Hello friends and family!
As promised I have chosen to write a blog about the various adventures I'm expecting to have up here in the great state of Utah. Yeah, I said it!
I know that Utah is no Colorado, but thus far I've had a pretty fantastic experience, so naturally I can only expect more awesome experiences right? And with that statement I obviously have to tell you about my first few experiences here at the Mothership. (I'm trying that out as a nickname for Utah, kind of a silly Mormon joke, we'll see how it goes).
When me and Emily arrived to Provo, it was about 6:00 in the evening. I tried, with no success, to leave early in the morning to get here around 2:00-3:00 in the afternoon. But when you don't pack your stuff into your car the night before, that tends to make for a longer morning than you expect. Lesson learned. Anyway, we arrived to my apartment around that time and I was greeted by a very enthusiastic and adorable group of ladies that I have now found to have the privilege to call roommates. All were so excited to meet me and also more than willing to help me move in. So within the first 10 minutes of being in Provo, I already felt overwhelmed by the love of these awesome girls. After we moved in the first haul and returned to Fernando (my Subaru), I came to discover 3 more had joined our party, but this time it was a group of strapping young men. What luck!
I knew this was the culture of BYU and its students, but again I was blown away by the instant willingness of these wonderful people to help me move my stuff. And 15 minutes later all of my stuff was moved in.
The rest of the week I expected to have plenty of time to unpack and settle, but thanks to the overwhelming excitement and love of my dear friends, my weekend filled up pretty quickly. A lot happened and I don't want to bore my readers, so as the infamous Inigo Montoya said, "Let me sum up". Basically this is what I did: ate my weight in sushi, chilled by the pool, watched Stick it, shopped, played stick ball(?), watched P.S. I Love You, started reading The Fault In Our Stars, met a ton of new people, and finally set up my blog. ;)
So far I am completely overwhelmed by the continuous flow of love and excitement I am receiving up here. The more days that pass, the more I realize how I am truly meant to be here. It is shaping up to be an incredible summer. I'm looking forward to sharing more tales of my life here in Provo! I love all of you and miss you dearly!
P.S. Orientation at Tucanos is tomorrow and I'm super stoked to begin work!
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