I have officially been here for four weeks. One month. It feels like a week. The next three months are going to go by way too fast. I've really gotten to know people and such in the last week though, before that I spent most of my time alone.
I love the people here. They are all so friendly and nice, it's like a gigantic family. Everyone knows everyone...and everything. :P The only people I have troubles with are the ones I have to be extra polite to. But that's just me and my issues with patience.
I've found out recently that I really don't like being treated hmm, how do I say this...like, a lady? All the chivalry crap is not only lost on me but it bugs the crap out of me. I want to be treated like an equal, like a friend, nothing more. It makes me uncomfortable to be a special case. This one guy in the kitchen (nice thai guy from previous posts) tries to do everything for me and I just want to slap him upside the head. It's such a relief when I am around people who don't treat me like this.
I finally get to go make chocolate chip cookies with my friend Karen!! You have no idea how excited I am!!! NO IDEA! Really. Seriously. You couldn't possibly imagine. Ever. really. don't even try.
Last night I had the best dinner since I've gotten here. Turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and apple cobbler. I almost died. Tonight though, it shall be cookie dough. :P
My friend, Sean, pointed out to me that if you work in the Snow Mountain Ranch Food Services, you are one of the many SMRFS. :P Wearing a blue work shirt with a white apron only accentuates the awesomeness of this factoid.
I'm eating an apple right now off the core. I haven't done that pretty much ever. I hate eating fruit like that.
I have discovered Sack Lunches. Best idea ever. You sign up for a lunch, it's ready by 1:00 and I don't have to starve when I don't have any food to eat after my 4:30 dinner! It's awesoommme.
Apparently I will be working in The Grill this summer. It's like a little...grill..thing up in the main building. Yea, descriptive, I know. But I get to avoid the hundreds of people going through commons this summer, which sounds good to me.
I miss Seattle. The waterfront, the saltwater, the energy...mmm. I do not, however, miss Covington. At all. :P I wish I had my car too.
I'm very much enjoying my life here. I would say that I miss everyone out there but to be honest, I don't. I know that's a horrible thing to say and I pretty much constantly feel like a jerk
but I'm not going to lie to peoples' faces and say "ohhh I miss you too!!!" It's such a relief to be free. I have a hard time hiding that. I used to care about people's feelings too much but I think I jumped to the other side of the ditch too quickly and don't care enough anymore. I'm working on it though, don't worry. I'm trying to learn to live in moderation instead of the all or nothing, hot/cold mentality I'm used to. It's sloooowww going in some ways but I'm also doing pretty well in other ways.
All of those years of American Sign Language have paid off. I never realized before I got here how skilled I am at reading body language. It's especially helpful around the Thai people when I can't understand what the heck they're trying to tell me. I pick up on non verbal cues and can almost always tell what's going on. It's nice around people I don't know very well, to be able to pick up on what someone isn't saying to me. I always leave room for error and correction so I don't make an assumption that isn't true.
I have two days off, tomorrow and Thursday. Sweeeeet. I'm going to hopefully spend most of Thursday in the Craft Shop here because it's the bomb. I have a bunch of creative energy building up in me. Steve-O showed me how to wood burn and I loved it. Must. do. more. :)
Time to go make cookies! Peace!
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