Singing Monks!

Well I have still been applying for jobs like crazy! Praying this week gets better. Jordan's dad came up the other day and he took us to a Mariners baseball game where he made us get garlic fries. They are fries with TONS of garlic and seasonings on them. They were SO good, but our breath smelled SO bad! Today we went to St. Mark's Cathedral because the monks sing hymns every Sunday night. People come and just fill up the place. People lay down with quilts, sit on the floor, in the pews. It was jam packed. It was SO relaxing to hear them and it was really nice. I think we are going to go every Sunday if we can. It was really nice. :)

Seattle!

Well, now I'm in Seattle for the summer with my two besties at school Jordan and Kiley. We are living in a house that Jordan's dad is redoing and so we are just helping out with a few things and he lets us stay here. It's in the cutest little neighborhood. I've never been to Seattle, and I'm in love with it now! It is SO green and trees are everywhere. There are little boutiques and everything is locally owned. I haven't seen a Wal Mart since we've been here, and we have explored this city alot! People here are very active, and I love the environment. I love the lakes and parks everywhere. I think I'm going to love it here. We've had nice sunny days, and overcast days, and I love them both. Since the day we got here I have been applying for jobs and have had a few interviews. Nothing certain yet, but hopefully something will come up soon. we are surprised that the three of us can be together 24/7 (literally) and not go crazy yet. Who knows how much longer that will last. Hahahaha. We've been having fun just being in eachothers company and not having ANY money has been interesting too. Mom sent us up with a ton of food so that has helped a TON. After going around applying everywhere, we have gone to a rose garden since being here and spent time at the parks. We've kept ourselves busy. This is going to be an adventurous summer and now all I need a JOB! Any suggestions? ;)

Yellowstone!

So while I was home for a few weeks after Asia, we went to Yellowstone for Zack's birthday (June 2). We had a blast. Mom and Dad hadn't been there since the big fire. We saw Old Faithful and walked around. It was pretty cold, but it was SO pretty. It was fun! We stopped in Jackson and ate at Billy's Burgers and I showed everyone where I had worked last summer (Bar T5). It was a good day. Here are some pics from it..

Talented!

I have met so many people here, that have so many different talents! I have met people that have done SO many things. First, all the people that work at PCC dancing, THAT is talent! I have met amazing singers, dancers, geniuses. I have met professional models for companies like MAC and Abercrombie. Someone that was on the show Runway Project. I have friends that make music videos in their spare time, and those that throw out amazing dance moves. I just wanted to show a little of it... Here are some of my close friends below...

Baby it's COLD outside!

So I know that you are going to hate that I am complaining about this, but it has been SO cold lately! IT has been windy, overcast, and rainy for months. This "Winter" has been much worse than last year. I ride my bike to school, and I get a hard workout, just because the wind is blowing directly at me. I have been stuck at school many times because it has rained so hard it started flooding. I really hope it clears up before I leave! This is a picture of what it's like....

Winter Ball

This last week has been really eventful with school and activities, this last week I was able to meet up with Dave and Naomi Peterson from my home ward, Rose 1st! They are here visiting family and Naomi called me when they were over at the PCC. I was working so we got to catch up and take some photos. It is always so fun to run into people from back home! The Night Show at PCC has changed and it is now presented differently with a new stage, so J and I decided to go to watch it and play tourist one night after work. I ended up losing my camera for a day, and I was completely sick about it. After praying so much and looking everywhere, I was blessed and an honest person turned it into lost and found. I was so glad. Last night was the Winter Ball for this semester and it was held over at the PCC, which was nice so people didn't have to worry about getting into town, and it didn't cost much at all. We went to the ball, and they had made an arch of white balloons and there were white bags with candles along the path. There was a nice buffet, and dancing. I could hardly tell that it was the same place that I go to work every day! I have two more weeks of school, so it's now crunch time for projects and papers. I leave for Asia in less than a month! I got a little bit of an itinerary and I go to Singapore first, Malaysia, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tokyo. I'm SO excited!

Culture Night

This weekend has been a lot of work but it ended with alot of fun! Our school has an event every year called Culture Night and it is HUGE! It is held in our huge gym and almost every seat is filled with students, people from the community and people from other parts of the island. It is 2 nights where all the different clubs perform for 5-10 min of some sort from the culture. (All the clubs are different cultures..Japanese, Korean, Tongan, Samoan, etc)It's the biggest event of the entire school year and clubs spend months practicing. The clubs are made up of not only people from that culture, but people from all over. There were people from the Mainland dancing with Samoans, and Fijian people dancing with Japanese, it is really neat. There are traditional outfits, and music from all over the world, and customs that are awesome to watch. Most of the clubs dance, but some do skits. It is awesome! Jaliz was in the Samoan Club and they did an AWESOME job. The crowd went INSANE when it was Samoa's turn. They definitely did the best (although I am biased, it's true!) and everyone loved it! I am putting up some photos of the different clubs and then some clips of the different clubs performing also. I love that there is such a diversity here. I read that this school is the most diverse university in the United States. It's so awesome to be able to see this celebration of the different cultures and the acceptance there is of it all. Seeing people join these different clubs when they know little or nothing about that culture is so neat. They get to learn about the culture and do many customs of these cultures. It is such an awesome way to get to learn about other places and people!