Eric's coursework is officially over! He turned in his last term paper (EVER!) at the end of may and is in full-time exam prep mode for the next year. Books, books, books.
Eric was awarded a summer fellowship and will begin taking an intensive Spanish course at the end of June. In the meantime he is working on exam prep and picking up odd jobs when he can find them. He found the most interesting one after advertising his writing and research skills on craigslist. He is helping a 78-year-old man write his autobiography. They have a great working relationship and it has been a blast thus far.
Last weekend we took a little road trip with different destinations. Anne dropped Eric off at Castle Crags State Park in northern California for a three-day backpacking trip along the Pacific Crest Trail. It was a wonderful three days of quiet in the woods. (Photos of the Crags and the view of Mt. Shasta below).
Anne continued north to Jefferson, Oregon (just outside of Ashland) for a weekend visit with her friend Alyssa. Alyssa has been working as an intern on an organic farm. She pitched a tent on the homestead, fed the kids (baby goats) clover, and spent a day hoeing. That is, weeding. The trip also involved a long breakfast at the local gas station/store/greasy spoon discussing hay bale housing and other such homesteading tips. Good to know. Below are pictures of Anne's friend Alyssa and the guy who owns the farm, hard at work.
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I'm glad that you guys started blogging again. Eric, did you hike by yourself for three days??
Congrats on the new move and on your second anniversary. Can you believe its already been two years! Love to both of you.
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