Colorado

 

When I was living in CO, my first job in USA, was at Dollar Tree. I have bikes pictures on my Instagram, follow me there: @prisci_gruss 

I miss the snow, the mountains, and the memories that I had there. I miss the sweet smell of winter in the air. I miss the cozy feeling of wearing long sleeve, beanies, thick socks, gloves and boots.

I used to ride my bicycle from my apartment to work, literally on the snow. I would come back at night, by myself, around 8pm.

Working at Dollar Tree store was a lot of fun for a first job. It was my first time being a cashier.

My two managers were clowns. We would get along like siblings. 

I would buy 1 dollar milk coffees energetics. Coffee mini ice cream. Calendars, earphones, cheese snacks, lays chips, mini candles, and so much more.

My first perfume that I bought in the USA, with my money, was the 1 dollar spray perfume. It wasn’t bad.

Camped 3 times. With snow. 

Went to Sherpas Nepalese restaurant, in Boulder. Ate that good curry lamb. My favorite restaurant of all times. 

Went snow mobile. Never went skiing though.

I miss the jacuzzi that I had in my apartment. It was a really good looking apartment, cheaper than my old apartment in Hawaii. 

The first one had a pool. A farm in front of my balcony. I could see the cows and the cubes of grass. I got that cowgirl view. 

I even had a funny cow pajama. 

My second job was at Walmart. It was near my first apartment. I could go walking.

They would let me work at cosmetics, and at the garden house. I would love to organize all the makeup isles, and water the plants. Would come back home every once a while with a different cactus. 

My coworkers always has been very sweet to me. 

I was waiting 2 years to become a resident in CO, so I could go to Front Range Community College, in Longmont. But once I’ve finally completed 2 years, then oh oh, change of plans!

My second apartment was literally in front of a lake park. I would ride my electric scooter everywhere. Even for work, when I was still at Dollar Tree. Sometimes I would speed at the sidewalk. 

Sometimes I feel that I had 3 life’s. One in Brazil, another in CO, and now, one in Hawaii. Depending where you live, it changes you.