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Getting along...in Minnesota!

Tomato tasting of over 60 varieties at Cornercopia (farm on St. Paul campus) Tomorrow starts week three of classes. Week five of living in Minnesota. I dare say that despite the hiccups along the way, I'm quite happy in my new surroundings. No, I haven't hit it off with anyone in class and made a thousand new friends as a result, my job is far from as intellectually engaging than I anticipated, and find myself spending more time in the kitchen than the library...Despite my less-than-cinematic adventure, I find myself smiling at the way my co-workers pronounce 'bag', the way people around here cancel volleyball tournaments when it's 85 degrees due to excessive heat, and the fact that being a student means I will still be quite limited in the time I have to explore in the next two years. I am also starting to realize some important things about what I want for myself and my employees in a future business that I run, which is not something I could have said ju...