johnny come lately

Time to come clean about where I've gone and what I intend to do. I've landed in Kanab, UT and am staying here for at least two months. I decided to try to land a job first, work for however long I can, and save as much money as is possible. Since I decided on a career with animals I chose Kanab because of Best Friends Animal Society. My plan is to volunteer for the duration of my stay in hopes that they'll hire me on. Providing we like each other and it's a good fit. If that happens I'll simply stay put and do it until I feel it's time to move on. If I don't, well, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. At best I get to make money doing something I'm passionate about, at worst I take away a lot of valuable experience which can be useful elsewhere. Tomorrow will be my first day volunteering. I'm starting out at Dogtown and am really looking forward to it. I can't wait to get the hands and feet wet!

So I've been here here almost a week and have a pretty good lay of the land. It's kind of hard not to since the town is less than 14 square miles. The scenery is breathtaking and the people are very nice here. I was told that this is the kind of town where people leave their doors unlocked. The local police blotter seems to confirm that. There are many hikes and mountain biking trails around that I as well as the beagle are looking forward to taking on.

There isn't exactly a night life here, but that's alright with us. We prefer making and eating tasty dinners while taking in a good show or movie. I've also finally gotten around to tackling several years of backlogged books stored up in my kindle. I've also gotten in touch with Ingress players in this region. The other team is putting up a pretty good fight so gaining another senior player helps.