Arrival

I am finally here. I have made the journey to Rexburg where I will be going to school for the next few years. I must say Idaho is not quite what I expected, nor the BYU Idaho campus. I expected cold weather and tons of snow, which I promptly recieved. I also expected to get lost, and I did. Other than that, I wasn't sure what to expect. I went walking on campus tonight, just looking for my classrooms so I would not get lost tomorrow and I was suprised at how beautiful and peaceful I found my surroundings to be. I had seen the piles of snow, sloshed through the brown muck that covered the walkways and streets, and I'd felt the icy wind numbing my face, but somehow the twilight made it all seem so meaningful. This is my home for the next little while and all of that is part of it. I found myself nearly skipping, and feeling like the buildings around me were echoing warm welcomes. I knew then that I would be able to feel at home here.

Oh, and it helps that the gorgeous temple in that picture up there is a five minute walk from my dorm.