Happy!!!

Friends,

I haven't posted anything on here for a long time but seeing all of your posts motivated me to give an update of my life. For my update, I decided to just describe what I do during the week because that is easiest. I am busier than I have ever been in my life, yet I still wish I had more time to do, well...more.

But first, let me respond to some posts:

Billy, it's okay if you don't answer. You are busy with bees or worms and they are more important for humanity so I understand. One day we will talk and it will be great.

Nick, you are correct that I would like that pillow fight. In fact, mine wouldn't be filled with feathers. Instead, I would buy one of those buckwheat pillows that are heavy so I could really destroy some people. Shoot, I meet even use a bar of soap like in Full Metal Jacket. Because if it is a fight, I am coming to win. By the way, if gay people really are responsible for killing the dinosaurs, thank god for gay people. The t-rex would not be a friendly pet that we could domesticate. I for one am glad there aren't any dinosaurs alive anymore.

Anyway, so here is my life:

Monday: 9-1 Class.
3-7 Mentoring for Mentoring Children of Promise. The kid I mentor in this program is pure on the go. He is actually mentoring me on how to use more energy faster. However, its good because he lives with his grandparents and he needs to release his energy. Last week we went bowling and he is only 8 and almost always throws himself with the ball.

Tuesday: 9-1 Class.
3-7 Mentoring for Big Brothers Big Sisters. The kid I mentor in this program has the most wonderful imagination ever. He often says things to me without taking a breath such as, "I wonder if scientists could make a dog that is as tall as I am and twice as long as I am tall so that if I am ever in the woods and a bear attacks I can sick the dog on the bear and it will protect me long enough so that I can go get a stick and beat the bear down." So, I have been encouraging him to read because I think he could be a terrific writer someday. Anyway, he is awesome.

Wednesday: 9-1 Class.
2-5 Lab Class.

Thursday: 9-1 Class.
2-7 Working at my new job at Pine Meadows Farm...more on this later.

Friday: 9-1 Class.
1-5 Whatever I feel like, which is usually reading food books and learning to cook stuff. Lately, I have cooked Thai curry (turned out delicious), bread (turned out dense), ice cream (turned out amazing!!!), potato pancakes (turned out pretty good), and cookies (turned out mmmm....).
5-9 Volunteering at the Crosswalk Teen Homeless Shelter, which is pretty awesome. I don't interact with the kids very much but I do feel of some value. We provide kids with a place to go and that is a good feeling.

Saturday: 9-6 Working at Pine Meadows Farm for P.E.A.C.H. Local. This is an awesome job. I have told some of you some about it, but I am so happy to work at it. Not only do I get to bike 5 miles to the job in some awesome country hills, but the people are awesome. We have a potluck for lunch on Saturday's and it is delicious. This Saturday, kids from the juvenile justice system are coming out and I get to put them to work...(Rule 1, Don't step on the garden beds...sound familiar Billy) Anyway, I love it. Our website is peachlocal.com if you want to look.
7-10: Berhe my friend from Eritrea comes over and has dinner that Carli cooks while I am at work. He was a refugee who arrived in the US on November 29, 2009. He was in Ethiopia for 6 years after fleeing his home country. I met his friends at the bus stop and told them if they ever needed help to call me. Well Berhe called and said he wanted help with getting a job and his GED. The first time we met he said to me after I asked him if he wanted to get started on studying for the GED, "No, today we talk and we know each other. So that we may be friends for life." Pretty awesome person. I am trying to help him get into school and things are looking pretty good. He needs to improve his English though. It is getting there.

Sunday: Sleep until noon at least. And do homework the rest of the day. Unless, I decide to go snowboarding like last weekend or find something else fun to do.

That is what I have been up to lately. I am really pressing to get through school. This summer I am going to just work and learn to eat better locally. Plus, I am going to study for the LSAT so that I can maybe go to law school. I am hoping to make some changes in food law. Plus, currently I am working on a big project that I am hoping will turn into something. I really hope I can do something to help other people.

Being married has been great. Things are pretty much the same as before we were married so that is a good thing. We are very happy.

Anyway, that's my update. I am very happy right now and things couldn't be better. I love you all and miss you. Hope everything is well and call me anytime. I like to hear from you guys.

-Alex