Hello Dear Ones,

Spring has passed, the winter is long passed, and summer is now upon us–dangling over us, not quite here, but already here.  And I have started to make arrangements and schemes: traveling to far off places!  There will be adventures, speeches, sketching, seeing old and new faces, gaining knowledge, and talking with Chris Brown.  So many things are in store for us this summer, and I am excited and terrified to experience them.

This is going to be one of the busiest summers I’ve ever had.  I’m going to be travelling over 9,000 miles, 6.5k of that in a little car I have named Benji Compson (see The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner).  Also, it smells like trees  😉

In any case, I wanted to see what your plans were and if you might be in these places at any time?

Summer Travel Itenerary:

1. June 7 – Drive to Irving, Texas

2. June 9 – Leave Irving and drive to North Carolina near Camp Lejune

3. June 13/14 Drive to Washington DC area.  Stay in DC until June 29/30

4. June 29/30 Drive to Misko’s house

5. July 1st Arrive in Boston area for Peter Kane’s wedding celebration

6. July 4/5 leave Boston and drive to parents home in DC

7. July 12/13 drive down to Georgia for the Sercer/Papania wedding

8. July 18 drive to Dallas (stay for a day or so)

9. July 19/20/21 drive to Santa Fe (stay for a day or so)

10. July 20/21/22/? drive to Phoenix

11. July 29 Fly to Seattle Washington for a workshop with the artist Juliette Aristides

12. July 31 Fly back to Phoenix and go to work the next day! Phew!

I apologize to those who’s weddings I will not be able to attend this summer.  You can only do so much in one summer, you know?  In any case, I would be ever so grateful if anyone could help me find a place to stay in Seattle while I am doing my studies.  Also please let me know if you are going to be in these places at all this summer.  I am a social animal, and I delight in seeing people.

Planning and getting pretty hungry and wanting to go to Chipotle now,

Peter