My Trip to Houston: Day 4

My last travel day was very short, and also very boring. Unlike Utah, Colorado, or even New Mexico, Texas is the opposite of scenic. It's very flat, with a lot of farmland from what I could see. It's also very hot, but that much I was expecting. I wasn't expecting Texas to be that boring from the northwestern point all the way to the southeastern coast. It was kind of disappointing, but I only had to drive 3 hours, so I wasn't worried about the scenery as much as I was just getting there.

I left the hotel around 10am, which was later than I had the whole trip, but still 8am Portland time. I wasn't fully adjusted, and I could tell when 10 felt like 8. About 2 and a half hours of the trip were flat and boring, going through different levels of po'dunk towns. But when I got about a half hour away, it started becoming Houston.

Now, Houston is a huge city, so I was basically driving through it for about 15 or 20 minutes, without traffic. And I wasn't even going into Houston. I"m on the northwestern side! I think a few of the current trainees are going to show Nick (my roommate) and I around downtown this weekend, but I haven't even gotten into the heart of the city.

But I got to my place, which is in a gated apartment complex that a bunch of the trainees live in. It's nice, with a nice living room and dining room set, and fully furnished. It's 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with a living room/dining room, and a big kitchen for an apartment. We don't have to pay rent or utilities, and someone comes to clean it every other week. It's pretty cool.

I don't really have pictures from day 4, because it was so boring, and when I got around to trying to take pictures of the apartment, it was too dark to get any decent shots with my camera. So, that will have to wait (because I didn't take any today either). But, I did snap some pictures of 3 specific cities along the way: Franklin, Jerome, and Bryan. Yes, those are all city names, and also happen to be friends of mine. So, that was kind of cool.

In other news, I started work today! I have much to say about that, so stay tuned for my next update. Until then, keep checking Twitter, because while I didn't update much today, I will be in the days to come.