Minneapolis

Wow.  It has been such a great trip so far! Seriously.  So Thursday night I arrived in Minneapolis.  I was a little unsure about the neighborhood I was couchsurfing in..it looked pretty sketchy.  I was almost a little annoyed that my  host didn't warn me or something.  So I went into his apartment, decided to feel it out and talk to him for a little while.  Turns out he is a sweetheart & quite an awesome print artist.  So we both made some food and I decided to venture out for a little bit, he gave me a bridge suggestion and I took it.  Good thing too.  It was a very pretty night-view of the city.  I came back to his apartment and went to bed early-I was exhausted.

The next day, Corey (host) took me on a little bike-ride around campus.  He took me onto one of the buildings' roofs. Got an awesome view of the city. Then he had to work from 2-10. The weather forecast said that it would rain all day.  So I planned accordingly.  I had some errands to take care of so decided to go to a coffee shop to take of those.  I had a really hard time finding the one that Corey recommended so I went to a different one.  I opened the door to Seward Cafe, and I noticed it was closed at 3 (it was 3) so I went in and asked the waitress if that was right.  She said "we're closed, but we're giving away free food and coffee in a minute".  So I stayed and sure enough I got a plate of hashbrowns, lentils, and salsa.  Right time and place :).  After I got my fill, I thanked them and left to look for some place to do my work.


  One of those little errands/headaches included my dying phone and broken charger.  I somehow came across an ad for a charger on Craigslist.  I emailed the dude, unsure if he would reply the same day, lucky for me he replied 1/2 hour later.  He ended up meeting me at a light rail station right by Corey's place.  It was only 5$ and I'm pretty sure it was stolen.  Who randomly sells phone chargers?  I was a little scared of the transaction but I made him meet me in a public spot and it saved my life.  Traveling without a working phone is fairly risky...

 So after I bought the charger I decided to take a little bike-ride with the awesome Schwinn cruiser that Corey had let me borrow.  I rode my bike to Uptown, and lost myself completely in the culture there.  I found a couple of different art non-profits  that I was really interested in.  This was the first place, a non-profit that specializes in prints, hosts classes and provides fellowships too.  The second place is a similiar idea, but is more general art, not focusing on print.  I think that if I do think about taking the art-career path, coming to Minneapolis could really help me develop that skill and allow me to meet like-minded people. He is quite a funny guy.  He is constantly mumbling, so I would miss what he said sometimes; and very jolly.  He seemed like he had a big heart.  He referred to his life as a soap opera, and I told him about my soap opera life too and it was nice to meet someone else who cares too much about people.

More to come...