It has been just under a month since I last blogged and it has been SUPER busy!
I arrived in Alberta, MI (for the Fall Camp program) over a month ago and have been going, going, going with academics since. Please note, I have just put up gobs of new photos!! Words are great but the pictures are worth 1000x more ;)
In summary the past month has consisted of school work, trips to Houghton for various reasons, and fun crazy adventures with my friends. The daily schedule involves breakfast at 7:15am, class from 8am to 5pm, with an hour break for lunch. Dinner is at 5:30pm and after that involves finishing the daily report/memo and the accompanying map, graphs, table, figures, and charts. The reports are due the following morning at 8am and the cycle starts over again! Everyday involves going somewhere for data collection and then analyzing the data collected to help us look at various environmental factors and their interactions. As I am van driver-certified I generally drive one of the vans, which is always fun, to the cool places we go. We get to go to so many fun places! From the shore of Lake Superior, to the Huron Mountains, to Baraga Plains (oh, the beloved jack pine :), to the Sturgeon River Gorge.......SO MANY GREAT PLACES! I can truly say that I am enjoying the experience. Even though I may have had bad feelings before coming here, and maybe still do to some extent, I am thoroughly enjoying being so connected to nature. If anything, the past five weeks have been great opportunities for nature photo shoots :) In essence, the academics are going well and the schoolwork is fun.
Being a resident assistant (RA) for the dormitory here in Alberta has had its ups and downs. I am enjoying it for what it is, though I certainly miss making the impact I feel I was able to make on campus in the residence hall. I am looking forward to putting on some programs and boosting hall enthusiasm.
My friends and I live in an AMAZING place and get to go fun places EVERYDAY so my friends and I have gone on some of our own adventures when we get a chance, usually returning to a place we went for class. This is a shout out to my FANTABULOUS friends for being just a goofy and weird as I am :) We have gone blueberry and raspberry picking, participated in K-day, Homecoming, and Parade of Nations festivities, explored the Sturgeon River Gorge, and have spent countless hours at Canyon Falls.....and these are just a few of the many, many, many fun things! And how could I forget the brain trust and the countless hours of reading and scholarly debate, especially in the Quad :)
Life is swell and my future is looking exciting! I am currently working on aligning work for this winter break as well as next summer. The closer time table includes a possible visit from my Dad and a trip downstate MI to a wedding for two of my friends!
May God bless you all on this first official day of autumn and may you see His beauty in nature!
~ Kyle
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