A few things before my life-update: I started my morning off by making my mom listen to the midi of Keiji's "Hit the Road, Jack" twice (at which point she said something about feeding the sheep and retreated), then I caught myself singing the alto line of Haven't We Met as I walked down the hall of my school, of course looking like a complete fool, and finished the day by saying something about "when I go home" to my friend in conversation, referring to retreat and seeing you all. I think these are signs of something. Maybe that retreat needs to hurry up and get here.
I passed Fourth of July with my grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles at my cottage in Traverse City, MI. I drove up with my grandparents,
which was perilous to say the least, with my 87 year old nearly blind and deaf grandfather behind the wheel until my intervention. After that, it was great fun. I spent a lot of time reading, playing with my little cousins, swimming, rolling down the massive Sleeping Bear sand dunes (see picture to the left), and, true to form, consuming lots and lots of fudge and cherries (both FANTASTIC in Traverse). I also discovered that I am even better at sailing than I remember. Really, if anyone is in need of some entertainment, I invite you to watch me man a sailboat. It's good for a laugh.What now? Lots of work, of course. Then I head to Russia to pick up my newly adopted brother Kyrill, which is exciting but scary. My mom went over to Russia while I was in Traverse last week to finalize the adoption, and, after some difficulties, everything is set... aside from my passport, which is expired of course, but we're trying to pull some strings. Hopefully that works. I'll keep you all updated. After that, only two weeks until RETREAT. Yay!
all the best,
Brady
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