One month!

I have officially been in Alaska for a month!! Yes! Time has moved slow and fast at the same time; which has been weird and awesome at the same time. I have gotten into a routine with doing laundry and showering which has made the transition in to going back to school much easier. Classes have been pretty nice so far. The first day my class was cancelled! That is something that has never happened to me at VCU ever!! So it was a pleasant little surprise. Friday, I had all of my classes, and I was surprised by how different it is here. It is much smaller population wise but the campus is huge and spread out. I would have to say that UAF has more of a upbeat happy vibe. The students and professors are here not just to teach but because they fell in love with Alaska. Some teachers came here 30 years ago and just never left. That has been a running theme with most of the transplants like me. People just seemed to be sucked in and then they never leave! People are also just super open up here. They will just start a conversation with you anywhere at anytime. It is strange but nice at the same time. So I have high hopes for the coming semester:)

Things UAF has but VCU does not:
1) a shuttle that goes all over campus (Mostly because you cant walk from one end of the campus to the other in 15 min and it will be freezing cold soon)
2) good food-UAF's food is fairly delicious. They have some bomb quesodillas
3) Free ice cleats for your shoes (i dont care that VCU has no need for these)
 4) Starvation Gulch- this is some tradition that involves lots of bon fires and food to welcome the new school year and has been going on since 1923
5) Wildlife Society- they have a game dinner every year and you get to eat whale, moose, and a bunch of other wild game crazy and awesome!

The job hunt continues unfortunately! It was soooo disappointing to get an interview but not the job:( Silver lining is that I have another interview doing research next week, so fingers crossed on that one:)

So complete side note: I am sitting in barnes and noble writing and doing homework for tomorrow and this 12 year old boy is playing legos. He accidently sends the legos flying off the table and just shakes his head and goes "Oh gravity.." It pretty much made my day and cracked me up! Kids are so weird....