Here are 5 things that have made this trip great:
1. Cinnabon in the Chicago airport. How did I not get a picture of this, my first Cinnabon ever? Regrets. I’m not ashamed to admit it wasn’t as large as reported, either. I could definitely have eaten the whole thing.
2. Hoopfest happening this weekend in Spokane. It’s the largest 3 on 3 b-ball tournament in the world. I’ve heard 7000 teams are entered, and I’ve also heard 15,000. So, it’s probably in the middle somewhere. But, there are make-shift courts and hoops set up literally EVERYWHERE around downtown. I’ve never seen anything like it!
3. A waterfall in the middle of downtown. Seriously, that’s cool.
4.The first night of my class was an art session. I drew pictures and played with real sculpting clay! Who knew grad school was so much fun?!
5.The solar/lunar patterns are very bizarre here; I assume our global position and the time of year has something to do with this, though I’ve not gotten a chance to research it yet. All I know is that at 4:15am it’s light outside, and that the moon is setting at bedtime, rather than rising. Also very cool.
If there were a #6 on that list it would be seeing the look on peoples’ faces when I say I’m from Chapel Hill and work at UNC. There’s apparently some basketball rivalry…? :)
And PS, sorry about all the twitters on travel-day. I broke all my own rules that day!