Today I received a letter from both of my grandmother's they are just so funny! I will have to wait to write back to them tomorrow though. Today has been a long but very fulfilling day, however, I am starting to see that my financial situation is becoming tight. Today my folks and I are going to create a budget for myself. I shouldn't need to buy any more big purchases such as Extra Tufs or anything for my room, but it's the everyday stuff like groceries that add up over time. Do you know the saying "everything's bigger in Texas" well, everything is more expensive in Alaska. I'm only feeding me and groceries are still nearly $100 a week. But I think this experience is good for me, it's a step closer to being on my own, and creating a budget will make me better at managing money. However, it's what I'll have to cut that I am struggling with. I have this fantastic coffee girl that I see every morning, Monday-Friday. And man, does she make a mean Hufflepuff. I'm not really sure what is in the Hufflepuff, it's a Spike's Cafe secret, but it is phenomenal! Anyways, I understand that sacrifices are important in life, it's a necessary decision that I will have to make. Goodbye lovely coffee girl.
I'm really enjoying my classes, here is another photo of my Outdoor Leadership class. We started our class by hiking 30 minutes into the woods where we sat down in the middle of the trail and talked about our training plan goal. My goals: I want to build strength and endurance, I want to learn how to ski and I want to hike the 100 mile wilderness when I return to Maine. Wish me luck!
Class Outside :) with Flo and Anna
If you are planning on sending me a care package, I ran out of Chai Tea!
ps. Kristina, I love skyping you, please keep reading the blog and I will talk to you soon!
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