Mountains, faces, and Forest(s).

Dear friends, I am being held captive in a place where I am forced to ski, take naps, hike through the forest, fish in creeks, and enjoy beautiful views. Please send for help as soon as possible.


I have been spending a good amount of my time with a new family call the Kielich family. Michael is the humanities teacher at NAWA, his wife Lisa gave birth to their son Forest a year and a half ago. They have been a major blessing to have added to my life. I spend many dinners, and many days with them. Forest is one the happiest guys around. The above photo is Forest and Lisa "fishing" at a nearby waterfall. They are a wonderfully kind family whom I have grown to love. Don't worry I am in good hands Mom and Dad.

In other news, Kristin is visiting. We got kicked out of our beautiful spot by the creek in French Gulch. I am in the process of finding another spot; hopefully where I am awake to the orchestra of gravity and water combining.

Goin' to California

I have arrived in California. Take a look at my life. I have been at NAWA doing the whole internship thing for about a week now. I have headed full speed into the slow life of the country. I miss everybody in Bend but I am also enjoying the new life ahead of me in California and beyond. I feel like a bird who has been let out of his cage. I am free to wonder, read what I want to read, and move at the pace I wish to move at. The internship thus far has been super lax and I can pretty much make up the schedule I want. It is refreshing to live in a place where there are no cell phones, not a lot of traffic, and people enjoy living their simple lives. I got some pretty funny looks the first drive I took through the Gulch. Hippy boy in VW Bus cruising through a town where most people have big jacked up trucks with guns in the back. However I am finding everyone waves at me and has a grin from ear to ear most days.

This is the place I have been staying on BLM land about 7 miles from the school.

The first week I went through the Spring Training which was a really intense five and a half days. We had a couple 12 hour days that were packed to the fullest. I am glad it is over but I learned an imense amount.

Here is the little town of French Gulch which I now reside in. It is just a little valley (Gulch) where about two hundred people live.

My life has changed for the slower. Having just come out of school and skiing to the max I am enjoying cooking large breakfasts for myself, doing yoga by the creek, drinking tea till 11 o clock in the morning and exploring the area on foot and on bike.

Thanks Brent and Steve for doing our little adventure on the way down. It was just what I needed for a transitition into a new phase. I have been thinking about you guys when I find myself in types of moments that are best described by the photo below. Beer, burrito, and guitar.

Much love to my friends and family around the world. You are what makes my world go round. I love you all dearly.