three weeks.

alright, so i've been in washington for 3 weeks now. i'm not homesick yet! i really love it here. it's so pretty. i've posted too many nature pics on instagram, but i just can't help it!
look at this place!

Especially when it rains...

so, there are some notable differences here compared to utah.

people drive quite slow and are really nice on the road. the freeway is 55 mph in oregon. it's cause all the liberals live there and you know, they gotta protect you. here in washington it's 60 mph mostly but when you drive more north it goes up to 70, so kinda slow. and people don't go over the speed limit really. maybe 5 over. people will always let you in if you need to switch lanes and they'll make room for you. this is so different from utah where people won't let you in. so, it's nice. i'm usually a pretty stinkin fast driver, but here it's so pretty. it's nice to drive slow and tree watch.

at church, their emphasis is missionary work.
'bring a friend!'
'invite someone new!'
where in utah it's,
'get married!'
'marriage is a blessing!'
so very different.

everyone drinks coffee, obviously. i'm like weird that i don't. it's whatevs.

there are churches on like every corner. but they're all different. the church of god, new heights church, lifepoint church, living hope church. this church, that church.

there are kind of a lot of attractive men here. so, that's a change.

there are beggars everywhere. but, i don't associate with them. rude, i know.

i've already made a lot of friends in my short time here! thank heavens people are normal here, unlike idaho. rainy season is starting. and while it makes the trees look gorgeous, rain makes me anxious for some weird reason. i always get kind of tense when it pours. so, i guess i'll have to get used to that!