My favorite part of this job is that it's not 9-5 behind a desk.
I get sent out on glorious 75* days and get to meet wonderful people and have them tell me their stories.
However, reporters also get sent out in 15* severe weather and at times interview some not-so-wonderful people.
With the good comes the bad and I think I may have underestimated just how great of a state Texas is.
Sure it's big. It's the biggest one in the U.S. but when I decided to take a job in the Big Country, I had no idea was I was in for.
The first night I arrived, I was called by some of the most friendly, welcoming people at my station.
I was also much relieved to see a bright green Starbucks sign and Target logo, as those are staples to any 20 something lifestyle.
Beyond the familiar chains that glitter all over Abilene, I'm continuously amazed and surprised at the small towns I go to.
"Michelle, we need you to drive out to Robert Lee and get a story on the convict that escaped..."
Robert E Lee? Where/what is that?
"Take this camera and go to Brownwood, make contacts, go."
I now love Brownwood.
"Drive out to Katy and see what they're doing about the state playoffs"
Katy? Is she related to Robert Lee? Ohhhhh, I see. Hello Houston!
If it weren't for GPS and Google Maps, my News Director would have a missing reporter about every week.
Cisco, Sweetwater, Clyde, Merkel, Bangs, Santa Ana, Glen Rose, Grapevine, Anson, Albany...just to name a few.
Having gotten a chance to discover San Angelo yesterday, I realized there are great things to do and see in just about every town in Texas. From the great music, shopping, food, sports, and museums to be had in cities like Austin and Dallas; to the quite and humble friendliness of small towns like Robert Lee, I think I'm falling in love with the Lone Star State.
Yes, ladies and gents, this East coast gal has been bitten by the travel bug of Texas...and as we all know...EVERYTHING (including the bugs) are bigger in Texas.
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