Day 1 Snaffu

Soooo. Slight problem when we get to Fairbanks! First, it took forever to get to our apartments because they were doing construction, etc. Everything seemed to be fenced in, with no entrance. But we finally found the place. THEN we go inside and get into the room and....there are definitely no people but the room is inhabited with their things, and it's apparent they were recently there. So we're really confused and annoyed and all in all, it ended up taking a good hour and a half to chill around and wait for new keys to a new room we didn't even think existed...but then we got into THAT place and it turned out really nice. Phew. And I got to eat a HEALTHY dinner! Fat free yogurt, an apple, orange juice, and a salad (which I never eat!) I was very impressed and happy, minus the fact that it is completely overcast here and rainy, which dampens my mood..but it's off to more adventures tomorrow, I'm sure! ALSO, my dear mother sent one card for me to open each week. I love my mom!

Day 1: Minneapolis to Seattle

Today marks day 1 of this about-seven-week journey, and I can't believe it's finally here. There were so many up-downs to finally deciding that I could even do the Alaska trip. I definitely haven't had to set my alarm for 6:15 in quite a while. It wasn't too bad. My mom drove me to the airport and I waited in a very long security line where I discovered that only ONE lane was open, while the other two lines had THREE lanes open. Then I showed up at the wrong gate looking for Cristian, who was nowhere to be found. I'm sure I looked like an idiot standing on a chair looking around for him. However, everything else was smooth sailing. Sat next to a nice PT student on the way to Seattle, and there were no complications. We landed at 10:25 and are scheduled to depart from SeaTac to Fairbanks at 1:10. I keep forgetting about the time change. Anyways, so far there is not much to tell except that I am excited that all of this has started (even though I did feel like throwing up on the way to the airport). Hopefully we'll arrive in Fairbanks, take a taxi to the apartment, then decide what to do about dinner and get unpacked. Stay posted!