my brother thinks he is a viking. I am in college working towards my second masters degree in teaching and it is stressful.  I attend Lewis and Clark college in portland. I have a masters in Italian lit. I am not that handy.  I would like to teach at a community college or high school.
I like camping and the adventures in general. I have lost my parents. I deal with the loss of my parents by going camping. I build models. I got into models because my dad bought me a kit. I built a motor-bike from trash.
Are you building anything interesting today? I'm taking a break right now. But my next project will be a model of an aircraft carrier from WW2. Oh that sounds really cool. Any idea what you'll be making it out of? I thought about doing a Lego one, but that's not really what I'm into. So it will be plastic and wood.  Very nice. I'm sure it'll turn out great. Have you gone camping lately? Not since last fall. I'll go again this fall as I think that's the best time of year. Do you have any trips planned? Do you even have time? I definitely don't have as much time as I'd like to travel but once I'm done with my masters I plan to take some time off and plan a trip. For now it's mostly just visiting family. Do you have any family around here? No, my sister lives in Canada right now. Distant relatives are all over the place. Since my parents passed, it seems harder to keep the family together. Oh I'm so sorry for your loss. How long ago did he pass? My father died three years ago, but my mom died when I was 8 years-old, which was tough. Are your parents still around? Yes thankfully they are both alive. I am very grateful to have them in my life. It must be tough to have lost your mother when you were so young. Did your father ever remarry? No, my dad was too busy raising my sister and me to have time for dating. But he is the one who got my into models.