Settling in

I have made it through the first week here in Ft Kent. I feel that I have held up well with living away from the parents. I have done all my cooking and clean and lived to tell about it. That part of the transition has gone extremely smoothly which is surprising because I thought that that would be the hardest to get used to. There have been a few glitches in this perfect plan. I first day of training we went for a three hour mountain bike ride and I had never ridden a mountain bike. So I bought a mtn bike specifically to come here and train but my bike came in a box, as they normally do, and I thought that I could put it together and get my ride in. As it turns out there were two problems, first, the pedals and shoes that I got at different bike stores did not match up so my feet would not clip in which would not of been such a big deal it that was the only problem. As it turns out the bike was not completely ride ready as the derailers were not working properly so the bike would buck me around instead of shift so I was almost thrown off multiple times. And that was just the first day of training. I thought that it would only get better but only two days later I impaled my leg on a sharp rock after I slipped while going for a 4 hour run in the rain. But after a few days all I have is a little sore hip and a cool story to tell. Otherwise living in Ft Kent is not as bad as everyone says and I would almost say that I am enjoying it.