Just so you know... 2

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Hi Flicka! Woody (the stellar sea lion) is a lazy oaf! I dont think that he moved at all the last time I was there, he was just basking in the sun. I will take my dog with my wherever I go, I have looked into apartments up there and I dont think that I will have too much trouble finding a place I can afford if I manage to land a decent job. Most likely I would leave my dog here with my parents and spend a little while staying with friends while I tried to find a place.

I would like to keep the house, I intend to do all I can to keep it. Hopefully, I can rent it out and get someone else to pay the mortgage once it becomes my responsibility. Im not sure how well I would do in a place that doesnt have an ocean, I think that thats the main reason that I havent seriously considered Fairbanks... and the whole -40 in the winter thing. I dont want to live somewhere where just going outside can kill me! I have heard some excellent things about their university, its where the major science focus is for the U of Ak system- especially the marine biology and fisheries programs, go figure, theyre thousands of miles away from the ocean. And I have some friends in Anchorage.

Im not in a super big hurry to make any choices about any of it. I would like to get some news about the grant so that I feel like I am moving forward. Maybe its a little backwards, but I want to have a job lined up before I let go of the lifeline that I have here, even though it is a pretty wimpy, skinny one with a part time job and a house thats mine, but not mine! lol. Even if I end up not being able to keep the house, Im young enough that I will have many more opportunities to buy property.