Follow the Fortune Cookie

Leavin' On A Jet Plane

"Life is like a coin.
You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once."
~Lillian Dickson
Currently listening to: "Wayfaring Stranger" - Neko Case
Currently reading: "The Street Lawyer" - John Grisham

Bellingham is awesome!

I fell in love with this wonderful city, and my heart breaks a little as I'm about to check out of my hotel room. I won't smother you with the details as I'll be heading there in a few months for good. To cover the main points:

The people in Washington are nicer than in California. Yes, I've only been here a week, but I can't honestly say I've never encountered such nice people while touring. They at you. They smile. They'll give you directions and numbers in case you're making a permanent move. Great conversations. Just nice.

Western Washington University is beautiful, stupendous university. Even in the winter, the place is surrounded by large, green trees. Did the entire university tour and met some nice students and faculty members. I'm going to try for Fairhaven College, but I can't get in and need to double major, I feel comfortable working with both departments. Just gives me a goofy smile thinking about.

If you ever make to Bellingham, make sure to head to Fairhaven District. Reminds me of San Francisco without the in-corroding weirdness. During my travels I found a bead shop, two used books store (fell in love again), a gelato place which features an independent book review magazine, and a handful of coffee shops. Smiles all around.

For St. Patty's Day we couldn't get into a pub. The lines were long and the places packed. Obvious concession - Mexican cantina. Had some of the best Crema de Camarones and salsa. As a concession, I had a shot (not so much a shot as a drink) China White (Bailey's, Vodka, Creme de Cacao). Bailey's was the closest to something Irish as I could get.

A Canucks game, Victoria Salmon Kings rally, and whale watching are on my list of things to catch once I get settled.

Possibly hitching a ride on a ferry to Alaska just for kicks.

Already miss it and I'm not even gone yet.