Kansas City...

… is great!

I am mostly moved in to my little studio apartment; just a few more things to unpack! The building is originally from 1949- and not too much of the apartment has changed since then. Haha. It’s small, but it’s quaint and I love it, and above all else, the location is FABULOUS. It’s in a sort of residential area in the city and looks relatively safe. The hospital is in midtown, and is only a short bus ride away! (the bus stop I need is right in front of my building). A few other things within walking distance of my apartment:

• Country Club Plaza- think summit, except better, and modeled after the plaza in Seville, Spain. This place is the bomb.com. It has every store you could want, from J Crew to Old Navy to Urban Outfitters, plus TONS of restaurants, designer brand stores, cafes, and Barnes and Noble. Good old B&N will be my destination for internet access until Time Warner cable sets mine up on Wednesday. And there is a movie theatre here, so I will have no trouble going to see Harry Potter! Anyways, the plaza is gorgeous, drivable, and walk-able, but if you want a different kind of tour of the place, you can always get a carriage ride. Want any more romance? You can also take a ride on a gondola!
• Westport- it’s the oldest area of KC. Back in the 1800s, Westport was the place to be if you were headed west. All the major western trails met at Westport. If the Plaza is like the Summit, then Westport is more akin to Atlanta’s Little Five Points.
• A HUGE Catholic church. And a Presbyterian church. And another Catholic church. And an Episcopal church. Limestone is native to this area of the country, and almost all the churches are built of it entirely. They look like castles. Needless to say, I will be church shopping over the next couple of Sundays. I have always wanted to go to a church that looked like a castle!
• A liquor store. Actually, TWO liquor stores. I can see one from the other one’s parking lot.
• Cancer Survivor Park
• A huge Sun Fresh grocery store

There is also a Target and actual mall on the bus line!

I think I will survive my stay here. Tomorrow is the big first day of my internship. Holy goodness I am excited and scared all at the same time. Even if this week is absolutely horrid, I get to look forward to the Irish Street Festival on Saturday!! Haha, but I know my internship will be great. 6:00 is going to come a little early, but that’s okay. I can’t wait!