So I've now been in Missoula for six days and so far I love it! Each day seems to bring some challenge I wish my parents were here to fix but for the most part I'm making it. Montana is a world within itself filled with really fun people and just an all around positive atmosphere. I'll start by telling yall (yes i still admit to some of my Texan heritage) my deliciously good news. On Sunday night I got to talk to Tim which is always fun....and I basically was telling him how I was struggling with not knowing anyone specifically not knowing any Christians. I told him how I planned to join Campus Crusade for Christ and his advice was to meet older girls in the organization so they can kind of be like a mentor or an older sister so to speak. Well the next day I ran into this senior girl on our floor ( who i had met earlier) and turns out she's a Campus Crusade student leader....it was such an answer to prayer..I was blown away. But hey it gets better....we were both on our way to pick up bikes in Missoula so naturally we went with eachother and that gave us a chance to talk..it was all very encouraging. I soon discovered that her and her roommate have been intentionally placed in my Dorm Hall to be college missionaries so to speak. So they will be leading the girls Bible Study for Knowles Hall!! God blessed me in so many ways this week and has answered everyone of my prayers. Yesterday when I went into my community bathroom (yay!) the boom box was playing loud and clear on a Christian radio station.!! As yall can probably tell I'm pretty darn excited right now...my classes are great, the foods not bad at all here, I have great places to run and I'm meeting super nice people here! For instance last night I went to the bookstore to pick up some last minute materials..but naturally like any store it was closed when i needed it most. There was another unlucky soul beside me so we kind of bonded through our common disappointment with the bookstore..Turns out he was a freshman from Vancouver, Washington....to make a long story short I got to play soccer with some cool people, learn how to slackline, meet two really nice girls and am going tubing on Monday all because of one nice person who included me into his group. Last night I got to sit on a porch and watch a wicked Mountain storm...meanwhile there was a guitar jam session on one side of me and on the other was a girl reading her Bible..this place is truly surreal. Anyways I hope this finds yall doing well...oh and I have a reason to justify my incredibly bad writing. For my writing class I had to read numerous pages explaining the benefit of writing badly....so yeah I'm giving it a try...: )

love
Melissa