So, I’m finally here is Austin. I begin my internship at API a week from tomorrow (can’t wait – they have already been more than amazing/accommodating/welcoming!)
I figured I’d share with the world some of the discoveries I’ve made in the first 24 hours of living in Austin.
Austin is SUNNY. and has lots of sky scrapers. My eyeballs are burning just looking at this picture.
I finally ate at a Sonic. It was as good as any other fast food restaurant. It was good, I just think all the hype is funny. Kinds reminds me of Burgerville. Certainly a novelty fast-food place (does using novelty + fast-food in a sentence seem like an oxymoron to anyone else?)
Our hotel has Texas-shaped waffles. Impressive.
Austin has a ton of apartments. A TON!!! I think I could probably start showing units, I now know the drill. Austin apartments are also quite different than Eugene apartments. I don’t think I’ll have bums outside my new place =/ Maybe I’ll start tracking armadillo. Or maybe the acouchi (thank you Putnam County Spelling Bee for teaching me the spelling AND definition of that word!)
There is a wide selection of taco stands. And cupcake stands!! (see the cupcake on top on the right??) I’m also following a frozen banana stand on Twitter, but I have yet to find it…
Austin street lights are sideways (or maybe Oregon lights are sideways). I also learned that if I take I-35, I will end up on the other side of Texas…if I take it the other way I will end up in Mexico. ¡Quizas me voy a Mexico! o quizas no..tal vez)
There are lots of weird/cool/quirky things I can take pictures of at a moments notice. At some point I will be learning the significance behind it all:
As we are so close to Mexico…freaking amazing Mexican food!! This pastor plate was to die for. And has also equated to three meals. YUM!
I’M STILL HAUNTED BY 111!!!!!! So in our hotel room there is a bible, like every other hotel I’ve ever stayed in. Well, this particular bible was found like this. I walked in the room, and found the bible open with the page folded up to Psalm 111!!!!!!! What does this mean?!!? I am going between feeling completely freaked out, to being positive this 111 consipracy could be a good thing. I don’t know, but I don’t like not know what the deal is. Any ideas??
Well, that’s it for now – more to come from Austin I’m sure. Awesome city. I’m glad I ended up here (thanks Deb/Marc for making this happen!!)
I really want to come and visit you! I am going to plan this out right. I WILL come see you soon.
I WILL be waiting!! I really hope you can come out soon!
Umm, your update is amazing from beginning to end. Seriously, it makes me so happy. I am glad you are finding so much in austin already and look forward to stalking you on here for updates non-stop =) So excited for all of the taco stands….and cupcakes?! Whaaaat?! That is amazing. I can’t wait to visit you…and can we please make some sort of collage appreciating the difference in the facades of our old apartment and your new one?! thank you. ENJOY!
Glad you enjoyed it! I really hope you can make it down here – there is so much to explore, and I haven’t seen 99% of it!
That apartment actually isn’t mine – it is one of the million I saw – mine actually looks similar, but the thing I have noticed is there is a huge difference in quality of apartments here from Eugene. HA. go figure. It’s like this…when students are competing to get into apartments, the apartments can be poor quality and charge alot…but when apartments are competing to get tenants…the tenants win! (=
Hope you are enjoying this last week in Italy – I cannot wait to Skype!