I have been so lucky these past few weeks, I’ve gotten to meet so many cool people, see so many awesome animals, and I’ve gotten to go to the zoo not once, but three times! When we started this internship I didn’t know we’d be going to the zoo, Read more…
The writing process Every week we must write a blog, and every week we have the same process of procrastination: Jhonny finishes his by Saturday morning, latest. I finish mine by Sunday night or Monday at 8 am. And Jazzy, well, we’re lucky if Jasmine finishes hers by Read more…
Have I mentioned how our weekends have turned into workends? Well, they have. Fortunately for us, we spent this Saturday at a birthday bash. We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Beach Bill. This bill is instrumental in the maintenance and structure of the Oregon coast. Beaches are Read more…
I got paid early this week, so obviously, that meant I had money for one more day than usual. Unfortunately for me, I have student loans; all my extra money went to Navient. WARNING: The two following paragraphs contains financial jargon. I have probably misused terms, forgive me. Read more…
We got a Frisbee for the house. Not just any Frisbee, a Smokey Bear Frisbee, a bight green Smokey Bear Frisbee. The whole house was excited, all 8 adults living in the Sutton 8 housing were excited about this FREE Frisbee we got from work. Well today, on our Read more…
But not just to see the tigers! No, we’ll be standing right outside of the tiger exhibit…and talking to people. Our talks are going to center around the Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta). This butterfly subspecies is native to northern California, the Oregon coast, and southwestern Washington, Read more…
Oh, dear sand! You tiny grains of volcanic matter. Erosive forces wore you down until you were no longer one piece, but thousands specks of quartz, covering the beaches And now, you are in my shoes And between my toes…behind my ears And in my hair I’ve washed Read more…
There are more sunny days these past two weeks than there were in all of March, April, and May combined. The coast has changed, but the beauty of the oceans and the beaches continues. We set up hammocks on our back deck (5 so far). As I write this blog, Read more…