Wisconsin

I'm in Wisconsin before I leave for Leiden with some great friends. Their house is beautiful and their daughter is amazing. It's really nice having this freedom away from my parents right before I leave. I think that they would be freaking out if I were at home... "Are you packed yet? What time does your plane leave? Have you visited Grandma yet?" ... things like that. Nothing beats chilling on the front porch with a cigarette and the newspaper. I really love Wisconsin. They're all happy-go-lucky people. Oh, and they all drink a lot of beer, smoke cigarettes, and eat cheese. The boys here are amazing. Unlike Iowa where boys have a linebacker quality-full build, muscle, and a tiny element of chub; boys in Wisconsin are leaner than Iowa boys... which I attribute to so much diary. I mean, these boys aren't fat, neither do they have such a largeness that we Iowans have. They're glorious. It makes me just want to drink the dairy that they offer more than the dairy available in Iowa.