One week (to the day) in the USA

My new home...for now... the guest house at my Aunts house.

The local bar that has been in Mt Shasta for years - now called Roxy's Vet's Club. My best childhood friend is the head bar maid there.

Some guys belt buckle. I thought it was very 'red neck' but apparently that star and the guns mean quite the opposite.

The medicine isle at the supermarket. UNBELIEVABLE. Americans have so many ailments! I guess you have to have all this choice as no one can afford U.S. health care.

Highlights to note:

• All American news channels instill fear and anxiety in viewers. Its so dramatic and doom ridden its unbearable to watch. There are at least 10 news channels all talking about the same thing - Obama and the American Health plan - will ever happen?! It has to.
• Local Mt Shasta news paper headlines reads: "Pot Hauled off Rainbow Ridge" - Sheriff's transfer (via helicopter) 39,115 Marijuana plants out of the country side worth 1.25 million dollars. I feel so bad for the guys that spent all that time growing those plants only to be burned or sold over the boarder to Mexico (and back to the Americans again!)
• The cost of groceries here is shocking. I thought London/England was expensive. $20 dollars will get you 3-4 things if you are lucky. I can appreciate the town I am currently residing in is expensive; but shit! Its cheaper to eat out!
• Everyone is too nice - I am not used to it. Everywhere I go I get told I am pretty, smiled at, checked out, talked to etc - it can be overwhelming at times. I can't even walk into the local bar without having to tell my tale about moving over here from London repeatably. The stereotype about over-the-top American customer service is true.

Music I am currently listening to: 'Cathart' by ISAN