Goodbye Alaska. Hello Boston.

The past few weeks have flown by!

I wrapped up the Upward Bound Program in Fairbanks, Alaska. Those six weeks in Alaska were amazing. I met some great friends while I was up there and learned so much from my experience working with Native Alaskan youth.

Looking back and thinking about memories of Alaska
Note: I took this picture, thus I am not in this picture.

I left Alaska last Sunday.

After three plane rides, two layovers, almost 4500 miles, and 16 hours, I arrived in Boston.

So far, I've been here a week and it has been amazing.

Here are a few things I've done since I've gotten here (don't worry, pictures are coming soon, I just haven't uploaded them yet):

• Family Home Evening at Harvard (the chapel is located there)
• Hanging out with Rhiannon Johnson (a good friend from home who happens to be interning at Mass General too! It's great that I actually know someone here. Rhiannon has been a part of many of these activities) 
• Eating veal at an excellent Italian restaurant on the North End
• Eating a famous Mike's Pastry cannoli
• Going to a Red Sox game versus the Seattle Mariners (Boston won 3-1) 
• Sailing on the Charles River (Thank you again Greg! It was a blast!) This was my first time sailing and I think I was probably more of a hinderance than a help. Fortunately, I didn't go overboard.
• Walking around the Harvard and MIT campuses.
• Learning the Massachusetts Public Transportation system
• Getting lost in the industrial district while trying to find a delicious hotdog stand (then we found it and it was closed. Curse you Speed Dogs!) 

And perhaps my personal favorite: 

Riding on the back of Ben's scooter on the first day of work!

Yes, we got some hilarious looks from the other motorists. 

Yes, it was worth it. 

More pictures are coming soon...