summer update

Ok, I haven't posted in a while again. I guess it's mostly because my summer has been fairly uneventful. I didn't bother trying to find a job for two months between reunion and my first semester at Rochester and I thought I could have a summer like we used to when we were around 12 years old. It's been only moderately successful since of course all my friends are working so the days are fairly lonely. My parents put me to work doing some landscaping stuff around the house, but otherwise I have enjoyed my last summer of freedom.

A couple weeks back I participated in something called a Tri-Loppet. It's like a triathlon, but begins with a paddle in a canoe or kayak on the lakes in Mineapolis from Calhoun to Brownie, then has a run and a bike (which is largely on mountain bike trails) in Wirth park. I did the paddle with my dad, then we split up for the rest of the loppet. The paddle started out in a downpour, so the trails were nice and muddy for the run and bike. I got incredibly wet and muddy, but the race was a lot more fun, in my opinion, than a regular triathlon--especially the mountain biking rather than road biking. If anyone is living in Minneapolis in the next few years I would recommend checking it out.

Tomorrow I'll be heading out to Wisconsin, my first stop on my way out to rochester to move my things into my apartment in Rochester. I'll try to keep you all posted.