Life of a Perma-Tourist: Catch up and Travels

It's been so long since I've written on here, and I have my sister to thank for inspiring me to get back on. So much has happened since my last post. I left France, went back to school, got a job, and am now trying to enjoy my time off during the summer.

My flight out of Paris was of course the only one delayed, but I ended up cutting my flight down to only one connection, which is both good and bad. I managed to get the phone number of some young man that went out of his way to help me with my baggage at the airport (That's always nice isn't it?).

I got a job at Lowe's in Roseburg, which I'm enjoying to the fullest. I love the people I work with and the job allows me to go to school during the week. I've been working there since the end of February, and it's been a blast.

This last term I managed to pull of straight A's; how I managed that, I don't know. I was spending the weekends working, and going to school during the week. It still surprises me that I managed to get all my assignments done.

Summer has now begun and my first trip was to Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. Regardless of the reason, I was anxious to travel again and this provided the perfect opportunity. I geocached in 3 more states, and got to revisit Beale Street. My mother, father and I traveled to St. Louis as well (it was either that, or Memphis again). The Gateway Arch gave us a beautiful view of St. Louis just as the sun was setting. The Anheuser-Busch Factory and the St. Louis Zoo were our two main stops. I got to see the famous Budweiser Clydesdales and braved the heat to have a great day at the zoo. In Arkansas, a lake house provided relief from the heat outside as well as water fun. My flight plans there were Portland --> Salt Lake City --> Atlanta --> Little Rock. By the time they lay me in the ground, I'm going to have Salt Lake City's airport down pat. It's where I always end up on a trip. Here are some photos of the adventures down South...