Go Deep...Move Rocks

So i've started the goodbye's before my trip to alaska...I'm home from a ridiculously hectic year of school and a great weekend in NC. I went gemming over the weekend which was a lot of fun. I learned that creekin' is a lot more lucrative than diggin' (a good life lesson if you ask me), and that emeralds are not as easy to come by as they sound at first.



Fun facts I've been learning recently about Alaska...
-there are approximately 1.1 people per square mile
-Alaska is pretty close to 600,000 sq miles total
-I apparently will be up to my eyeballs in men (as my boyfriends's dad informed me) :D

I think it is finally starting, only starting, to sink in that I am going on this huge adventure. I really want to make the most of it. I was reading some national geographic articles about Alaska today. I have got to make a friend up there who will take me hiking/camping and I've got to dig into the people and culture up there. Those are two of my goals. I'm also hoping this will solidify my desire to become a dietitian. I want to really learn from this internship opportunity because they are so hard to come by for people in my major. After such a hectic year in the lower 48, a town of 3500 people with no roads into or out of town is sounding like a idyllic, but extreme change of pace. Ok...I'm getting excited.