We finally arrived in the Emerald City (didn't know Seattle is called this) yesterday afternoon!!!! The 4 hour drive from Spokane made for a huge scenery change. The plains of eastern Washington look like Nebraska, I swear. But then we crossed the Cascade Mountains and over a canyon/gorge (who knew?) into the Seattle area. It was sunny on the eastern side; the clouds look like they couldn't make it over the mountains into Seattle. It's 60 degrees here!!
Today begins the most unknown question of all: where to live? We're armed with Sunday's classified ads and some internet resources. We'll be scoping out different neighborhoods to choose our fav area.
On a food note, there's a Whole Foods just down the street from our hotel, already loaded up. And our first meal consisted of Thai food; there are Asian restaurants everywhere, I'm in heaven! This is a far cry from Columbus, Mississippi.....
Adventures of an American girl immersed in Latin culture
Dad & I
Freezing in the Old Market, Omaha
My Favorite Books
- A Fine Balance
- Corelli's Mandolin
- Dead Man Walking
- East of Eden
- Eat, Pray, Love
- House of the Spirits
- Like Water for Chocolate
- Love in the time of Cholera
- Middlesex
- Tales of a Female Nomad
- The Giver
- The Good Earth
- The Red Tent
En & Keeta
Henry Doorly Zoo: notice the popcorn in mid flight
Family in Omaha
G & G VB, Aunt Rani, Mom, & Dad
Jack Time
quality time with The Backyardigans
About Me
- Cara
- I'm an extroverted, fun-loving adventure seeker. Married, child-free (and plan to stay child free for at least a few more years). I'm active and enjoy hiking in nature. I'm new to Seattle as of August 2007 and love the liberal feel, spiritualness and outdoorsy/healthy qualities of Seattleites. I have become a yogi and walk to a studio near my house. Just bought our first house, which I'm happy about at times and at others wish we had a more free living arrangement in order to travel more. My short term goals are to learn Spanish, take dance lessons, and cooking classes. I'm a dietitian by occupation,have my master's in health education, however, my dream job is to write and travel, not necessarily in that order. I'm trying to live this dream by spending 2 months in Guatemala in a language immersion program and writing about my experience. I'm open to meeting new people as well as advice on how to make my traveling dreams a reality. I'm blessed with my family and friends. You guys rock!
3 comments:
And the journey is over! Good luck finding a place...hope to see you guys soon! Maybe you'll live near Seattle Grace Hospital (my lame Grey's Anatomy reference).
Whew, you made it, what in adventure, many of your pictures were breathtaking. Hey, I was thinking of you guys this week. For school I am reading this book called "FISH", it is a motivational read about catching the energy and releasing your potential in your workplace. Anyway, it takes place in Seattle and its model is a place called The World Famous Pike Place Fish Market. It mentioned it was on First Street. They are known for throwing fish! Thought maybe when you are settled, he could check it out and send some pics. Happy House Hunting!
Hey, I just read this but good timing. Pike Place Market is turning 100 years today! It is very cool, with fresh seafood, flowers, spices, and other wares, although a bit touristy. It started out as a protest from onion farmers who couldn't afford to compete with the onions from California! I will have to check out that book, thanks for sharing!
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