Why September will be awesome

1. Ecuador
2. Dex returns

If you grew up with holes in your zapatos

Love.

Cole Haan's lace-ups.

KWEST

Man I promise, she so self-concious.



UGH Kanye, I love his old stuff.

Simplicity

There's a quiet wisdom in the simple things.
Sometimes things get so messy and complicated... it's nice to stop and enjoy the simple things.

Oooo the colors!

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So after driving the golf cart around here at Bosch for about a month... I've formulated a pro/con list about it.

PROS

-It's a golf cart

-Wind in the hair on a hot summer's day= faaaaaantastic

-It's a golf cart

-It goes super fast down the hills (which means double the wind in the hair)

CONS

-No windshield means bugs fly into the next best thing.... my face.

-Everyone wants rides all the time... geez get your own golf cart.

-Nothing else really... I mean it is a golf cart after all.

If this one breaks, I have an idea of what Bosch should replace it with...

That'll keep me coming back every summer.

Late night thoughts

So blog, I'm going to Ecuador on September 4th.
Raúl Pavón Mejía

When I was little I decided to do a year of service after listening to my dad's stories about his year of service in Haifa. In December of my junior year in high school, I decided I wanted to go to South America. By December of my senior year, I was enrolled as an MCB major at the UA. Then this past December... I decided to take a break from school and go. And here I am... waiting for a visa.

Scared? Yes.
Nervous? Yes.
Excited? Yes.

Things to work on in Ecuador

1. Detachment
2. Self-confidence
3. Service with sacrifice
4. Forgiveness

BAM that's what's up.

Also... hello August 2nd and happy birthday to my college best friend, Storm Byrd. You probably will never read this... but I'll deeply miss your company, your big sighs, and your long, complicated and unnecessary detailed stories while I'm gone. You're a good guy and I love you for it!

"O friend, the heart is the dwelling of eternal mysteries, make it not the home of fleeting fancies; waste not the treasure of thy precious life in employment with this swiftly passing world. Thou comest from the world of holiness—bind not thine heart to the earth; thou art a dweller in the court of nearness—choose not the homeland of the dust." - Baha'u'llah

I took Maya and Andrea out with Nathan's camera. They are such super stars.

Sitting under the walnut tree

Life is love.

It's the end of my second week back at Bosch... and I'm perfectly exhausted and incandescently happy. I am surrounded with love and my heart literally feels like it's on fire. My soul explodes on a regular basis.

Today, Jordan showed me his favorite spot on campus... the walnut tree. I might just steal it and make it my favorite spot as well. If you pretend you're behind the camera of the picture posted... to the right is a great big field with the Redwoods in the background. :)

Some fun news just for fun is that I learned my first song on the Ukulele today! Ingrid Michaelson's You and I. Yaaaaaow

I miss my cactus land, my fam, and my friends from home... but it's a happy miss... not a sad, uncomfortable miss. How can I be unhappy with all this beauty around me? Hehehehe.

Listen.
Really, listen.