Finals Week

Well, I've been taking life easy this week, staying with my sister's family, and then tonight with my aunt & uncle. It's been really wonderful seeing them all. I also arrived a week earlier than they expected, pleasantly surprising them. Tomorrow morning, I will embark on the five hour journey east, across Washington State to the city of Walla Walla. I have a lot of family in Tacoma, but all of my friends are in Walla Walla. This is a very special week for them too. Not only is their friend Arthur arrving, but their long year at Walla Walla College will be drawing to an end. After two or three days of tough, rigorous exams, they will be done with the school year on Wednesday, and graduation will be on Sunday. My class will be graduating, of course without me, since I spent this year in Russia. Nevertheless, I look forward to seeing all of you (my WWC friends) tomorrow or the next day. Good luck with finals. It will be nice to be there, yet have no finals to worry about :) That will come next year!