Yo yo yo! Guess what yesterday was?? Well obviously judging by the title of this post, it was my first day of school. That's right folks, I started my senior year at UC Santa Barbara this week. I got lucky and only have school on Tuesdays and Thursdays so right now I'm hanging at my favorite coffee shop near home and trying to get ahead on some reading, but the weather is too nice and I wanted to share some photos from my most recent trip! I'm lucky enough to have family that lives in one of the most beautiful places in the United States- the Pacific Northwest. I've been going up there since I was little and each time is incredible. My brother lives up there now so I've been trying to get up there every few months; so far so good. I flew in on a Thursday and met my grandmother at the airport. From there it was a short drive to Lyle, Washington, which is across the Columbia river from Hood River a bit. On Friday morning, I woke up early to join my uncle fishing in the Columbia Gorge. It was pretty cold but I bundled up with extra layers and hibernated in my seat for a bit. It was a slow start but we definitely saw some action and I got to reel in a pretty big salmon which I took great pride in. See below and you will probably also be impressed. Saturday morning was spent hiking. There's an awesome trail just a bit west of Lyle on Dog Mountain. It is beautiful and shaded for the most part with a terrific view at the top. My uncle has been hiking the PCT so he carried a heavy pack up to get some training in while I just carried myself up. It was a bit challenging but the view was completely worth it. As always, the best part of this trip was hanging out with my family. I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life and their support means the world to me. Also! I witnessed the most insane sunset while I was there. I know I've posted many sunset photos before, but this one takes the frickin' cake when it comes to sunsets. On Sunday I met my friends Alex and Vlad in Hood River. We all went to high school together back in Napa. Alex lives in Portland now and we all happened to be in the area so naturally we had to hang out. On our way back to Portland we stopped and explored the most incredible little land spit. Seeing friends who you haven't seen in a long time and being able to pick up right where you left off is such a gift. I am so very thankful to have those guys in my life. Early Monday we headed back down to Napa. Shoutout to Alex for doing most of the driving. And of course we had to stop for some in-n-out on the way. There's no other way to do a road trip in California. I'm vowing to be more on top of my blogging in order to document my last year here so keep an eye out if you're interested. It's been an incredible summer, and i'm sure it'll be an equally fulfilling year. Cheers to all of you, hoping your fall is starting off well! Grab yourselves a pumpkin spice latte or something and enjoy the best season of the year.
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Amani P.Last fall I took off for a year abroad. Now I'm back in the states, trying to figure out this crazy thing we call life! Archives
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