Well, I made it home and that was exciting and busy and now a quiet calm has settled on my life which always makes me wonder... what to do next?
Settling into the trailer was easier than i thought it would be, after shoving my stuff into drawers i noticed i had several empty drawers to use, yippee! Thank goodness i don't have very much stuff. Moab is as beautiful as I remember it and breathing the clean air (vs. the polluted city air) is a dream come true. I am settling into a wake up early/exercise then sit inside all day schedule which will probably take me through the 100+ degree temps of August and people keep reminding me how glorious the fall is down here (come on down... our trailer is always open for visitors). Now that all of that is settled I need to settle the what am I doing now question!!! John's job goes until Oct 31st so it is not beneficial for me to find a job that i will leave in 3 months so I have made myself available to help at John's work (Canyonlands Field Institute, CFI) and I also put myself out there for other rafting companies in hopes that they have some fall need.
For the month of Aug. I am taking advantage of the free time and I am studying for the GRE. A nasty test that is doing a great job of kicking my butt but i plan on taking the test early Sept. to complete my application for school that would start fall 2010. There are a few trips with CFI this month and next that will get me out on the river and away from algebra and vocabulary but I am always keeping my ears open for short term work. Come Nov. John and I hope to study spanish in Central America for a month or two... something i have wanted to do for a while. So to sum it up, there are many ideas out there, I pick a new one everyday but until I settle on one the Moab mornings continue to be the best times to explore this amazing place and the sunsets continue to take my breath away!!
