Goodwill rocks!

Twenty bucks and a perfect fit- yes please!

The way i live now

Got a pair of cowboy boots from best neighbor Kateri and I looooove them. Superpractical. Now, she proclaimed, I am a real cowgirl! Just gotta get the hat.

Equipage

Just finished up a story for Equipage, my fav Swedish horse magazine. Will let you know when the issue hits the newsstands!

More horses and cards

After a couple of rainy, gloomy days, today was a 10/10 for many different reasons. First of all, I woke up at three in the morning to have class with the kids, and they were inspiring and interesting to talk to - despite it being three in the morning.

Second, I passed my drivers test and can now finally use a car again.

Third, things were squared out with the radio and I am headed to look at some wolves in YELLOWSTONE, which I am just super psyched about. Hopefully I can go some time next week.

Fourth, I went for a run around the neighborhood and the sun was shining, it was 50+F (10+C), the air smelled like spring and when I looked up just as I was coming down the last hill I realized I wasn´t alone - above me cirkled an eagle, just silently hangning out, enjoying the weather just as much as I did.

Fifth, I came across the owner of those three horses you see up there, and we had a great time talking and brushing them. She said I can come by any time, so now I have some horses I can go cuddle whenever I want...

Horses, radio, big foot and Ljusdalsnytt

Its been a while, and I have been super busy with things. It seems as though no matter how much I say I am going to do absolutely nothing, the day never turns out like that... Weird, huh?

So what, more pricisely, have I been up to?


1: big foot


This weekend, I was invited to come to a meeting with some people who have dedicated their lives and most of their savings into find the sasquatch in the Olympic Peninsula. They needed help setting up a website where their data, video and audio would be collected. I told them I was not a believer, but they said they were looking forward to convince me! However, after looking at my new schedule with courses and stuff, I realized it was not possible for me to do it... Super sad, but hopefully I can still help them out in some way.

2: Ljusdalsnytt

My wonderful ex pupil, now broadcaster extraordinare Iris Ash wrote an article about me for Ljusdals tidning - but she wanted some shots from Washington and our new place, so I managed to put some together and sent them to her. I really hope she picks this one with Jon, it is so wonderfully cheesy.

3: Radio x 2

First of all, I am coaching some bright young students from Tallbacken in the art of doing radio shows. We meet on Skype, and together they are hopefully going to have a show on Radio Ljusdal, our community radio station.

Second, a group of dedicated people in Port Townsend are in the process of starting up a radio station there. It is going to sound a little bit like NPR, a lot of talk, a lot of good music, it is all super exciting and they needed someone who had done a bit of radio before. Well, I have some time on my hands, and I love doing this stuff, so I am volunteering there and will help them train DJs and board operators and set things up in general. You check check them out here. A little warning though - their website has some music playing in the background.

4: HORSES!!

Today, I got the best phone call - it was our neighbor across the road, who wanted someone to go riding with. Two minutes later, I was there, and we went for a wonderful ride around the area. The sun was shining, I had to learn how on earth Western riding works... It was great. Being someone who has only done English ridning, it was a little bit tricky, but I am sure I will figure it out. I rode the horse on the left in this pictures, Abby. I hope this becomes a regular thing, it was so wonderful and our neighbor is soo sweet.