Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Huntsville AL







I'm still trying to figure out how to make this blog page, so sorry some of the pictures are sideways. Here are pics from Huntsville at the Space and Rocket center. We didn't have time to go inside it but I am sure that is one of the first things we will do once we move down there. As we drove into Huntsville the Rockets were the first thing we saw which definitely caught Andrew's attention. And for those of you who don't know, we have decided to move to Huntsville. We really liked the area. The city is about the size of Lincoln, so not too big and not too small, but it will take me a while to get used to the roads, but thank goodness for the GPS. I don't know what we would've done without it on this trip. We found a great apartment while we were there too. So we are hoping we get it. The apartment is outside the city just a little bit and surrounds a lake. There seems to be lots of fun things to do in Huntsville, lots of museums, caves, mountain trails, etc. So it will be a great place for people to come and visit. We got to tour the research propulsion lab on campus, which Andrew liked because it was hands on and the students work with and build most of the projects. They seem to have a lot of resources and connections there since the city has lots of aerospace engineering companies and the NASA Marshal Center is just across the street from campus. It would be a great place for him to get a job too once he is done with his doctorate. The professors told us that most students stay in Huntsville once they graduate because of all the job opportunities.

4 comments:

  1. Looks and sounds like a GREAT place! We are so excited for you and Andrew! AND looking forward to visiting you there.

    Love,
    Arlene

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  2. Very cool ... rockets just across from campus and a lake by the apartments.... sounds like a virtual heaven on earth for a certain propulsionist and his wonderful wife! Can't wait to one day hopefully see the sites with you guys!

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  3. The rockets are great vision reminders!

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  4. When I view my pictures on my computer, I can rotate them and then it saves them. Then I can pull them into fb or wherever.

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