Get Involved

I've been motivated most of my life to get involved in social justice work. For a long time I was just very angry at how little the people around me cared. My mom was busy working and raising us, and didn't spend a lot of time volunteering. We did occasionally. We also donated money we didn't have to charities.

I've done a poor job in college getting and staying involved. I need to do better. Rhea constantly reminds me that no one reads my blog. But it makes me feel better sometimes to share, even if no one is listening.

I'm going to focus more on how to get involved, how to reach out and help people.

Today I am loving BoostUp.org. You might have seen posters for this website at the mall.

The organization is trying to draw attention to the (appallingly) high drop out rates in American high schools. 4 out of 10 students won't graduate high school.

Go to BoostUp.org and you can send an email to one of ten students who are featured on the website. They each have a brief bio explaining why it's so hard for them to graduate. I sent a few emails this morning, encouraging them to keep working and to try and enjoy learning.

Right now I am struggling to graduate from the UW. It was really inspiring to read about kids who are much younger then me, who have no support system, but still want to work hard and graduate from high school.

So

go to BoostUp.org and send some love, it's easy and a simple thing to do to get involved.

I'll find some anti-trafficking related resources too, since that is specifically what I want to work to eliminate.

art work and politics

My friend Sophia drew this Etch-a-Sketch photo of me! Fun times.

Have you noticed I haven't posted anything political? Ugh. I haven't had time I guess. I am still a little hesitant to post, since some of my family does not really agree with me. I am super progressive. :0)
BUT. I am watching the debate for Washington State governor. Dino Rossi is patronizing and rude. His ads are dishonest, and are fear mongering. I think many Republicans are motivated to do good in politics, and are respectable, fantastic people. Dino Rossi is a disrespectful. I find him repulsive. His ads about the 1,300 sex offenders who are missing are the worst. They basically tell you to fear the choices of the governor, when in reality all law enforcement and judicial workers in our state have thought she did a great job getting tougher on sex offenders. It's awful. :0(

FALL

The weather has been beautiful. Tanner took this poor photo while I was driving. It started raing today and will for a few days though.

Mom is well, not much has been going on.

Rhea is having a busy quarter. She hangs out with her friends all the time.

I am well. Busy with school. Rhea and I both kind of have to start thinking about what is going to happen after we graduate.

um...

I'll think of something wacky to post soon.

Redding

Yay! Rhea and I visited Redding. I didn't take very many photos. So here are just some of the highlights.


Making "Dilly Beans."



These are the dilly beans two weeks later at our house in Seattle, they tasted great.




It was thrilling, Rhea took photos of us one afternoon.



Going out with Lisa to the bookstores




It was a short visit, but it was very nice. We did lots of family things. Rhea and I went to pottery class with Grandma too, but I haven't got photos of the things we made. I'll do that someday.

Now we are back in school. I've been busy for a month. I went camping with Tanner for a weekend, so that was nice.