wow. Y-Team '08. next year, Team Skydive!

So I said that I would update this, and it looks like it hasn't happened in...a long time.

For those who care, it's been 4 months to the day (and I'm pretty sure the time) since it happened.
For those who care but don't understand, let's keep it that way, you don't need to know.
For those who don't care, whatever.

So I got home from Japan on the 28th of July or so. There were a lot of things going on with my flight. Looking back, it's kind of hilarious, but at the time it was awful.
My flight from Narita to San Francisco was almost delayed *gasp* 8 minutes because they had to check this guy's bag. That should have been foreshadowing about what would come. o.O Don't understand? Keep reading.

So, I got to San Francisco (side note! In the Narita airport, I was trying to find a place to buy onigiri for the plane ride and I asked one of the workers there in Japanese, she said my Japanese is "beautiful". XD And then in San Francisco, I spoke with another Japanese person, who was more my age, and it was AWESOME!), and got to my plane on time, and sat down. Then we were told that the fuel was leaking, so we had to get OFF the plane and everyone was pissed. I found another guy from Maine (he lives in SoPo) and we went to customer service together and almost got to stay the night in San Francisco (I say almost "got" to because if I had, I would have probably been able to stay the night with Krystal in Oakland - I haven't seen you in almost a year Suna-yah! Miss you!), but the airport decided that it would be better if we got a flight into Washington DC that night and then spent the night there, and got the earliest flight to Portland possible. So that's what we did.
After way over 6 hours in the airport, we got on a new plane and landed in Washington DC at 2 AM. The airlines offered me a hotel, but I knew that if I went to the hotel, I would miss my flight (yes, they have wake up calls, but I would either sleep through it or ignore it), so I crashed in the airport. Awesome. I wanted pizza for breakfast, but stupid people didn't serve it that early. Anyway, I bought a toothbrush, toothpaste, hairties (my hair was DISGUSTING), etc. in the morning and took care of myself as best as possible. And FINALLY landed in Portland. woop!

A few days after I got back, I went home. And by home, I mean Y-Camp. *smiles* I had a GREAT two weeks. My cabin was a 2 week cabin, and they were just amazing. One of them was Camper of the Year last year, and they were all pretty much friends when they got there from last year (except one who was friends with one of the other girls, so she was accepted right away). Pretty much nothing too big. I didn't have to step in on anything. They knew I was there for them, but they were able to take care of things themselves. All in all, they had a great time, which is the most important thing (and why I'm there). I love it when campers have a good time. Because I remember being a camper.
There's some things that counselors who were never campers don't really let their campers get away with. Like rest hour, most cabins have the lights off and the kids all in their own bunks. I say, as long as the girls aren't bothering the other cabins, the light can be on (unless someone other than me wants to sleep or feels sick), and they can be on each other's bunks (3 is the limit for top bunks). Let them be kids, right? I mean, campers hate rest hour enough as it is. I might as well try to make it as bearable as possible.

I came back after camp, and miss it SO bad. omg. Seriously, I love that place. *sighs* Oh well, I'm pretty positive Barry's going to invite me back next summer. \(^0^)/
AND...Rent in JAPAN is playing until AFTER camp ends! So I'm going to see about going to Japan, seeing Rent in Tokyo, and then taking the shinkansen to see some people. I have like 3 people who really want me to stay with them. I know it's the Japanese culture to tell people to come back anytime, but these people mentioned that I should stay with them weeks before I left. Emika's mom made me PROMISE to stay with them when I come back. *smiles* Still waiting on a letter from Emika, though! ^-^

I've been hanging out with people and working on my resume since I got back. Tomorrow I'm applying for a slew of jobs, so I'm pretty psyched. Also, I started to work on the Businesses That Care What Youth Think (I still like the title "Businesses Who Care What YOUTHINK", but the board voted against it) project, and I have to say, we have some serious work to do if the board really does want to get it going. Ainsley and I are meeting on Friday to create an action plan and get things back rolling (they kind of fell apart when I went to Japan - so one of the first plans of action on my agenda is a formal apology to all the people who the board contacted and never followed up with)! woop!

Once I get a secure job and paycheck, my friend and I are thinking about finding a place together, which would be really good. She needs it, and I need it, and we take care of each other. We have for years. *smiles*

I really must stop listening to Taylor Swift. It's shameful. I mean, it's better than listening to Hillary Duff or Britney Spears, but it's still not something that's...you know...good. lol.

Oh, and if you're wondering about my title. This year, I missed Team Skydive. And I was too young to do it last year. Pretty much, every year, anyone on Y-Team who wants to gets a day off together and takes a skydiving lesson. Thus, Team Skydive. SO going to do it next summer!!! XD