Hey everyone!
I'm sorry I haven't written sooner. Things have been a little crazy. I got to Alaska safe and sound after a pretty horrible day on planes. I was pretty sick. It was probably just nerves.
For the past couple of days I have been trying to get used to Alaska time (I am 4 hours behind you on the East Coast) and trying to settle in. The settling in hadn't been going so well, but everyone knows I'm not the biggest fan of change. It is going to be a tough adjustment. I miss you all like crazy.
I started work yesterday so I finally have internet access. Work seems like it is going to be alright. My actual supervisor isn't in this week so it hasn't been made completely clear to me what I am supposed to be doing. I have just been following attorneys around to court. I was given a research project today which means that when I am not in court I will have something to do. It looks like it is going to be pretty interesting and actually involves a question I struggled with all semester in one of my classes. I have a few weeks to put together the memo. I hope I am able to produce a good piece of work.
It also hit me yesterday that I am actually going to be representing people in court this summer. Holy crap! I will hold a small piece of someone's future in my hand. Who thought allowing me to do that was a good idea? haha. Just kidding. I'm sure it is going to be a good experience. I guess I will find out for sure this summer whether I want to be a lawyer.
Alaska is crazy. Sometimes I still don't believe I'm here - I have to walk outside look to the east and see snow capped mountains and then put on a jacket in the middle of May! It is beautiful. The weather has been amazing. Pretty much exactly my favorite kind of weather. I hope it stays like this for the summer but lots of people have been warning me that it may not.
On the way home from the airport I saw a baby moose by the side of the road. It was born last Spring (at least that's what Mike says) but was still huge! Really really cool.
Alright, I'm gonna get back to this research since I am still at work. I miss you all!
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Hey Jenn!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you to be in Alaska! I hear it's amazing. My old boss Betty spends the summer up there every year. She actually just left. She absolutely loves it! Where are you located exactly?
I'm excited for your opportunity to represent people this summer. I get the whole responsibility thing. In the process of becoming the new director for TCTW, I've thought on more than one occassion, "What parent in their right mind is gonna trust someone as young as me with their child and 79 others for their safety while trekking across the country?" Even though I have a mortgage, take care of myself, and run a recreation facility, I still have a hard time seeing myself as an adult. One of my friends was like, "Sass, you could be a doctor operating on someone in less than a year." It's all about perspective!
Well, Jenn, I am going to check your blog here regularly, so you better keep it updated!
Don't spend too much time working and researching, you better get out and love the beauty of where you are! Maybe I'll quit my job and come visit!