I am off on an adventure

I survived the road-trip back from Wyoming with a van full of undergraduates...way to go me!haha I had a very hectic week though and I truly felt like a chicken with its head cut off. I had to create my GIS map using the GPS coordinates taken while in the field in Wyoming. Also, I had to pack up my apartment- which it turns out I missed a lot of things! Of course I also had to go to the mid-night release of the 7th Harry Potter book hehehe I have waited too many years (7) to not find out how it all ends!!! J.K Rowling is such a tease

I got back here to Harrisburg Saturday afternoon and we celebrated Taylor's 21st Birthday. My uncle Rob and is fiance (who seems really nice!) were here as well so it was great to get the chance to see them both. That evening Gwen and I took Taylor out to celebrate in style- the Eagle Hotel HAHAHAH Which actually turned out to be the best place to go because the bartender kept giving him triple/quadruple shots each time we ordered a single. It was hilarious because Taylor got absoulutely plastered. By the time we got him home (after a brief stop at Kokomos to make it a bar crawl) he was incoherent and kept wanting to give everyone "precious hugs"- therefore he woke up my mother to bestow one upon her! It was great...

Well I am off this evening for the U.K and will give an update while over there.Lots of Love

Prairie dogs...my new favorite thing!

My trip to Wyo was a success... well I didnt get everything I wanted in regards to field data, but I had a blast. The landscape is incredibly beautiful and it amazes me how vast and different this country is in regards to its varying landscapes. Being from Pennsylvania where there is plenty of green growth and a plethora of trees, it was intriguing to be where the plains seem endless and the mountains you believe are only 10 mins away are actually hours away: Your sense of depth perception is totally mocked.

I loved tropping around the fields "ground-truthing" the Pitt property and finding out whether the land was marked clearly for the students and staff to distinguish between BLM land, State Land, and Private property. This is important because even though Pitt can walk everything within its borders, it needs certain permits if the parcel of land they are on is BLM or State. The GPS-ing went smoothly enough and I loved being given this opportunity to experience this program during its first year. The best part about it all was that everything was paid for, but I had to be one of the cross-country drivers haha. I loved it though and the trip was easy enough. Cornfeilds in every state from Nebraska all the way to Ohio....eeeeks

One of the highlights was getting to see Angie for a few hours when the group stayed overnight in Toledo- AWESOME!I wish I had had more time out in Wyoming, but it was a great introduction to being outwest....

so little time

Yeah, I leave tomorrow and have I done anything that needs to be done before I leave?? NO!! I still have to do my laundry, pack my bags, finish my map (very important), make sure I have everything in Pittsburgh wrapped up and finished (no where close!) and still find time to finish my research internship and sleep (not likely). Too much to do and just not enough time hahahaha it is a good thing I work well under pressure... I hope

Leaving Pittsburgh

Well this is the end my friends. I am leaving Pittsburgh this week and flying out to Wyoming for a few days of GIS field work. I have enjoyed my life in the city for the past 4 years and will greatly miss the friends I have made and the atmosphere of this place (as in a large city with a small city feel... not the grimey air hahah).

Lots of Love and I hope we meet again....