Spring break!!

My friend Anne and I, also madey went to the ice field again to enjoy the finished park and sculptures. The work was amazing! Heres one of my favorite entries.

The detail was beautiful and the jaguar in the middle was so majestic and life like! Good job! We also enjoyed the ice slides with all the kids. So much fun. Check it out!

WEEEEE! LOL
My midterms are over and spring break has finally started. I'm only 11 hours till I leave for hawaii and 24 hours until I get there. Yay!
The sudden earthquake in japan caused a mass tsunami warning along hawaiian coast including waikiki. But my flight hasn't been canceled and I'm good to go.
: )

"home is where you feel the most loved"

Today has been wonderful! I went to my 8 a.m. drawing class, which wasn't the wonderful part. After class my friend Anne and I needed coffee and breakfast desperately so we searched for the new Julia's solstice cafe. After we found this hidden gem we ordered coffee and the house granola. It was all so delicious : )
After I dropped off Anne back at the dorms I went to get my hair did at the Aveda salon in town. Can you say highlights?!
I know, I know. I'm not supposed to dye my hair because its red. Blah blah blah. but maybe I should have listened to everyone, I'm so blonde now! The color not the mental limitations : P (sorry if this offends anyone)
But I like it! Its something new. And she said it makes me seem more tan....YEAH RIGHT. I'm a ginger. I can dye my hair and my tanning capabilities are gonna stay the same. LOL.
After the salon I picked up madey from school and we went shopping for jeans for her since her last pair "mysteriously ripped". I got a new pair of shoes for no special occasion and she now gets to sport her very first pair of straight leg jeans. : )
I made a delicious tomato and red lentil soup for dinner which was only enjoyed by Id, Ego and the super ego of myself : P
And speaking of psychology I have 2 big midterms tomorrow that I'm studying for right now. lame sauce but I know my stuff ; )
I got a text from my friend natalie telling me the northern lights were out and were effortlessly active. I went outside and sure enough: Green beams of lights were flying across the sky. So beautiful.
I woke up madey so she could see them too. We stood outside for a good 15 minutes before freezing. The Northern lights are so beautiful. Imagine this: bright green waves of light like a reflection on water rolling across the sky. Absolutely breathtaking. They peak around Spring and Fall.

Thats all for now. Hawaii in 2 days!! : )

Ice Sculptures!

Fairbanks is among one the most famous cities in alaska (one of the only cities lol) because it has held the World Ice Championship for over 22 years. People from all around the world come to compete in this event and the whole town comes out to see these artists at work. They build intricate arrangements that seem so delicate they could break at any second. And others build sculptures as tall as 30 feet, Slides big enough for anyone to enjoy and a playground made up entirely of ice.

My friend Will and I had sushi tonight and then headed to the ice field. We were not dressed to be outside I'll say that. It was cold. The park is huge and in this weather made it almost impossible to see the whole thing in one night.

Me as an eskimo! Oh! Sorry, a Native : P they get angry if you call them eskimos. lol

Me freezing in the ice sauna. Basically an ice room with wood benches and a stone steamer. The door was furs...how alaskan? lol
The park also has slides made of ice (obviously), 6 rows and 85 feet of fun! although I still haven't gone on them yet but I hope to do that soon! The slides! They're all lit up with flashing lights and its a crazy sight to see.

The categories of ice sculptures include one block and multi block. A single block looks something like this.

Yeah thats a cougar...made out of ice. Crazy huh?! The amount of detail that goes into all these pieces is amazing. Ice sculpting is no joke. A multi block competitor would create something like this.

This was just one of the many spectacular pieces created. The park was filled with full sized Poseidon vessels decked out (PUN!) with human sized greek gods and goddesses. There were mushrooms taller than me that looked cute enough to sit on. Some statues were at least 30 feet tall with detail that was unbelievable. One piece was big enough for a man to fit inside of and start carving to give his art that POP it needed. Very cool!
Another very impressive display of ice sculpting abilities was the ice maze!

 The ice maze was impressive to say the least. With walls that were taller than me, Will and I managed to find our way out. The walls were lit up with colored lights and it felt like a winter wonderland inside!
The World Ice Championships will be going on all week and I hope to enjoy more of them before I leave for hawaii.
6 More days!! : ) Can't wait.