It seems this year will be full of adventures for me. So, like any college girl in the 21st century, I feel this warrants a blog! Hopefully it will be a good way for people to keep up with what is going on in my life and a good way for me to reflect and track my own shenanigans. :)
So, the adventures for the year:
Two weeks from today, I will be hopping (well, okay, probably just walking) onto a plane and heading to Montana for the summer. I will be working at the Hawley Mountain Guest Ranch. For those of you remember the ranch vacation I went on with my parents two summers ago, yes, this is the same place. You can view their website here. My technical position title there will be a housekeeper. While I will be doing things like making beds and cleaning rooms, I assure everyone this is not your average housekeeping position.
The ranch itself is rather special (or at least I like to think so!). It's address is McLeod, Montana, but really it is off by itself in the mountains. The last hour or so to the ranch is on a lightly traveled dirt road. There's no television, no Internet (I don't think), no newspapers, and no cell phone service. The ranch itself is a rather small operation. There are about 8 employees, plus the owners, and in one week there is never more than 23 or 24 guests. The high employee to guest ratio means that guests and employees are interacting a lot. Everyone eats meals together, and things like campfires and volleyball are common in the evenings.
And of course, there are the horses! Obviously, this is one of the main attractions for me (although the location is so beautiful and has so much to offer on it's own as well). Housekeepers (there will be two of us) tend to have more time off in the afternoons, so I'm told, in which we have free time to do as we wish. Between this and my one day off per week, I'm hoping to get in a fair amount of horse time. The hiking and just "hanging out" areas there are amazing as well.
So, that's my blurb on the ranch. As I mentioned, I do not believe I will have Internet access there. However, I'm thinking that I may be able to access a computer several times during the summer when I'm able to get into town. I'll try to update this blog at those times to give everybody some news.
So, my other main adventure this year...
Come this September, I'll be flying abroad to study in Cork, Ireland for the semester. Since I've blabbed so much about the ranch already, I will hold off on all of the Ireland talk for now. It is, after all, nearly finals time (next week!) and blogging isn't exactly the most constructive thing I could be doing presently!
So, in conclusion, welcome to my blog. Read what you want, when you want. :)
So, the adventures for the year:
Two weeks from today, I will be hopping (well, okay, probably just walking) onto a plane and heading to Montana for the summer. I will be working at the Hawley Mountain Guest Ranch. For those of you remember the ranch vacation I went on with my parents two summers ago, yes, this is the same place. You can view their website here. My technical position title there will be a housekeeper. While I will be doing things like making beds and cleaning rooms, I assure everyone this is not your average housekeeping position.
The ranch itself is rather special (or at least I like to think so!). It's address is McLeod, Montana, but really it is off by itself in the mountains. The last hour or so to the ranch is on a lightly traveled dirt road. There's no television, no Internet (I don't think), no newspapers, and no cell phone service. The ranch itself is a rather small operation. There are about 8 employees, plus the owners, and in one week there is never more than 23 or 24 guests. The high employee to guest ratio means that guests and employees are interacting a lot. Everyone eats meals together, and things like campfires and volleyball are common in the evenings.
And of course, there are the horses! Obviously, this is one of the main attractions for me (although the location is so beautiful and has so much to offer on it's own as well). Housekeepers (there will be two of us) tend to have more time off in the afternoons, so I'm told, in which we have free time to do as we wish. Between this and my one day off per week, I'm hoping to get in a fair amount of horse time. The hiking and just "hanging out" areas there are amazing as well.
So, that's my blurb on the ranch. As I mentioned, I do not believe I will have Internet access there. However, I'm thinking that I may be able to access a computer several times during the summer when I'm able to get into town. I'll try to update this blog at those times to give everybody some news.
So, my other main adventure this year...
Come this September, I'll be flying abroad to study in Cork, Ireland for the semester. Since I've blabbed so much about the ranch already, I will hold off on all of the Ireland talk for now. It is, after all, nearly finals time (next week!) and blogging isn't exactly the most constructive thing I could be doing presently!
So, in conclusion, welcome to my blog. Read what you want, when you want. :)
Pictures of the ranch from two summers ago:
