It's official, I moved to Arizona. I am currently sitting by the pool, using my apartment complex's wireless, and enjoying this warm 86-degree day. It may be pretty lonely out here because it's minimally sprinkling, but I moved from Oregon - you don't scare me water!
A couple weeks ago I had a job interview here, the reason for my short adventure in this fine state. While I was in NYC for another interview, I received the good news...I was hired. In three weeks time, I flew from NYC to Buffalo for a family visit, flew from Buffalo to Portland to pack, and drove from Portland to Phoenix...my final stop. I only had a couple days to pack back in Oregon, because I couldn't get an early enough flight out of Buffalo. So, naturally, I forgot a few essentials (my can opener...wine opener...brain), but I'll manage. I finally have wheels again (woohoo!), and they got me safely from Oregon to Arizona. It was quite an experience.
The first day, we decided our stopping point would be Las Vegas, since it was relatively inexpensive to stay in a hotel there. We drove 16 hours the first day, leaving at 3:30am Saturday morning and arriving in Las Vegas around 6ish. We walked the strip for a bit, since I hadn't ever been there before, and came back and passed out in our hotel room. The bed was comfy! Our 16 hour drive, plus the heat and walking made for instantaneous passing out once my head hit the pillow.
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| Driving through Oregon |
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| I believe this was still California, but closer to Nevada |
The drive was pretty, if you like the desolate desert thing. Heading out of Las Vegas, we got to see Lake Mead and drive over the Hoover Dam. We passed a sign saying "high wind warning" - I've never gripped wheel so tight. You couldn't see much while driving on it, but it was an experience nonetheless. I took a lot of pictures, of nothingness of course; I'm a fan of scenery pictures, I don't enjoy snapping shots of people because I'm not a big fan of being in pictures myself. It was really interesting seeing the scenery change so drastically. I drove the first stretch, which got us all the way to Klamath Falls, OR. The drive was nothing but trees and minimal cars. The copilot took over then and took us through California and into Nevada. We watched our surroundings go from trees to sand and cacti. It was still beautiful.
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| Lake Mead |
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| Driving over the Hoover Dam - not much to see |
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| Arizona and their awesome cacti |
There are only a few things I miss at this point; I miss my friends and I miss having furniture. My apartment consists of an air mattress, my clothes, and an assortment of things I thought were important enough to bring with me. My Keurig was one of them...thank you coffee! I think the maintenance guys think I'm nuts, the one asked me where my stuff was. Still in Oregon...I'll see it all again [hopefully] in the beginning of September. Did I mention hopefully? I promise my blog posts will get more interesting soon, it's difficult to be productive and creative when your time to do so depends on how long your battery lasts on your computer.
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| Where I am right now...and enjoying it. |
