no rain, no gain

this weekend seemed more social then my past weekends. on saturday, i went to the Fremont Oktoberfest which had over 70 breweries and so many different types of beer represented. On the sad side, it was raining the whole day, more like a hard sprinkle. But we were determined to go and i already pre-bought the tickets.
so the adventure began by taking the bus to the U-district (aka where the huge University of Washington is located) to meet my roommate's friend David. From the U-district, we take the bus to Fremont. I'm a little shocked the event is all outside and there isn't much covering but people are there and drinking anyway. The old LA chanda wouldn't go to this event because of the rain. she would've complained and complained. but i keep telling myself to try to bite my tongue when i want to complain about the rain. to create the idea in my head that the rain will not stop me doing what i want to do. so do as the seattlites do. if seattle is going to have a huge beer festival outside, then we are all going to wear our rain gear and drink! i wish i took a photo of all the North Face jackets and rain jackets sipping their mugs of beer.
and it was fun!

today my roommate invited me to her co-workers birthday party. he's japanese american and it was great to meet his friends and family who are active in the asian american community and seattle community at large. i really do want to become active in the asian american and people of color communities here in seattle and it felt good to be meeting people outside school. and being around other japanese americans feel like home to me.

so its interesting how i have been pondering how i'm going to meet people and make friends. part of me wants to say put yourself out there. other times i think to just sit back and let things happen. but i do think its a combo of the two. i have to let others know what i'm interested in and what i like so that i can be included and invited to things.