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leede45 · (#91)

it is! i work there as a lifeguard. it is a small town but it is really nice. oh and the lift and the village smithy are really good places to eat. plus you are really close to aspen.

rikkejongshoej · (#92)

Originally Posted by Thaiguy

Oregon...... Seems to be lacking from the conversation, even though it's on the West Coast. But if you guys ever get the chance try and visit Portland, and the Oregon Coast (just bring a jacket) two amazing places. I love them both. Heck I love Oregon.

I'm going to Oregon!

1235go · (#93)

Originally Posted by rikkejongshoej

I'm going to Oregon!

Where in Oregon? I'm from there.

hurricane_chelsea · (#94)

Originally Posted by kristinep

anyone going to Maryland ?

Not going there, but my grandparents and cousins live there, and my mom is from there, so I know parts of it pretty well. Where are you going/where do you live?

rikkejongshoej · (#95)

Originally Posted by 1235go

Where in Oregon? I'm from there.

Eagle Point, near Medford. Where do you live?

Softice · (#96)

Yaaay, I got my host family

I'm going to live in a suburb of Las Vegas, just 8 miles from the center of the city. It's awesome, I couldn't have wished for a better placement! I've started emailing with my host mom, and she's promised to send me pictures soon

I may be leaving Denmark on August 13 - that's less than a month a way!

mileykim23 · (#97)

I'm going to live about 50 miles from Pittsburgh PA.

kristinep · (#98)

Originally Posted by hurricane_chelsea

Not going there, but my grandparents and cousins live there, and my mom is from there, so I know parts of it pretty well. Where are you going/where do you live?

Im going to live in Bethesda

Jibby · (#99)

Originally Posted by gigglesnort

Yep, I have to agree. The buses are kind of gross and not too reliable at times. Columbus also doesn't have a rail system unfortunately. You're going to have to ask for rides, but most people don't mind carpooling to places.

ok

thats gonna be a change for me cause i'm using puplic transportation often

but i hope i'll make friends very fast and they maybe got a car so i think it will work

thank y'all for your answers ;-)

1235go · (#100)

Originally Posted by rikkejongshoej

Eagle Point, near Medford. Where do you live?

Ohmygosh, sorry I didn't respond right away, but that's where I'm from! You're going to have a totally awesome time... a lot of people think Medford is absolutely horrible, but if you get to know it, you'll love it. Send me a message!

Some things you have to do:

-Pear Blossom run... it's a race they have every year. There's a massive pear crop in the Rouge Valley. You'll see pear orchards all the time, and don't freak out when you see huge fires in them or hear weird noises coming from them- they put these massive fire things in them to keep the trees warm and they look/sound frightening. But anyways a lot of people run the Pear Blossom and it'd be fun even to go watch. I did the 1 mile (haha) once and the 5K, too.

-JACKSONVILLE. That's actually my hometown. It's a little historical town 5 minutes down Rossanley (there are two big roads, Hanley and Ross, and then they fuse to form Rossanley) and it's adorable. It's a National Historic Landmark and has tons of cute shops and restaurants in old buildings, an old cemetery, prison, courthouse. Lots of hiking and trails up in the mountains. Also, there's a music festival there every year called the Britt that starts in May. You should try to get some tickets to it! It's fun, laid back, and good entertainment.

-White's corn maze at the White's Family Farm, which you pass going into Jacksonville... around Halloween they make a massive maze out of their cornfield that's really fun to go hang out at with friends at night.

-Mt. Ashland. Great skiing! A lot of schools do programs in the winter where once a week they bus all the students up (or your parents can drive/carpool) and everybody from the school goes skiing.

-Ashland! Fun town. It's totally hippie. Really hippie. Good stores, good eating, beautiful Lithia Park. Also, they have a Shakespeare company there that's one of the best in the country, and they put on a lot of fantastic plays that you shouldn't miss while you're there.

Ah I could go on and on! Please PM me if you want to know anything at all or if you have any questions.