Seattle Cultural Trio Trip

I went on another cultural trip with the Trio Program last week. A bunch of Trio students took a bus up to Seattle. The trip was smack dab in the middle of finals week and, to tell you the truth, I probably should not have gone. I felt like I really needed a break from the stress. I took my laptop and books with me, so I could study on the bus ride, but I really didn't get a whole lot done.

It was a good opportunity to get out of my shell and interact with other students. A couple of the same people were on the bus that were on the riverboat cruise, so that made it easier. I made a connection with a guy who is involved in the Viticulture program, who makes wine at the school. I'm hoping that the next time they make a batch that they will let those of us in the DTC program, who are pursuing carreers in graphic design,  make the labels. I also connected with an attractive girl who does modeling and is really into Steam Punk. She gave me her card and said she would be glad to do a shoot with me. This will go really well in my portfolio. If I hadn't forced myself out of my comfort zone a little bit, I never would have made connections like this.

Once again, I highly recommend joining some sort of school group, even if it's not the Trio Program. I believe it is paramount to our success that we branch out and make new friends and connections.

When we got to Seattle, the first thing we did was go on the Seattle Underground Tour.

It was interesting, the way the tour guide presented it. I had been on the tour before, but I remembered it as being really boring. This guy was both entertaining and informative. I got some cool pictures too.

After the underground tour, we went on a "Duck Boat" tour.

The duck boat was an amphibious vehicle. We had a very entertaining tour guide. As we drove around the Seattle area, we learned all kinds of interesting facts about the history and culture of Seattle. The duck boat also gave us a tour of lake Washington.

While cruising around the lake, we got to learn about the history of Lake Washington.

After the duck boat tour, we went and had an awesome dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. Great food and interesting conversation. I felt like I had perhaps made some new friends, which is never an easy thing for me to do. At the very least, I made some good contacts to help build my portfolio and I was able to quit stressing out so bad over finals and just relax and enjoy a beautiful day.