Arrived in South Dakota last night, and will be staying in a hotel in Brookings, South Dakota this weekend. Brookings is home to South Dakota State University (SDSU) where I will be spending the first two weeks of my experience.
Brookings is a small town, almost makes me think of Oxford. There is a main street of shops, restuarants, book stores, etc. I really enjoyed walking around there with my mom, and we even found an organic food restuarant! We also got my rental car, which will be nice to have because there is a ton of stuff I want to do around the state, and will probably be traveling most weekends.
Mom and I walked around the campus of SDSU, and its really nice. It was freezing though! The campus is surrounded by a bunch of cute houses, I like the neighborhood a lot. During my time at SDSU I will stay on campus and take classes for 2 weeks on various parts of American Indian studies like language, history, culture, etc. After this is when I move in with my host family and begin my service work.
Its freezing here, as expected, about 7 degrees and extremely windy. Lots of snow on the ground. It doesnt really bother me though, I am prepared for it with the right gear and from a few months of winter canvassing under my belt!
Really looking forward to my time here. Keep following the blog!!
Looks like you're off to a great start -- but stay warm!
ReplyDeleteteresa! i miss you already, but what your doing sounds so awesome. I feel like your an adventurer! Haha. Anyway keep me updated on what happening and if you lose and fingers or toes from the cold...sucks to be you. Love you sister and good luck!
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