Whirlwind Weeks

The month of June is pretty busy this year:

*I've sent my manuscript in to ORION Magazine for our publishing course; attempting to get published is a graduation requirement.  It has been almost two weeks without a rejection letter so my mom is convinced it could be selected.  Since their guidelines say it may take three months for a response, I remain skeptical.   

*WPZ's Northwest Wildlife Conservation course has begun.  This is the final in-person class with my cohort in Seattle, which is both exciting and bittersweet.  Some of those people have truly become like family.  To prepare, I've been breaking in my trail shoes with a daily trek through the park.  My sister and I went to check out the wildflowers along the river while she was in town, which gave me the chance to play with my camera's different filters some more. 

*The significant-portion-of-my-grade Belize research paper is due in just over a week.  I'm supposed to become an expert on the topic, then collaborate on a discussion in-country.  As usual there are too many things I'm considering adding to the paper, which would require I cut back elsewhere to fit the page limit, until my head is spinning.  My laptop has decided to add to my worries with a flickering screen and bouts of paralysis.

And finally...

*Vaccinations.  Two days later and my arm is still complaining about the Tetanus shot.  They had the coolest metallic band-aids I've ever seen, though!