Final Week

There are only three more days of class/internship as of when I'm writing this blog.  I've found that I've enjoyed my biology class a lot more than I thought I would.  The professor's a really cool guy, and I'm getting to learn about all kinds of plants and animals around Alaska and how they function in the different seasons and weather up here.

As for my internship, I'm glad that will be done soon.  It was not so bad during the school year when I never needed to sit for more than two hours to work on a dictionary.  During the summer, I meant to be working as close to a full time job as possible.  However, with the class I'm taking, and the fact that sitting in front of my computer entering data for hours on end is misery, that goal was not reached.  It is difficult both to sit and to be accurate for so long.

Wednesday, they both end.  Thursday I'll get to enjoy some free time.  I was hoping to see a movie and explore the campus, but it might rain that day so I may only be able to do the former.  Friday I pack up, clean my room, and check out of my room.  I depart Fairbanks at 11:40 pm and arrive at Seattle at 4:00 am.  I hope to sleep on the flight, but we'll see how that goes.  I'd rather not sleep in the terminal, but I don't really enjoy the idea of sleeping on the plane.  I then have about 3 1/2 hours of layover so I'll probably try to wander across the whole airport and at some point grab some breakfast.  At 10:25 I'll be back in Boise.  I really look forward to getting done and making it to the 4th.

This last week has been a bit tough weather-wise.  From about Monday to Wednesday, it was very smoky.  The smoke greatly reduced visibility, and you could smell it even indoors.  After the smoke, it rained, which was nice because it cleared out the smoke.  The main problem was that I couldn't get out very much, and I was cooped up inside a lot.  I enjoy doing my constitutional outside when I can, and I didn't want to be outside for a while.

So, I'm (ideally) a little over halfway done with getting my degree here.  And in a week, I'll be returning to the lower 48 so I can see my family, friends, and cats!