Monday, July 15, 2013

The Capital of the Cheese State

Greetings from Madison, Wisconsin. It's the capital of the state, though not the largest city (that would be Milwaukee). The capitol building is apparently the centre of the city, and everyone around here seems pretty proud of it. Situated between two lakes, the city is breezy and beautiful. It's a bit short overall, lacking high-rises and other such buildings. It's also a bit old-fashioned... aspects of it seem quite old. There's no MRT or anything here, the city is too small.

Instead, the city is pretty green. There are lots of trees and flowers about. Bike lanes exist, which is pretty neat. We saw lots of people biking for exercise and transportation. There's recycling everywhere and other such things. We drove around with a few of my mother's friend's brother if that makes sense, which was interesting. The ice cream is so good around here that we all got some (though not eating dairy often means it messes up our stomaches) and explored the area. The university is absolutely massive, and enrolls like 40,000 students or something crazy like that.

Also, the people are TALL here. The men break 6'0 easily, and the women are all like 5'6 and above. I guess it's Swedish roots or something. I look like a child walking around here. It's a little tiring because I'm always looking up at people. The guy who took us around the area was 6'7. How do you buy a bed when you're that tall? Fit on a plane? Go on the MRT? Drive a car?

Seems inconvenient.



Also, I've come to a bit of an conclusion.
I think I'm a salt-water girl.


 Lakes are pretty, but I prefer the sea.  

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