Well, I got back from Iliamna on Friday afternoon for my two weeks off, but I'm still not sure whether or not I'm going back. I need to talk to some fellow adventurers and see what our adventuring plans are.

It ended up not being such a bad job. Brush-cutting/throwing is definitely not my cup of tea, but it was well worth the time and money for now... as I've nothing better to do. I think it could have ended up being a bad experience if it was a poor work atmosphere, but the people were really nice and I had a lot of fun when I wasn't tossing sticks, so I think I'll be able to block out the boring parts rather nicely. We were well-fed and I had fun hanging out with some of the Kokhanok boys and the Zongers especially. After about the first week I somehow found out that my surveyor is a huge Monty Python buff, so I had endless entertainment after that :D Also, I'm in love with helicopter flights. I always wanted to get my private pilots license for airplanes, but I think I may have changed my mind to try to fly helicopters. SO FUN!

And despite the unpredictability of some of my activites this summer, I'm still rather unsurprising in other aspects. Last night Nathan and Dena brought dad's boat down from Kokhanok and when I was helping put it on the trailer I ended up just wading right in and getting my jeans all wet.... Nathan made me mad talking to me like I don't know how a boat is supposed to be on a trailer.... So a little while later I was talking to mom and when I had gone with dad to go get the trailer, she had said she would hold the bow line, but wouldn't do anything crazy like Laurinda and wade in. Thanks, glad to live up to everyone's expectations.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure my team members from Iliamna think I'm a bit special (that's nothing new). I was busy examining every new mushroom I saw and taking pictures of bugs, berries and rocks. I have an inquisitive mind.... what can I say? That's what keeps me going... the little things.