Every single day that something exciting or different happens, I say to myself, "I really can't foget to post this on my blog, otherwise I'm going to have to write an extensive post in a few full of everything I've done over the last few weeks."
A few weeks later
So here I am, about to write as much as I can remember because I was so incredibly lazy and dull that I didn't feel like posting anything because it took effort.
Instead of posting about what I've done, I'm just going to tal about whatever I feel like and whatever I bring up is what this post will be about. So here we go:
The last few weeks of living in Colorado have been an experience. I celebrated my first 1 month of being here last week by paying over $800 in bills. Yay for celebratory funds!! (not) I got a job and quit within a week because as much as I know money is a key component of being able to stay out here, my happiness with my job comes first to me. I promised myself that the one thing I wouldn't allow myself to do while living in Boulder is accept a job that makes me miserable and as much as I liked the people I worked with, the job was definitely not for me and it wasn't enough money for me to survive. That being said, I am keeping my head up and continuing the search with a lot of optimism.
I wish the rest of this post was going to be about me being outside and be the wilderness girl I've always wanted to be but I'm sad to say that is not the case. This is mostly due to the fact that I have been incredibly lazy. I did finally have my first outdoor bouldering experience with a new person I met! I surpassed my biggest fear of topping out by actually topping out 4 problems between 8 and 15 feet up. I was shaking like a cold chihuahua but I did it and was so proud. Can I do it again? Oh God, I hope so. But we shall see. Tomorrow I am finally going rope climbing again outdoors since the last time was the second week I got here haha.
However, I have gone hiking a little bit at Flagstaff Mountain which I didn't even know was 10 minutes from my apartment and it's absolutely amazing! I referred to it as a little kid on a jungle gym because there's so many boulder problem and so many just random rock formations that you can climb on and see an incredible 360 degree view. I could probably be up there for days on end (if only camping were allowed there. What a let down) But you should see how steep this mountain is and watching the bikers go all the way up every single day is incredible and truly inspiring so see women and men of all ages making it up this cliff. I see their struggle and I have the same face when I'm just walking up a steep flight of stairs. Some people really just amaze me at their constant effort in achieving a goal. It really puts some things into perspective. I will be on Flagstaff probably every weekend exploring until I get sick of it, which I will tell you now, is never going to happen.
Colorado really is an incredible place and if you love being outside, exploring the unknown, getting a taste of different ethnic foods, beers, and coffees. It's the place to be if you want to see smiles all around. Boulder is a land that is separate from the rest of the world. I honestly don't think you will ever experience anything like Boulder. If you really want my honest opinion, I don't think I fit in here. Yet. I still am not used to everything and how different it is from the east coast. When I am fully infused into the whole Boulder experience, I am confident I will never be leaving ever again.
So many memories already, and so many more adventures to come.
Bring it on, Colorado. Bring it on.
(Photos to come in next post)
