As Spring Break 2016 comes to a close, I realized that it went by way faster that I thought it would. I stayed on campus for most of break and partly assumed that it would drag on. I couldn’t have been more wrong. As a way to preserve break and catalogued it, I decided to list most of what I did below.

FRIDAY.

• Around 4PM my eleven year old cousin, Ting, FaceTimed me in the sub. She and I played M.A.S.H. and much to the disappointment of my roommate, her future career wasn’t “garbage man.”
• Friends forgot the sub closed early and we all went to Memos. Surprised someone with carne asada fries and haven’t seen anyone that happy in a while.
• Then got in a crowd of people and went to Safeway, where Ting called me again, to claim my friends were: seven, twenty-nine, and forty. (They are all twenty.)

SATURDAY.

• Downloaded The Life of Pablo and have zero regrets.
• Made brownies and had to substitute flaxseed eggs for actual eggs, but it was definitely worth it.
• Dinner was pizza at Farrelli’s. And was delicious.

SUNDAY.

• Toured the Museum of Glass and watched the visiting artist create an octopus. Advice: Go. Do it. It’s free on Sunday’s with a student ID. Also, if you don’t have a car, be sure to get an ORCA card from ASUPS.
• Watched Groundhog Day for the first time, 10/10 recommend.

MONDAY.

• Oh, hey. Homework is still a thing over break. Did some of that.
• Watched Fuller House and was disappointed.
• Went to Krispy Kreme for the second time ever and had a donut. Immediately ate said donut.

TUESDAY.

• Slept in for too many hours, but it was much needed and much enjoyed.
• Video chatted with a friend who goes to school in Pennsylvania. (Nick, I miss you!)
• Discovered a new sandwich: turkey, bacon, and havarti on whole wheat.

WEDNESDAY.

• Convinced some friends to go on a walk down to the waterfront. We took our time and wandered around the Chinese Reconciliation Park. Then we walked up Puget Park, hung out at the playground, and spun around too much, before walking back to school.
• Discovered that Wednesdays are bowling leagues and so you can’t go bowling in the evening.

THURSDAY.

• Was very set on not doing anything. Met up with Nathan for breakfast, then we headed to the library for a new setting. Around three we headed back to the sub for food and ran into some friends. It was sunny and beautiful out and Gabe wanted to go take photos and so we went on a walk.
• Down past the pedestrian bridge, if you follow the cobblestone driveway, there is a beautiful look-out point onto the water and the city.
• I’d recommend wearing layers, because the wind can make you so so so cold after a while, but Gabe got some pretty good pictures out of the day. They can all be found here. 

FRIDAY.

• Took the AmTrak down to Vancouver, where I met up with my friend Maddy. From there, we went to Portland, where we met up with Emily, who was driving up from Bend, OR.
• Finished reading How to Fly a Horse by Kevin Ashton, which was much better than expected. Definitely a book I would read again and recommend to other people.
• We spent the day exploring the Pearl District and eating all of the good food.
• Raided the men’s t-shirt section at Target. Purchased the same NASA shirt that Emily has. No regrets.
• Breakfast for dinner with Not Sub eggs was fantastic.

SATURDAY.

• Explored the Saturday Market and waited in a long, but fast-paced line for Voodoo donuts. Whose donuts were far superior to Krispy Kreme.
• Met up with Emily’s friend who goes to Reed at Reed, where we were given a tour of the research reactor.
• On the quest for dinner, we ended up going to the Met, then to Memos, then to Safeway. Food was found!

SUNDAY.

• Spent most of the afternoon in the sub talking to friends who had been gone over break. Discovered Chili only took wavy panoramic pictures in Paris.
• Did that homework that I didn’t bother finishing on Monday.