summer plans

[JaBlue]

Up until very recently I thought that I should get some kind of internship for a big chunk of summer. Now I realize that this is probably just a waste of my time. I'm a first-year student so no business firms have any impetus for hiring me and the other options seemed to be doing research in philosophy, physics, or math or something. Well, I can do that during school if I really want. So F working one of those jobs.

Instead here is a slew of ideas that I've come up with for how to otherwise spend my summer time (suggestions appreciated!):

-Work for a furniture maker: I always thought it would be awesome to make my own furniture. My girlfriend's uncle owns a furniture shop. He and his wife live 3 hours north of me. If they were willing to do it, I would go up and live with them (they have a guest room) for 2 weeks, help with the shop doing whatever I can, and in exchange learn to build furniture, have access to tools, etc. Also would cook for them at home. I would take no cell phone, no ipod, no computer, no nothing except some books and a bike. I would pay for the wood for my own furniture but otherwise be paid in food, lodgings, and furniture-making knowhow.

-backpacking: Some real long trip with friends something like going in a car stopping along the way at various state parks for small 2-day type trips, final destination Canadian Rockies with a long 10-dayish trip.

-mountain biking: getting really, really excited about buying a new bike and getting much better. Not sure what to buy, will demo the recommendations I get. Hopefully ride 2x/week. Will probably need to buy a car to swing this.

-road biking: same deal as mountain biking, except its much easier for me to just go on my own.

-study philosophy/theory of education: it has sorta been a dream of mine to design and run a private school and teach the right stuff in the right way. This is the first part towards that plan.

Any thoughts, suggestions, etc.?

What are you doing this summer (only answer if its different than what you do the rest of the year, duh)?

[PITTM]

my two best friends and i are going to puerto vallarta for a week in july. i plan to lay on the beach a lot. our plane tickets were only ~315ish and it seems like its gonna be pretty awesome.

[lucksack]

poker

[lippy]

I'm learning Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Should be glorious.

I'd travel if I was in your situation. Although you obviously want to do the furniture option.

[TheMetetron]

Winter plans:

Ski, ski some more.

Go to Europe and escape winter.

Come back and ski.

[gumpzilla]

The furniture making sounds awesome. If you can get that to happen, go for it. It'll be different and fun.

[ImsaKidd]

Metetron:

Where have you skiied?

[wpr101]

Going to Vegas in July for the Main Event. Other than that I don't have any big plans. I start my master's degree in September... I should be excited but I'm not at all.

[adsman]

Opening my club, rafting and talking to a ninja.

[JaBlue]

gosh, forgot a few important ones:

Spend a week with my mom and brother. Recreating Clark's trip, maybe.

Spend two weeks with my dad and younger half-brother (9) and half-sister (7). Go up to New Paltz, NY, see some family, explore creeks, catch crayfish and salamanders.

pick up a martial art: Not sure which to do, probably Muay Thai. Just want to spar, really. Will be supplementing this with a bunch of bare-knuckle sparring with my buddy Derek and going to his Kung Fu class on the days where they just spar and get my butt whooped.

edit: another forgot: play more live poker. hopefully a bay area home game. will see if anyone in EDF is interested when I get back around June 16 or so.