Getting Into the Swing of Things

I guess I’m finally starting to get comfortable here.  Finding things to do and meeting people.  Or at least getting used to the people I’m around :)  The streets have been getting really busy but everyone keeps saying “Just wait!”  Sometimes for work I have to bike around during the day.  There are carriages and bikes and porters and people standing in the middle of the road taking pictures (don’t be those people) and little kids chasing seagulls and people who look the totally opposite way and then step out in front of you (…. hooray, you looked?).  I kinda enjoy it.  It is like living life on the EDGE!!!!  Sort of.  I want to start a collection of people taking pictures.  I’m trying to subtly work on it.  I’ll catch you up on the highlights of the last couple weeks.

 

Lady Slipper

 

Eric and Susan!

 Do you see where that little bench is?  Well, I was sleeping

on the fallen tree on the other side of that rail.

A court martial at the fort

 That water is so clear!!!

First, there was the night that I forgot to get my key out of my room and Alex, my roommate, accidentally locked me out.  I couldn’t get a hold of her on the phone and by that time it was midnight, so I figured it was too late to wake up the housing manager and I would just sleep on the chair in the shared living area of my room block.  Well, that was a good plan, except my roommates invited some people over for a party and there were only so many rounds of the adult version of heads up that I was willing to take, (tried playing for a bit…. Did terrible!)  so I decided to go for a walk till they cleared out.  It had been raining out, so everything was wet, but thankfully it had slowed down to just a slow, dripping rain.  So I walked over to the west bluff (a friend knew where I was) and ended up taking a nap in the most unusual place I have ever slept (see picture).  It looks uncomfortable, but was actually comfortable and relatively dry.  I woke up when I got cold and walked back to my housing, but peeps were still there.  So then I walked to the woods near my house and found a nice bush and slept under that.  Yes, I slept under a bush.  And then, around 4:30, people were gone and I slept in the living room and then I got up and worked both of my jobs! 

Second, I watched the most fantastic sport ever!  It is called street hockey, except they didn’t play it on the street but on grass.  It was intense and fun and I want to find friends who will play it!

Third, I attended the 28^th Annual Taste of Mackinac.  It was a picnic event where area wineries and breweries and island restaurants each brought some of their food and drinks and for $20 you could try unlimited stuff.  I met Eric C. and Susan W. while I was standing in line, so I hung out with them and had a great time!  They were visiting the island from Chicago and made the event much more fun :)

Also, I went wading in Lake Huron, I found some lady slipper flowers, I visited the Mackinac Fort, Ultimate Frisbee is starting next week, there is weekly square dancing on the island, and I got to do a little jiu jitsu.