I’ve been at my parents house the last week, as I’m down here in Tennessee to teach for 2 weeks at Young Scholars. This is the view from my parents’ deck. I love sitting out there and reading, or just enjoying the nice weather.
Here is a photo of one of my classes. They are busy at work in creating their own dance/techno music, for the class called “Your Own Mix”. The other class I teach is Intro to Programming, where they learn a bit of Java and learn how to write games.
The program has been around for 23 years, and I was in the very first Young Scholar’s program. It is another amazing program, and my mom is the director.
The Kids on Stage Summer Academy is run by my dad. They have an amazing program where the kids come together and learn how to be part of a band. They practice together, and at the end they do a concert. This photo is from the stage that was setup for the group.
I became a God parent today to Inara. She is very adorable. Today was her naming ceramony, where people came by and gave her wishes for her life.
I’m very excited to be her Godparent, and I am looking forward to the next many many years ahead of us.
I went over to my friends house and we pruned their Raspberry bushes. It was a beautiful day out, and with all the help it only took a short bit to complete. Now, I’m just looking forward to when we can pick them.
My Aunt Karen finished the Boston Marathon this past weekend. Her time was 4:12:29. She was very happy that she finished. I was glad to be part of her support team, and cheer her along the way. Then help her walk back, and spend lots of time. I really enjoyed my Aunts trip up here. I got to spend a bunch of time with them, and it was very wonderful.
My Aunt Sam and Karen have come up to run the Boston Marathon. It is wonderful to have them here. You can see a bunch from their visit. I’ve enjoyed getting to see them, and eat lots and lots of food with them.
It is my birthday soon (April 11th for those of you out there). But, I had one celebration with friends on Saturday. People came over to hang out, eat some food, chat a bunch, play some games. We had a great time. Thanks everyone for coming!
I took a great hike from Tantek’s house in the Haight, to the Exploratorium. It was a great hike, and you can see all the pictures
I’m out in California now, visiting all my friends on the west coast. When I arrived, it was wonderful weather and Steve and Aytek are hosting me. We got to take a walk outside to a park nearby, and took Devron for playtime. He loved riding on the little horse.
California will be great for me, and will be a time to remember who I am, how great life is, and to heal and recover.