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Back from Spring Break with site difficulties, but now we are back up. Also, I feel refreshed to tackle the last few projects and tests of the semester. Five weeks left! I know that I am counting down.

I traveled to Seattle to visit my brother. The first day while he was working, I navigated the bus system to go to Pike’s Place public market. Here, you can buy flowers, fresh fish, vegetables and fruit, and baked goods. I picked up an art print and a poster. Then, I saw some live fish at the Seattle Aquarium. After lunch, I ventured to the Experience Music Project, which is an interactive music museum. Definitely a must see for the music buffs. It was so much fun, although it was hard for me to learn the drums or the guitar. Becoming a musician is not my calling.


The next day my brother and I drove to Vancouver, B.C., and took a ferry to Victoria. How beautiful! The trip to get there took awhile (around 7.5 hours), but it was so worth it. We went out to eat at an Irish pub and stayed at a hostel (Ocean Island Backpackers Inn). For $22 a night, you sleep on a dorm bed with others from all over the world. I met a guy that went to Oxford, one from Belgium and another from France. That night we went out to a dance club (legal age is 19 in Canada), and we met some really nice people.

Canada would not be my first thought for a Spring Break destination, but it was so worth it. Even though it was a very short trip, I was able to see the Parliament Building and the Breakwater in Victoria and explore a new part of the country. And the weather was beautiful! Seattle decided to be warm and sunny for my visit making me very happy. And the break will certainly help me get through the last few weeks here.

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