Exel Inn La Crosse

... the back of my car. This isn't happening, surely? He does it a few times, while continuing to flash his lights at me. It's fair to say that I'm now in trouser changing territory. He then begins to try and get along side me. Eager not to have to look this guy in the eyes, I start to speed up. I'm physically shaking at this point and just want to get on to a busier road, to try and avoid a starring role in my own personal ...

As the flat landscape of South Dakota gave way to undulating fields of yellow, green and gold, spreading out like a large quilt , I was in Minnesota. Not a single piece of land in the entire southern section of Minnesota is non-productive - be it corn, wheat, or in some instances, grazing land. Silver silos caught the sun and shone like beacons. Some fields were not only growing a crop, but ...

Considering we were not intending to spend any time in
Wisconsin, we aren’t doing too badly. It’s a really nice state, and today we
drove to Viroqua, a small town in the south east corner  of the state. We had been told that
there was trout fishing in this area and we  wanted to talk to a guy in the local fly fishing shop. After
confirming there were indeed trout in the nearby streams, I bought some ...

What can I say to explain our stay in Winona....We felt completely at home the moment we walked through the door of Sean's house. Him and his friends felt like life long friends that we hadn't met yet. I spend the first night partying then toured the area the next day and finished it off nicely by cooking dinner and the boys make Cold Stone creamery style icecream. AMAZING! There is so much more we could say about our new friends in Winona, just know that it was hard to leave.

Okay, I just wanted to try out adding photos to an entry to see how this works. I'll probably be putting pictures up on facebook too, but for those of you reading this who aren't on facebook, I want to put pictures on here too! Let's see how this goes....

... and the Economy... they would all be interesting, but I have a hard enough time with those classes in English!! I could also take another Foreign Language class... French?!?! How crazy would that be, trying to learn French in Spain?! There's also more grammar and lit courses, but I think I'll be getting enough of that already ;) AHH! I'm getting so excited. I'm pretty sure I've said that at least 4732804 times already, but it's only because it's true! 

... done amidst 18 credits, writing for the Winonan, and being involved with Astronomy Club, I suspect a fairly hectic 2 months ahead. Actually, come to think of it, I will be finished with exams less than 2 months from today! I can't believe how fast this semester is flying by so far. Hopefully next semester will last a little longer :) I'll update again whenever I have time to breathe... don't expect anything until Thanksgiving for sure, haha! :)

... stopping in La Crosse, Wisconsin. I went to check into a hotel and was informed that they were fully booked out and I might be lucky to find a room at all. It turns out that La Crosse was celebrating Oktoberfest and would be really busy, but I managed to find a hotel with a spare room.

After checking into the hotel, I caught a bus to the local fairgrounds where Oktoberfest was being held. I was quite excited to of ...

... for the worse. So I took the leap and paid for my application, which means that I have to go next semester if I am accepted. again... AHH! This dream is slowly becoming a reality, and it blows my mind every step of the way. I will update again in October, when I find out for sure whether I will be going!! :)

... just that I was hurt so badly in high school by not being able to go, which has really fueled this desire to go even more. As superstitious as it sounds, I really just don't want to jinx anything, and get too ahead of myself. Which, I will admit, has been extremely difficult, but hopefully it will all work out in the end! Anyway, enough of my pointless banter... I will update again when I have something exciting to say!! :)