Commence Next Chapter!!

Well, things are finally happening!!  I got to Bakersfield, California from Stillwater, Oklahoma on Wednesday, and Kathleen and I drove through these beautiful, huge rolling hills/mountain ranges in the Angeles and Los Padres National Forests, to get to Bakersfield.  Wednesday night we stayed with a great family we found on couchsurfing.org and then finally made a decision on housing the next day, after weeks of searching.  By now, we are all settled in and are enjoying the bounties of our new house and Bakersfield in general!  I think I will get along just find in terms of things to do around here.  Between our co-work Denis and our couch surfing host Julie, I already have a list of places to check out.  So far, I've been to the Farmers' Market on F Street, I rode the bus and transferred buses very successfully (the best bus system I've rode so far!), I went and visited my office on Friday for a visit, I went to this great store called Lassen's, where I will probably do most of my shopping; it's right up my alley!!  I'm looking forward to checking out more of the city as I settle in and time prevails.

Bienvenidos a Bakersfield!

Looking past the grapevines to see the sunset at my new place 

I am elated, yet disbelieving of the fact that I am actually starting work again tomorrow, and with the BLM!!.. this will be my first day of work in more than 8 months; I haven't been unemployed since I started working when I was 14.  Even though this last year of Korea b.s. took its toll on me, I have slowly been getting back on track with the help of family, friends, new locations and the love of my life.  Since January, things have really started looking up for me, and I am very, VERY excited to see where this new chapter continues to lead me, as I shed the past and start anew.  Thank you for your support, and for joining me on my adventure by frequenting this blog  :)

Love and velvet,
Rach