Everything's great when you're downtown!

Ok, I am waiting to here if my application was approved for the apartment I picked out. I really hope it is! I really liked it.

Today I opened a bank account here, making my position a little more real. It's so crazy! Sometimes I am really excited about all that is happening and then there are those few moments when I feel really unsure about all of this. But mostly I'm excited and can't wait for you all to come see me! There is just so much we can do here!

In other news, my cousin and her husband left to return to MI but they had one small issue. Greg couldn't find his debit card, so after he checked all his pockets and the last store he stopped in they made there way to the train station in hopes that it was somewhere in his suitcase. After arriving back in MI they figured out that he left it at a restaurant downtown. So today I went down to pick it up and of course they wouldn't give it to me. I understand that they can't just give credit cards to anyone, but when you can prove that you are that person's relative and that they asked you to pick it up, doesn't it make sense to just give it to them?



State of the Day!















ALASKA!!!!
...is famous for having a beautiful landscapes, and cold weather as well as being the home to Sarah Palin. I'm sure you all know who she is! She can see Russia from her house, which is pretty cool! Alaska is the largest state in the U.S. and is one of only two state to not have a neighbor state. The Iditarod sled dog race is held every year in Alaska and involves silly people taking several dogs across the frozen terrain. Currently in Alaska Mount Redoubt has been very active over the past few hours shooting ash up into the air. You can read more about Alaska here.