland is gorgeous. EVERYWHERE.
I am here for a national speech and debate tournament, so I promise it’s not just for pleasure. However, on Friday before the tournament started my coach took us on a surprise trip to the beach. I am such a big water lover that I almost cried with excitement. And it, like Portland was gorgeous! The town was called Seaside and was filled with little tourist shops.
We have also eaten a ton of awesome food here. Though we have not yet gotten to eat any fresh seafood, hopefully we will be doing that tonight after our rounds are over for the day.
The sad part is that it’s my speech coach’s last tournament this weekend. Our team is run by doctoral students, and this is his last semester. He has been my coach all three years so far, so I am not looking forward to having my last year without him. But, we are trying to have enough fun to send him out with a bang!
I am slowly doing my homework for the weekend as I have time. Luckily I only have Japanese homework, and of course the homework for this class. All I have left for this class this week is my Storybook assignment, but I will be doing that tomorrow—hopefully. Today I have one more round, but I want to explore this beautiful campus some more before that! I may post a ton of pictures later as well.
Here are a few photos from our beach trip!
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| Image Information: Personal Photo from April 2015. |
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| Image Information: Personal Photo from April 2015. |
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| Image Information: Personal Photo from April 2015. |
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| Image Information: Personal Photo from April 2015. Here is an example of how beautiful Lewis and Clark is. |
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This beautiful park is right outside of our hotel window
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Oh, and there is also an entire block of food trucks in the middle of the city.
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| Image Information: Personal Photo from April 2015. |
