I live in Seattle now.

I flew out to Arizona in March with my father, and we drove from Tucson to Albuquerque with my grandfather in his RV.  We stopped to spend a weekend with my sister’s family along the way, and I had a chance to see my three-year-old niece.  It was a comfortable trip (although three year olds are pretty draining), and it was nice to spend some time with my grandfather.  I expect people of his age to have a particularly strong craving for social contact, but he’s very self-contained.  And very quick.

My final trip was to St. Thomas, in the Caribbean, where one of my oldest friends lives on a boat with his wife.  It was rustic and beautiful and a little disorienting, but relaxing once I got used to it.  I got some experience sailing and snorkeling, not to mention sleeping on a constantly tilting surface.

I have pictures of Arizona & New Mexico and St. Thomas (as well a few other new albums) on flickr.

Seattle has been pretty kind to me so far, even going so far as to have sunny, warm weather for my first few days here, to ease the transition.  I’m pretty well settled in my apartment now, two weeks in, and IKEA is somewhat richer.  I start at the University of Washington in the fall, and I have what seems to be a pretty good part-time job lined up.  I’m not sure what I’ll be doing over the summer.