Catching up

I haven't posted in quite a while, mainly because I forgot my password. I finally got up the motivation to reset it so I could get back up to speed!

Aunt Jenny, I also read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks a few months ago. I mostly read non- fiction science books, so this was right up my alley. A friend bought it for me this Christmas because it was the top rated science book of the year. I thought it was a really great read.

Tuesday, I was flying back from a trip to New Orleans and realized I forgot to bring a book so I went into the book stand and picked out the only book that wasn't a political book; it was called The Girl Who Fell From The Sky. I finished it on our second leg of the flight. The story is about a girl who is half Danish and half African American and came to live with her Grandmother in Portland after her family died. Their family fell off the roof of their apartment building in Chicago (hence the title) and it isn't until the end that you find out how. The book chronicles her struggles to fit in as a person of mixed race in a new town. I enjoyed it.

I also thought I would post some pictures from my most recent vacation. I went to New Orleans for five days with a group of friends. New Orleans was an amazing city! The food, the atmosphere and the history were all so great. I had a lot of fun but I am glad to be back because walking all day and having fun all night was exhausting.

Erin