Lessons Learned

I have really been enjoying life in Minneapolis overall, however, this weekend I learned some hard lessons:

1. Research bars in St. Paul before going out

Last night a friend and I went to a very nice restaurant in downtown St. Paul. Afterward, we said to ourselves, "Why don't we go check out the bar that was around the corner." Inside the bar were 100 twenty something men in Abercrombie and Fitch sweaters or hockey jerseys, and three women. We used the bathroom and then escaped. On our way in my friend overheard one guy say, "Why would two chicks come here?" It was definetly the most awkward 5 mins I've spent in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

2. Downtown Minneapolis: not a great place to shop

I decided to stop at a Banana Republic in downtown Minneapolis on my way home from church because I had a coupon. Most every store in downtown Minneapolis has another location where you can park for free. When you have to pay $12 to park, it really doesn't matter that you saved 30% on a sweater.

It's Snowing!

I woke up this morning and it was snowing. This is not actually the first snow of the year. I heard it snowed once the week before I got here.

On Wednesday night my roommate took me out to a local bar to get a "Jucy Lucy." The Jucy Lucy is a cheeseburger in which the cheese is in a pocket inside the burger, kind of like a jelly doughnut. It was pretty good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jucy_Lucy

Settling In

I am settling into my new home in Minneapolis.

The top photo is a distant view of downtown Minneapolis from across Lake Nokomis. The other is a picture of the house where I am living.

Moving in went very smoothly and my roommates were very helpful.