Le blog d'Anne

Spring Trip: Ashland and the Rogue River

This year's spring trip was lovely. Drove down to Ashland passing through the Willamette Valley which I found
really beautiful. In Ashland there is not much to do and the weather was terrible so we went bowling on the first day because Grizzly Peak was closed. We stayed at the Flagship Inn... I recommend renting a house instead for a week.
That night Raven, Wue Youp, Tony, Amy and I went to the Standing Stone Brewery which was excellent. A nice quiet dinner. I shared a pear, prosciutto, and pesto pizza with Amy. Very yummy:) For dessert a slice of Mud Pie split between us.

Madame ?

Here are some pictures of me from Fine Arts Night, IT. It was a fun show to be in. This fine arts night was about information theory. I was Madame? a crystal ball psychic. Mac the person next to me was a scottish detective. It was an interesting role to play. I also played the piano and made a movie for this show. It was an amazing production.

Canyonlands Field Institute

The week of May 13-19, my school flew down to Utah to do their annual Spring trips.
We arrived in Salt Lake City and drove to Temple Square. Salt Lake City was practically empty. Its large, clean, streets were quiet and nobody was walking around. It was the weirdest thing to be in the desert in a deserted city. The climate down there is so different that that in itself is something that everyone should experience; living in a hostile and arid region. We went to temple Square because our head of the school wanted us to learn about the culture and history of the pioneers as well as the natives. Ideally many people thought that we would receive a history lesson on the architecture of the tabernacle and the temple. Instead a couple sisters gave us a 15 minute tour while proselytizing a majority of the time. It was interesting to get to see the Mormons perspective on their religion and beliefs. We watched a movie called "legacy" which told the story of Mormons pioneers. overall i thought my first day in Utah was... a different word than interesting.

Un sandwich de arroz

This is a recording of me telling a short story in Spanish, from the book Mango Street. the first part was cut off so you only hear 3/4 of it.  Esucha

Model U.N

This weekend I went to the Washington Model U.N. Conference held at the UW campus. It was lots of fun, more than I thought it would be and it was a good experience. I was in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee. For those two days we discussed "Combating Ethnic Racism Concerning Immigrated and Displaced Peoples" and the second day we discussed "Internet Regulations by Governments".I represented Norway. What I think was the most fun about the conference was meeting people that were the same age and had some common interest in what they were doing.

School is OUT!

School is out!!! Summer days full of swimming, reading, biking, rehearsals and having fun are ahead.

Smith Rock

I just came back from Smith Rock, where I spent three days rock climbing. It was amazing! On the last day we rapelled down Monkey Face. The climbing was so much fun!

Finals

Mid-term finals. Yuk! This is my first time having them and I hope it goes well. On a happier note, Pride and prejudice has come to the Lynwood after being two and a half months late!!

West Sound Academy

I am now going to West Sound Academy. After looking at the Eagle Harbor High School who were not very welcoming and did not have any room, we decided that I should go to West Sound. I went to the all school retreat which enabled me to meet people and make new friends.
( drawing is a  courtesy from Abby Peterson in the West Sound Gallery)

What to choose for an education?

I have decided not to continue going to the Bainbridge High School. After a stressful and terrible week, I couldn't stand it any more. Something about it just made me want to repulse it.  My parents have been an enormous help listening to me and advising me through it all. Je vous aime. Hip Hip Hooray!