Sunrises and New Beginnings

A new day, a new blog.


The sunrise from my window Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

 

How dusty dawn can be. Since I've moved to Texas (which was a little more than a year ago), I've had to make so many changes in my life, and one of the most dramatic and painful has been waking up early. I wake up at around 5:45 AM on a daily basis. This may not seem like such a pain if you've grown up like that, but I have never woken up this early for anything other than an AM flight before. My school starts at the bright and early hour of 7:25, and my bus (because I haven't gotten around to getting a licence here --forget about a car) arrives at 6:35. Oh joy.

One plus side of waking up this early is that I'm rewarded with the sight of the occasional sunrise, or glimpse of the morning moon. I usually don't have the time to take a picture, but because I went to the dentist Tuesday morning, I had a grand total of 3 spare minutes.

Being my first post, I thought I ought to tell you about this blog and myself briefly, but you can find this information elsewhere on the blog as well.

My name is Lauren, and I am from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but last December, I was forced to move to the big old state of Texas.  At first it was like a vacation. But after a month, the novelty of the palm trees, the humidity and the mostly-balmy weather wore off, and the horror set in. I was in Texas. I was not at home, and I did not like it. After a while, I got over my horror, and started living. But I can't help counting down to the moment I go back to visit home.

So, this blog is about here, Texas, and the countdown to Calgary.

[Approximately 6 months left]

-Lauren