So the Typhoon house is in transition with international students. Jin, our Korean student who has lived with us for 5 months, is going home on Tuesday. We have two teenage Japanese high school students overlapping; here since Thursday and staying three weeks.
The result? We've been getting a lot of sight-seeing done. Jin and his friend Soo Jung, had a few things they wanted to see before they left; the Japanese boys were interested in a number of the the same things. So a number of big-group trips took place over the weekend - some planned, some serendipitous.
For me, though, involved in the execution and oversight of much of this agenda, I was exhausted at the end. Happy, but exhausted.
Friday Night:
Rose Garden at sunset.
Saturday:
4AM Wake up call
6AM Balloon crewing in Jefferson, OR.
M and C stay home so M can go to Ballet class
10AM Watch the Jefferson Mint Festival parade in downtown Jefferson.
11AM Stop at the State Capital for a picnic lunch, find a street basketball tournament. Stay to watch for a while.
M and C go to Portland Saturday Market
2PM Nap
Saturday night movie night
11PM lights out
Sunday:
4AM wakeup call.
5AM Balloon Crew in Woodburn. Take FIVE members of the household.
9AM Breakfast at home in Portland,
11AM Day trip to Mount St Helens with SEVEN in the car - three Johnsons and four exchange students.
8PM Dinner for seven at Sivalai Thai restaurant (our favorite Thai place) at 7PM on the return.
11PM lights out
This is the sort of non-stop, all-hours, high-energy, touristy activity that I remember from the cruise ship. Whew!
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