Changes.

Man there are a lot of changes when you move from the little Mormon bubble of Rexburg to the city of Spokane where you attend a Catholic school. Here is a little list of the things I am trying to get used to.

- having to drive EVERYWHERE I go

- having so many stores to choose from

- not knowing where anything is

- not feeling safe outside at night

- being told to not to go to certain stores by myself at night

- having to make sure everything is always so securely locked

- having crucifixes on the walls of my school

- living in a house with so much space (it kinda creeps me out)

- having my own room and so much privacy

- not having quiet, considerate neighbors

- only knowing a few people in the whole city

- attending such a small singles ward

- not having everyone I know go to school

- feeling really old because I'm a college graduate now

- not having all my best friends just around the corner

- having to pay $12,000 a semester instead of less than $2,000

- having classes that are 4 hours long

- having such a beautiful old campus (no offense BYU-Idaho but you've got nothing on Gonzaga)

- having tons of side streets with uncontrolled intersections (no stop signs or anything, its madness!)

- seeing homeless people on the side of the road

- getting to hang out with my sister all the time

- not having any memories with Griffin here

Some of these changes to my life are good and some not so good, but overall I am super happy and really enjoying my time here. I'm sure once school starts I will have even more changes to get used to... wish me luck!