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Monday, July 02, 2007

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:57:48 GMT

I'm there!!

America that is! Staying in Seattle at the minute and its awesome. Going to visit Meredith and Matt tomorrow in Bellingham cause I need to stay somewhere for 4th July. I hope to see as many of you as I can over the next 3 months. My usual schedule will be working Thurs-Sunday and having Mon-Wed off. For the first couple of weeks though I'm doin 12 days straight workin in the forests so won't be free till after that. I can see the city centre from my window where I'm stayin with friends of a friend from back home for the first few days. The needle looks awesome and so do the Olympic mountains. Weny out on lake Washington yesterday which was great too, saw Bill's mansion and the house from sleepless in Seattle. Peace

Monday, June 18, 2007

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:22:53 GMT

In 2 weeks I will be in the Paacific northwest of the US of A. Lookin forward to it. It will be great to see you guys who are out there. A reunion sounds amazing. I'll be more sure of a time once I get settled in. Hope to see you soon. Bye the way I'm gonna be based in North bend, about 40 miles east of Seattle.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:42:16 GMT

Well guys I've been accepted for an internship with student conservation association as a park ranger. All being well I'm coming to the Pacific Northwest from 1st July to 21st of September, I'm so excited!! I should get breaks when I'd love to see any of you that are around.
Peace

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:13:33 GMT

Hello Team

     I'm in the middle of the busiest term of my life and feeling rather happy. I think its under control now then sometimes it gets too much but I'm quite content. In a few months my structured life as I know it will be gone and the vast expanse of 'make my own life' freedom will be ahead of me. When viewed that way it doesn't feel like freedom but too many choices. I've felt overwhelmed by that in the past but now I feel quite at peace that whatever I choose God will never forsake me.
     At the minute I'm appliying for an amazing internship with Student Conservation Association from July to September in noneother than Mt Rainier National park! Basically....I want to be a park ranger!
     So you guys on the west coast, if I get this internship, I hope they give me a little free time so I can meet up with some of you. I havn't got the placement yet but it looks hopeful, I can't wait to find out, it'll be flippin awesome!

     So that's my future plans up to September and who knows what after that? I need to be back home for my brother's wedding at the end of September and that's all I know.
Peace out.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:03:42 GMT

Going back home for Christmas on Thursday, lookin forward to skating the streets of Coleraine with my new wheels (got a skateboard). Such a great hobby, so much fun. My family and I are going to watch Ulster play London Irish rugby on Friday, should be good banter. I'm so in to Bloc Party right now!

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:35:07 GMT

Hi there. To the Holmsted DTS guys thought I'd let you know that I know
a guy here at uni that did a DTS. Not just any DTS but on the Carlisle
base ie. with Richard and Alan, the crazy guys!!! I was pretty excited
when I heard. They also went to J-bay on their outreach. Apparently
Alan was in prison a few blocks away from where I live now in
Durham!! Such a small world. The guys name is Duncan we both went
surfing yesterday with the surf club, great craic.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:17:26 GMT

After a summer of slaving away in the shoe shop I'm going back to my final year of uni in 2 weeks. not looking forward to that much yet staying at home becomes aimless after a while. On the upside I've ordered a surfboard which sould be ready soon, I've got the bug, its my main aim in life right now apart from industrial espionage.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:57:28 GMT

I'm back home working in bishops shoe shop for the summer again. At the start of the month I went to cork for a week holiday with friends from uni, was great having barbecues and bonfires on secluded beaches. Then I cycled to Scotland with 2 friends who got food poisoning along the way and spent 24 hours blowing chunks. Was great fun though.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:19:46 GMT

Post exams is good chill time here in Durham. We have around for 4 weeks waiting for results and what we get up to in the meantime is up to us! It is good fun but I can get a little bored aswell. Went for a 3 day walk in the Lake district national park with a friend. The weather was so hot. Went swimming in this beautiful river in a dale. Got leaches. managed to flick them off before any dmage was done. This morning I also removed the last 2 ticks on me that went unnoticed for a few days. Ah the joys of the wild.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Sat, 13 May 2006 19:27:16 GMT

less than 2 weeks and the 2nd year will be pretty much over. got my first exam on tuesday. Am lookin forward to the summer. Hopefully some good stuff shalt take place.
I am at the moment designing my dissertation project which aims to look at the effect of fine sediment in a river upon the development of salmon. Its really quite fascinating.
Have fun now my friends