Last weekend was pretty busy as I took a photography class on Saturday and a TIG welding and metal finishing class on Sunday. Jordan had to work both days so I decided to keep myself busy. It turns out the photography class was in the atrium of Trump Tower on 5th Avenue – a face that I was not aware of when I signed up for the class. All of the guys walking around with machine guns gave the place an interesting ambiance! The instructor was not a Trump fan but said that the atrium was a good place to teach her class and she had been doing it there for years. So, I have now set foot in the Trump Tower – another thing that I thought I would never do! But, it was a good class, and I learned a lot about my new camera which was the whole purpose.
On Sunday, I returned to the metal shop in Brooklyn where I took my first MIG welding class to ta
ke the follow on class in TIG welding and metal finishing. The TIG welding is much more challenging for sure. I can see where it would take a fair amount of practice to get really good at it. That said, it was a good combination of fun and hard work! But there were only two students so we got a lot of one-on-one with the instructor. I can definitely see more welding in my future once I get a shop set up in Montana!
I knew when I started out this year that things would be a bit fluid and that is already impacting plans for the year. I was originally scheduled to leave here March 31st but decided to extend my stay through the end of April. I
had signed up for an 8 day bike ride up around Glacier Park in July but I have now pushed that back to August just because I didn’t think I was going to have enough time to train properly in just a few short weeks after arriving in Montana.
And I’m seriously thinking about just doing the New Zealand part of the ride down under rather than the whole Australia and New Zealand ride. It’s still a 1,000+ ride but I’d only have to be gone around 6 weeks rather than the 3 1/2 months if I did the whole ride. I decided I just don’t want to be rushed into buying a house and then disappearing for 3 1/2 months. We’ll see how it all develops.
There are a few more things left on my New York ‘to do’ list but I’m really looking forward to the move to Montana and a little less hustle and bustle. New York is a great city and I have had a grand time here and it’s been really great to spend so much time with Jordan – but I’m ready to change gears and start building a life in Montana.