A Week in San Diego

    I spent the week in San Diego and had a wonderful time.
    One of the best parts of being home was having the time to exercise each day. I ran for about half an hour and spent some time working out on my Dad's Cross-Bow.

    I loved visiting the Young Single Adult branch in Poway and seeing so many of my friends who warmly welcomed me home. Being able to attend FHE and Institute was also a special treat.
    On Thursday I went shopping for a new digital camera. I didn't have much desire to get a really good one; I really just want one to be able to put pictures on this blog and I may even leave it in Brazil with a former companion of mine. After hours of going back and forth between Fry's, Staples, Office Depot, and CompUSA, and meticulously noting the differences in tech specs and feel, I ended up buying one at Circuit City. I bought the Nikon CoolPix L4. It's small, light, reasonably priced, and pretty good quality.
    Later Thursday night I went shopping at Mervyn's with my mom and we found all of the clothes that I needed. Two more shirts, three pairs of Braggi pants, and two belts.

    On Friday morning I had breakfast at The Hamburger Factory in Poway with my parents. I spent the day in my mom's classroom at Mt. Carmel High School. I talked to the students about Brazil, taught them some Portuguese, and then did an activity from the Career Workshops I will be doing in Brazil. I showed them how they could use it to apply for scholarships. It was challenging to get their teenage brains interested, but was a good experience in the end. I certainly have a better appreciation of what my mom does everyday!
    After teaching, I spent the afternoon with Nate and Julia, who I used to babysit. It was so fun to see how much they have grown up. Nate sure has a good arm for football!

    Saturday morning I finally got to spend some time with my brother Andy while we had breakfast at the Original Pancake House with Mom. I had my traditional German pancake and finished it before my mom finished her single strawberry crepe. :-)

    I had lunch with Seth Spagnolo and his new friend, Elise, at the Mongolian Grill. It was great.

I left for Provo in the evening and was able to see my girlfriend, Shannon, briefly in the evening.

Well, that's enough personal stuff for now. Most of what I post from now on will have to do with the internship.

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