What it's like

Well I realised I haven’t described much about where I live or what is around me so I will do so now. Employees live inside 1 of 4 main dorms with the names Bison, Grizzly, Wapiti and Bighorn; I used to live in Bison which is for people under 21 although it is now closed. Everyone will be put in Grizzly and Bighorn soon as over half of the workforce has left; it was very dead in my old dorm. My roommate and I were moved into Grizzly last week, or more like kicked out, into a room that looks exactly the same with identikit furnishings and decoration.
There are abundant bunches of trees and forests around, they creak and sway in solidarity while some bend in semi circles as others lean and intertwine – the shapes these trees can make are tremendous. They enclose Canyon Village off from the rest of the world, apart from the General Store, Gift Shop, Restaurant and Visitor Centre above – there is not much else here except a gas station. It is situated 1 mile away from the actual canyon, so it is a short hike. The old hotel used to be right next to the edge but the NPS (National Park Service) were not happy with its placement and in addition the entire hotel was sliding slowly into the canyon. In the end they intentionally torched it all and built Canyon Village in the oh so lovely 50’s style. It is probably the ugliest of all the hotels here because of this. Canyon Village is also at the highest altitude in Yellowstone for where it is possible to stay, so as it says humorously on some gift shop t-shirts, ‘We partied with the highest people in the park’. It is also probably the most remote, there are few hiking trails around and we are far from any main tourist attractions, apart from the actual canyon. Therefore, it is somewhat necessary to drive, hitchhike or get on a tour bus if you want to see much of anything. However, you can go on long hikes from here if you are very experienced (which I am not). If you walk out of the village area and across the road there is a large flatland, like a field with no borders and emerald trees above amber grasses. I walked this and it’s beautiful...what a wonderful backyard to have!
I see squirrels prance back and forth the same path all the time here, with a pinecone locked between their teeth; they take them to their nest or whatever kind of home a squirrel may have. Whistle pigs are often seen too, I guess it is the same as a groundhog; they scurry along the tarmac and hide under picnic tables. The rest of the wildlife you will see is a deer or two, a bison resting in the sun and sometimes elks eating housekeeping’s soaps out of carts, as you can see here – http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs368.snc4/45083_419569713844_598978844_4771538_2140094_n.jpg

I attempted to get another job, for the third time now, which was in the deli preparing food and serving customers. Someone who worked there had heard I wanted to get out of housekeeping and he really wanted to get out of the deli, so we attempted to switch jobs. Long story short, Jennifer had agreed to let us switch but then changed her mind and got very angry for no apparent or logical reason, I really cannot understand this woman but she seems to have me chained down as a cleaner.

I also just handed in my extension form, so hopefully will be staying in Yellowstone until the 24th of October, moving to Mammoth or Old Faithful after 28th September; though I requested different jobs of course.