Termites.

Right now I'm sitting in a coffee shop on a corner street in Asheville, NC. If I could get a penny for every hippie i see walk past I would be rich.

Over the past two weeks I have been learning so much about termites I feel like they are crawling out of my ears. Why, you say? My internship is with the urban pest management division of Dow AgroSciences and I have been blessed with the wonderful assignment of working with a new termite protection product that we are launching. Thats right. I am pretty much a termite expert now. Should I be proud of that? My dad laughs because the many, grueling hours that I put into our landscaping business during high school is actually paying off. Speaking of paying off... have I told you about Clyde? Clyde is my beloved truck for the summer. He is a handsome black 2011 Dodge Dakota. His counterpart is a GPS that I have lovingly named Bonnie. They are quite the pair, those too.

Back to business, these past couple of weeks have been spent getting acquainted with some of the offices that I will be working with. I tell you what, there are some interesting people there! The Technicians definitely get kick out of a 20-year-old, female intern, showing up to tell them how to use our new product. The comments and teasing can be both funny and slightly offending. However, God didn't give me red hair for nothin'... if the need arises, I am not afraid to show a little attitude.

Ah... cycling, how I miss you! Tonight I am racing in the Ring of Fire Crit in Asheville, NC with my teammates Matt Johnson, Austin Hilliard, and Jesse Miller! Can you tell I'm excited? The thrill of racing is unmatchable.

Details to come.