<p>
	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Alyssa TN.jpg" style="float: right; width: 250px; height: 188px; " /> It&rsquo;s been almost two weeks since I left Michigan and I still find myself thinking about it almost every day! Even a couple days after I was back home here in the Twin Cities, I already wanted to pack up my stuff and head back again!&nbsp; The thing that makes northern Michigan special to me is how quiet and peaceful it is.&nbsp; Being a city girl, it took a while for me to get used to living in a small town.&nbsp; There are no shopping malls or coffee shops down the road, and the closest ones were about 45 minutes away.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s safe to say that I was definitely out of my element!&nbsp; After the second week however, I found myself beginning to enjoy the quiet life of the north woods.&nbsp; I had time to think about what I wanted to do with my life and to spend time with God, and I didn&rsquo;t have distractions to keep me from thinking about those things, as I know I would have if I was back home.&nbsp; Looking back, this is what I needed at this time of my life - to get my priorities in order and to let God direct me in the coming months after graduation.&nbsp;</p>
