Ella and I. Happy Birthday Dirty Girl!-- a.k.a Ashley I can't believe it's already August. Time's going by too fast. I just hope it slows down a bit because I don't want to speed right through grade 12. I want it to go slowly cause I really don't know what I'm going to do with myself once high school's over. I hate thinking about it. 26 days til I come home. I can't wait. I was so excited to come here, to the point I was counting down the days from 100. Now, I can't wait to go back home. I'm so very homesick. I haven't been away from my family for this long before. I think the longest I've been away is about a week or two. But I guess this is a good experience for me. I've learnt that Winnipeg really is my home. No matter how much I complain about it when I'm there, being here really makes me miss it. Am I crazy? Perhaps I'm just really drowsy, making me irrational. I never would have thought I'd miss Winnipeg. First of all, Seattle's bus system is quite strange. There's "free areas" and there's different zones where you have to pay more. You also have to pay more during certain hours. Oh, and depending on when you're catching the bus, you either pay when you get on or when you get off. It's a wee bit too hilly for me here. Some streets are really full of rubbish and it's gross. Also, the houses are really mixed together here. You could have a really new developed home right beside a shack of a home. Maybe it's just the area I'm staying in, I don't know. People here are crazy drivers. Their streets are weird too. And some streets are just a free for all. I also don't like their street lights. They're not in the center of the street, they're on the sides. It makes them difficult to see. But maybe it's not so bad once you're used to them. I had a few more complaints about this city that I've forgotten for now. Oh, well. Well that's enough of me ranting. I am on a super tight budget for the rest of the month. It's absolutely ridiculous. I don't know how I'm going to manage. It helps a little bit though that most of my money is still in Canadian, that way I can't spend it just yet. I did buy hair dye yesterday. 2 for $5! I'm still unsure though if my hair will actually take the color. I'm hoping so. Everytime I look in the mirror, I see a lot of brown in my hair. Maybe it's just me though. I'm hoping my braces will be off before school starts. The chances of that though are pretty slim since I start school 10 days after I get back. I have hope though. Well I think I've rambled on enough. Byeee. P.S. ugly layout, i know.