Merry pre-Christmas!

Merry pre-Christmas! The holiday season has arrived full-speed ahead in Yakima! We spent this weekend in town and went out to a rural town on Saturday night for the world-famous LIGHTED FARM IMPLEMENT PARADE. Yes, that includes pitchforks, tractors, wine-pickers, plows, hay thrashers, etc! It was simply stunning.

-Work is still great, I love the clinic! I am in the middle of applications to schools next year for post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs so I can finish my requirements before applying to medical school (surprise! I want to be a doctor!)

-The community is still going well, a bit cold though. Our house is kind-of an ice box and our food stores are a bit unvaried, but overall life is good.

-I am now a vegan. I did Vegan 'Vember and have now moved onto Vegan December...or at least until I get home and my mom makes her chocolate cake...or until I see a delicious burger...yumm... Being vegan is tough on a tight budget, very very tough, but it has really given me a great perspective into how much we rely on meat, eggs, and dairy products, all of which contribute greatly to our greenhouse gas emissions and are extremely detrimental to the environment, never mind the inhumane treatment of these animals and the chemicals they are pumped with that runoff into our water supplies, etc.

-I am coming home on the 18th! Or at least I am coming to NYC, then coming home on the 20th. I can't wait! I miss New Hampshire and Boston and maple syrup.

-That was a cliffs notes version of my current life. Again, still no computer, I am holding out for Christmas!!!