Matt's Missives

It's been a while since the last post. Here I find myself back in my city, on this special island I call home. I'm living the urban victoria life, which is incredible fun. I've been painting for my friend Andrew's parents, and doing random chores. I'm also going to be tutoring, once I get my posters photocopied and posted, and will be doing some part time bike couriering. Otherwise, a little natural building, playing guitar, hanging out with friends and dating. This is a particularly easy thing to do as a relatively good looking, relatively intelligent boy in Victoria. I have learned a whole hell of a lot about the mechanics of courtship in the last few months, through experiences and conversations with friends and lovers. I spent the day today with my friend Berkley, discussing how best to woo a girl, how to approach the situation so as to allow maximum fun, while insuring that independence is respected, and that there's no pressure to feel like decisions have to be made. The natural evolution of relationships. Interesting experiences. And then there's that whole Africa thing looming. I don't even know what to think about that. The journey continues. Experience and living. Also, I decided what to do with my life, which is pretty exciting. I'm going to start an NGO, focusing on a self-sufficient Vancouver Island. The areas of current interest are local food security, sustainable resource use, sustainable water management, bioregional governance, renewable energy and disaster planning. And that's that. It's all unfolding nicely.