Will again! This day free from biking was absolutely necessary after several long days on the saddle. While we all are obviously massive biking fans, we are also huge fans of calm days and sleeping in. We’re currently staying at Ethan’s extended family’s house (huge shoutout to the Larsens for lending us their lovely home), and we got to sleep in until 11 AM!!! I think I got at least 11 hours of sleep. Heavenly. Didn’t even need coffee.
We started the day with a few games of Exploding Kittens, a card game that is a masterpiece of strategic depth and subtlety—if your idea of strategy involves randomly drawing cards and hoping you don’t blow up. Truly a must-play for anyone who enjoys living on the edge.
Vibe while playing Exploding Kittens
Then, we headed to the Northeast Regional Library to teach. This was genuinely one of the most beautiful libraries I have ever seen - it was built 5 years ago and serves as a community space for so many different programs. Kids seem to love it there as well - there were comfy little nooks for reading - not to mention there was literally a slide inside!!!
So so cute
My childhood self would have been absolutely obsessed with this library. I used to go to the library once a week, check out 12 books, and then read them all by my subsequent library visit the following week. Now, I struggle to even finish The Joy Luck Club. I have bought two new books on this trip, though - Orange Is The New Black and When Breath Becomes Air, two memoirs I have heard rave reviews about. Although it’s not 12 books from the San Francisco Public Library, I am incredibly excited to read them.
The teaching was so much fun. These kids brimmed with excitement - they were so enthusiastic about making slime, building rockets, and escaping Ethan’s physics spaceship.
Ethan and his spaceship materials
Our flyer for the program - created by the library!
Tubb, his rockets, and an entourage of excited children
Unfortunately, we didn’t have any more time to explore Louisville. I was a little bummed about that, but we got some amazing R+R at the house with a chill night cooking and watching TV. Being able to cook our own food has been simply amazing. I’ve been watching so many Instagram reels of cooking recently, and have curated a list of foods I need to cook when I get home. Here is some Pinterest-esque inspo.
Crispy rice salad
Harvest bowl with wild rice, roasted cauliflower and sweet potato
Grilled salmon
Cornbread (Will be putting a stick of butter into the pan before baking. Thank you CB)
Brownies
One-pot linguini with kale and tomatoes and garlic
That’s all for tonight!
Will