Hello from the World of Seattle! :)

Hi Everyone!

I'm spending my summer in Seattle, Washington while interning at Boeing as a Mechanical Engineer (Sorry, I don't have pics, that Boeing Proprietary Information :-P). I'm  in the testing group, so I'm pretty much working in a factory the whole time. Almost everyone is 40 and older (which makes for some wise conversations). And I'm learning more about what I ultimately want to do when I leave school.

Seattle is different... it's a whole new world (but it might just be because I've lived on the East Coast my whole life). It a diverse mix of Asian, North African and United States' transplants all simmering in a pot of West Coast chillness and New Age thinking lol. That's my best one-sentence description of the culture. I think I'm starting to like it, and even for a split second thought I could live here permanently. But then I remembered how far it was and that dream was shot down. Also, my Floridian upbringing can't handle a summer where the weather is still in the 50s and 60s.

Shot of Downtown Seattle from high rise building

I think the biggest blessing to me this summer would be my new church. It's about 130 people and a little more than a year old and meets in a movie theater. Almost everyone is around the age of mid 20s - mid 30s. I don't think I've ever met more amazing people in my life. And it's only been 4 weeks and they already know how to deal with my craziness (that's a huge feat). I went camping with them the second week I was here.

A couple of us around a makeshift fire

The river next to the campsite. I did a lot of quiet time here :)

Other than work and church, I spend a lot of time with my roommates (I live in a house of 6 other girls) or meeting new interns. BTW I saw Spiderman with them yesterday, and it was AWESOME! And I was skeptical the whole time leading up to the movie. Also, I've been reading A LOT. I think I'm on my 5th book so far, and I keep buying more (I might have a problem).

I miss you all, and I hope to see you all soon!

Chelsie