Laura On Ice

Hi friends and family! Sorry I haven’t posted earlier. It’s been crazy starting up here! It was really hard to get into the swing at first because I was so not ready for the time change. Generally I’ve been working and sleeping. I finally got a little more stable schedule, so things have been greatly improving. I’m having my first day off today and it is nice. I got to sleep in a bit, watch a little bit of Pulp Fiction, eat a regular lunch, and now I’m writing email!

The weather has been really nice so far - not as cold as last year at this time. It’s been pretty sunny. We had the last sunset last night.

We’re really feeling the effects of the cut staffing, sadly. There have been a lot more injuries and I’m really trying to encourage my staff to be careful so they don’t overextend themselves. Everyone is really tired and we just got here. I think we in the Store will be able to settle into more of a routine, but some of the other jobs on station are having a really hard time.

The best parts of coming back are the fact that I’ve gotten to see a lot of my friends again and catch up, and that I have a much nicer dorm room this year. I have a roommate, but she’ll be leaving soon and my friend Anne will be coming in, and then she’ll be my roommate. I am looking forward to that a lot. I’ll post pictures of our room when we get it set up.

So I’m doing pretty well, but I am missing everyone a lot. The plus side is that I think the season will go by quickly. I’m sure it’s gonna be good, but busy.