Action is Character

This past weekend, I went WWOOFing. I travelled to Harmony Farms once again and met some new friends: a Swedish couple, a Canadian, a Frenchman, and a couple from the States/Canada. Hollin WWOOFed alongside me. I am really glad she had a good first experience with WWOOFing. We started planning where we each want to go WWOOFing the month before we return home. We were able to turn compost, cook, start a potato patch, prune olive trees and make mulch, and we created a recreational area for WWOOFers (which meant taking out 8 trees).

It was really nice being outside again, especially after being on the road so recently with the road trip. My favorite part of the weekend was learning about different wild weeds and flowers. We ate a weed salad with almost every meal! I enjoyed it more than romaine lettus! I also really enjoyed going through Otaki. We took a mini car tour through the trees, the river, the ocean (which had WILD WINDS that spit ocean foam around in the air!) and waterfalls.

I came home and enjoyed having another room mate for 2 days. Lyra, the Canadian, stayed with me while she explored Wellington. She is from Winnipeg, and shared her love of folk music with me. She told me stories about small local bars that play music every night and hosts many a music festival...sounds like my kind of place! We took a trip to the Embassy theater (where the LOTR was premiered) and saw Inception. I sat right behind where Sean Astin sat! Ahh. It was a really neat theater. May be one of my favorite places in Wellington!

That day, I also went on a field trip with my Asian Religions class. We went to a Buddhist meditation temple. We were able to sit and talk with a monk for 40 minutes! The place was made mostly of wood and had flowers around the temple. It was peaceful and serene. One could not deny this. It was really interesting listening to the monk (who came from Canada and wanted to become an engineer at one point in his life). I was surprised to find the Monk so warm, kind, and FUNNY. He had a wonderful laugh. He was the type of person who really valued what you had to say. I felt more like an equal towards this man. It was a really neat experience.

The rest of the week is pretty busy. I have a lot of paperwork to fill out regarding options for when I return to Wisco. That is where the "Action is Character" fits in. I am in the in between place where I am calm but want to be proud of what I accomplish with myself. Maybe its because my philosophy class has hit the Death portion of the trimester. If I died tomorrow, I would want to be satisfied with what I have done. Doesn't it feel good to like yourself? I also will be inking myself yet again on Friday. I am a bit nervous. I don't want to cry but I know this particular ink job is going to be a painful one (Hey Zach, no worries. This tat is another hidden one). Andrea and a few others also want to hit the town and find our costumes for Halloween. We are going as the Clue Crew. I love the group creativity projects! Go Teamwork!