We are getting close to the end, guys. As of today, I put in my two weeks notice for work and have started to get my affairs in order for coming back to Columbia. I am so freaking excited. This has been an amazing experience and I love it up here, but at the same time, I am so ready to see my friends. I'm ready to see football games and the Horseshoe and my favorite restaurants. In the last two weeks I have done a lot of fun little "self-care" activities. I got a pedicure after working a 55 hour work week. That was stressful, but honestly kind of fun. I enjoyed the work. I have been getting caught up on my favorite tv shows. I bought a new planner that I absolutely love. I just got done doing my laundry and cleaning my room, so that always feels good. As of right now, it looks like only three of my six classes are going to require textbooks so I'm super excited about that. Still probably won't be cheap, but at least it's only three and not six expensive textbooks. Soon, I'm going to start mailing stuff back to Columbia so it will be at the house when I get there. I'm super excited to be moving into the new house. That's really all that I have to say. Not much else has happened. I've had sushi three times this week so that's always super fun. I love sushi. Anyways, I'm gonna get back to applying for jobs!
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What's up? So last week I went on the big fishing trip down to Homer that I was super excited about and had been planning since like January. I was super excited because the last time I went halibut fishing I had a great time. I caught some fish, got to see a new city, and got to see all the great scenery on the drive there and back. This fishing trip, unfortunately, was not like that. This time, there were 12 of us that went: myself, my brother, all three of my uncles, my grandfather, one uncle's fiancée, her niece, one uncle's girlfriend, her daughter and nephew, and my other uncle's nephew (or my cousin). Having that many people should have been fun. We did walk away with a whole lot of fish, which was nice. The problem with having that many people is that there are so many different ideas and plans. There were basically three groups that formed during the trip: my uncle, his girlfriend, her daughter, and her nephew as Group 1; my uncle, his fiancée, and her niece as Group 2, and then my grandfather, my other uncle, and his nephew as the Group 3. That left my brother and I kind of floating in the middle. We both live with my uncle and his fiancée right now but my brother slept in the tent with my grandfather and that group (Group 3) while I slept in a hammock (my choice). I rode down to Homer with Group 3 while my brother rode down with Group 2. We all hung out and spent time together, but there was definitely lines drawn between all the groups. Although it sometimes seemed kind of clique-ish and everyone had their own opinions and ideas on things, I still had a fairly decent time. We drove down on Monday morning. It was an 11 hour drive, which is almost double what it takes for me to get from my house to the university, so that was fun. Tuesday was our fishing day. When you go fishing with a charter, you have a few different options for how long you go fishing. You can do a half day, which is only about six hours; a three quarter day, which is about nine hours; a full day, which is about twelve hours; or a multi day. We did a three quarter day charter, which meant that we left the docks around 8 and got back around 4 or 5. What time you get back is determined by how long it takes for everyone to catch their fish. We went halibut fishing, and with halibut, each person is only allowed to catch two fish per day: one under 28 inches and then one of any size. If there is extra time once everyone catches their two fish, the captain might allow people to fish for other types of fish, like salmon or cod or rockfish. As I stated earlier, when I went two years ago, I had a great time. I caught one halibut and one salmon (by accident). This year was not like that. I have major issues with motion sickness, so I obviously carry Dramamine with me wherever I go. I took some before I got on the boat. The ride out to our fishing point: I was fine. The ride back from our fishing point: I was fine. During the fishing: I was not fine. I cast out twice and didn't catch anything and then I started to not feel so great. I went inside to put my head down and try not to look at how much the boat was rocking. The water was pretty rough where we were at. The boat would lean all the way to one side until we almost had water coming into the boat and then lean all the way to the other side and do the same thing. I was doing just fine with laying my head on the table and not thinking about it until I heard my cousin throwing up in the trash can. I looked over, saw him, and then realized I should probably head outside. If I was going to puke, it would be over the side of the boat. Sure enough, I puked. Now let me tell you, I am not a sympathy puker so I don't know what came over me. I haven't puked in nearly 6 years and I have watched a great many of friends puke their guts out. Other people puking has never bothered me. This was the first time that something like this had ever happened to me. After that I went back inside to lay my head down and couldn't look up again without wanting to go round two with my stomach over the side of the boat. Fortunately, I wasn't the only one who felt that way. I think 6 out of the 17 people on the boat all got sick because of how rough the water is. If you decide to go out fishing like that, be prepared. The next day was much nicer. We went down to the Homer Spit to do some shopping and look at all the cool shops. That's one thing that I love about small towns is all the cute shops that you get to see. I bought a bunch of cool stickers, a pin, a tote bag, and some really good ice cream. On Thursday, we made the drive back home. If you ever get a chance to go to Alaska, I highly recommend going to Homer. It was super pretty and the Spit was super cool. Even the drive down there is awesome. I finally saw a moose! It only took my 6 months to see one, but I saw it. I was very happy. Overall, not a bad trip. It had some highs and some lows, but I would definitely go back to Homer. In other news, I am now fully trained as a day baker at work and am now working all those shifts. That basically means I make all the breads, rolls, hamburger buns, and desserts for the restaurant. Making bread is super easy. It is significantly better than store bought bread I might add. Also, who knew I had awesome cake decorating skills? I was super impressed with how quickly I caught on to it and how nice my cakes came out. Super proud of myself. My uncle made an Oreo cheesecake today and it should be done tomorrow, so once I get off work I can have a nice big slice of it. Very excited for that too. Side note: While on the boat, I saw a BUNCH of otters, which I thought was super cool because we don't exactly see them in their natural habitat where I'm from. We only ever see them at the aquarium, so it was cool to see them out on the water just doing their thing, hanging out with other otters. Well, I think that's about it. My next fun adventure should be the fair, so get ready for a bunch of fried foods and cool vendors!
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