Home

That picture up above is one of the many, many sights to see on the drive from Familial Home Base to my Home. And the mountain... Almost everywhere you look, there are mountains in the distance. Most of them are white-capped, but a few aren't. Instead they look velvety green, completely covered with the stunted pines which grow up here.

I've been in Home for two nights now and I'm pretty well situated. I've cleaned my living space, and settled in. The crazy sunlight is screwing with my sleep cycle a little, but then again it was never very stable to begin with. It's light outside when I go to sleep around midnight, and it's BRIGHT outside when I wake up at six. There's still some snow on the ground (it was actually snowing three days ago) and it's getting below freezing at night, but during the day it's usually about 60F. The evening wind, while cool (and sometimes cold) is still a blessing. It blows the mosquitoes away. Mosquitoes that are the size of the last digit on my thumb. State bird indeed...

Yesterday I met with the EMS coordinator, got a radio and have been arranging things with them. I'll going back in on Monday and hanging about, learning what I can. I know the clinic is looking for extra help, and I'd like to apply to fill any holes I can, but it could conflict with EMT duties. Sad to say, but most of that is going to be sitting about, hoping that someone, somewhere needs an ambulance... Also, some of the trips can be upwards of eight hours...

Anyways, gotta run, uE is here.