For the Sake of an Update

So I haven't posted in almost two weeks, but truth be told - I don't really have that much to say.

I haven't had a "For & Against" in a while now, but there really isn't anything of substance that I am "for" or "against".

I could tell you all about my new car: It's a silver 2007 Ford Focus. Of course it's great to have my own car, and life is far easier/better now that I don't have to make plans around having a car or not. But of course getting a car meant taking out a loan. What does that mean? That means that I am now in further debt (although I have a great credit score). It also means that it will be much harder for me to go abroad. But I am trying to stay positive - "where there's a will, there's a way". I never thought I'd make it to Micronesia, but I did. I just have this bad feeling that before I know it I will be 40 years old with a long list of "Places to See" and feel terribly unfulfilled. I will just try to stay positive.

My presentation went well (couldn't think of a clever segue). Only a handful of people showed up, but they all seemed very interested and asked some great questions. I am trying to figure out how to load my PowerPoint presentation onto this blog, but have no idea! Any tech-plugs have any insight?

I could also tell you about my weekend in Chicago, but it was very similar to my last trip. I'm happy that Josh, Ashley, and Dylan got to go this time! The only negative is that according to Grandma: Josh is leader and what he says goes because he is the oldest; Ashley is the Princess; and Dylan is the baby ("if you are walking on the road together and you are all hungry and you only have 1 sandwich, you give it to Dylan because he is the baby"). What does that leave me with? Middle child syndrome I suppose. It's okay...Grandma can tell them about how the family rank works in Pohnpiean/Mwoakillese culture, but I got to live/experience it first hand.

We also went to downtown Chicago. I love that city.

I'm feeling pretty sick so far this week. Not the most uplifting post, but at least the weathers nice.

Adios Madrid

Well, unfortunately it doesn't look like I will be doing TEFL in Spain after all. I just really can't afford it. Too many bills, too many uncertainties. It is definitely an option for after this summer. I still want to see Europe and I would be there if money weren't a factor. It is too expensive to go over there without a job or regular source of income.

To be honest, I have been giving a lot of thought to the Peace Corps and/or the Center for Pacific Island Studies at the University of Hawai'i. The more I work on my presentation and read my old blog entries, the more I remember how much I loved my trip and how passionate I am about the Pacific.

Speaking of my presentation, what would you want to hear about Pohnpei? My presentation is set up in two parts; Part 1 being sort of an atlas introduction to Pohnpei; and Part 2 is all about my trip and what I learned. Please share in the comments below what you would want to know if you (hypothetically) were coming to my presentation. Thanks!

Almost Famous

Only if famous means "your name tucked in some far corner of the Traverse City Record Eagle in a blurb about a group of presentations" I am famous. Think of it as the Where's Waldo? standard of fame. Before you read the plug I would like to clarify that: a)I am not an International Student nor am I a student of NMC and b) when it says "lived on Pohnpei" the writer is referring to the two whole months I lived there. No autographs please.