This summer is going to be awesome. I just have a few things that I need to figure out to ensure it's awesomeness. It starts this weekend before finals and will continue through August. Look out warm weather here I come!
This Saturday marks the first of many tailgate opportunities. Since I came to college I can hardly separate tailgating from summer. The Brewers are a decent team this year, but I'm sure not going for the game. We have about 40 people going with us and a couple of kegs to jumpstart the festivities. Beer pong, bags, grilling out... it's all just part of a wonderful tradition.
Next on the list is June 1st. That's when I get to go out to Washington D.C. (all expenses paid) and sit in on an international conference on climate change. This is a great opportunity for me and I will probably be starstruck, not by popular celebrities, but by some of the greatest minds on the Earth. Speakers include congressmen, scientists, professors from many respectable institutions (Harvard, Yale, MIT, etc....). Also I get to spend a couple days out sightseeing in our Nation's Capital.
June 5th, what a great day this will be. This will be my first trip to go see my brother at his new house. He just graduated from Northern Michigan University (up in the U.P.) and as we speak is driving 30 hours south to his new residence. Did I mention that his new residence includes a 3 bdrm house on the Ocean? Or that the location might be Key Largo, Fl? This will be a week of fun in the sun and will be filled with golf on the mainland, and lots of SCUBA diving. LOTS of SCUBA diving. : )
Also at the end of the summer will be the start of my new job. That will be coaching football at CUW. It is not my future, but the opportunity to spend another year here to help out with the team that educated me almost as much as school has was too hard to pass up. There are a couple coaching changes that really made me wish I had another year to play, but coaching will be the next best thing. I'm looking forward to staying as part of the team.
Other great things for this summer are headlined by Camp Cartwheel. It is a camp outside of Las Vegas for kids suffering from cancer or kids who are in remission. It will be my first time at this camp, but everything I've heard makes it seem to be the most rewarding way to spend a week. My friend who has gone said that it is life-changing and one of the greatest experiences from her life. Another option for me is a trip to Seattle, WA. I have a academic contact that has invited me to a summit on Intelligent Design. It would be 4 days out in Seattle and all I would pay is airfare. I don't know if I'll have time for it, plus I hear it rains alot out there.
Overall I would have to rate this summer as one of the best in my life, even though I haven't experienced it yet. It will be a fun summer as well as an educational one. I will truley be sad September 21st when I have to admit it is over.
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