This winter, starting January 1st and going to March 25th, I have been working at Jacob Lake Inn in Arizona. Jacob Lake Inn is a tourist place for people who are going to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately the North Rim is closed until May 15th so I have yet to see it. Here at the lodge we get many tourists who are either passing through or wanting to see the North Rim. I have really enjoyed meeting people from all around the world! I have met people from: all over the U.S., Australia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, South America, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, and Thailand! I love meeting the people from all over the world and getting to hear them talk about where they are from.
On days off, which is one day a week, we (the people I have my day off with) usually go hiking and to St. George, Utah. I have gone to Zion Nation Park, Snow Canyon, and the Red Cliffs Recreation area in Utah. I have loved every one of these places and have enjoyed the beauty of nature that is everywhere around me and also for the serenity and peace that being in nature brings. I have come to a realization of the beauty of the world that I live in and for that wonderful miracle that the Lord has blessed us with; the miracle of the beauty that surrounds us... all we have to do is look around us.
There are 5 others working here at Jacob Lake Inn. 4 of those 5 also go to BYU-Idaho. I have become very good friends with them and am glad for the experience if only for the friendships that I have made here. The work that I do at the Inn is pretty much everything that you can possibly do; I am the receptionist for the office (answering phone calls, taking reservations, and filing), I am the cashier in the store, the salesperson in the gift shop, the waitress for the restaurant, the cook for the restaurant, and last but not least the housekeeper for the hotel and motel. I really enjoy working in the gift shop and learning about all of the Native American things that we sell there.
There have been some pretty good times while working here at Jacob Lake Inn, but I am glad to be going home. Lately things have not been so good and I am glad for a change, and to be going back home and back to school. I will post pictures when I have good internet that won't take five years to get them loaded.
