Rollin' with the Cowboys...

So far so good. It's almost been two weeks since I arrived here in the great state of Montana. I must be a little candid with you all and say that culture shock is setteling in like a ton of bricks. Can you say,"behind the times."
I guess I am ignorant in a way too, thinking that there really aren't places left in the United States where such racisim and sexism and close minded people exsist. But, there are...and there is. And instead of Rollin' with the Hommies like I'm used to, it's Rollin' with the cowboys.
The bar that I tend at has two types. The locals and everyone else. I am not a local yet. That may be a good thing! The locals use the "N" word a lot and not in jokes. The locals think women don't have much to say that's important. Barefoot, in the kitchen and pregnant, cleaning the house, feeding the kids and silent until bedroom time when they want them to be as wild as a dog in heat. But, the locals have a certain charm to them as well. They believe that their little city is the center of the world and they love their little city. They don't like change, they are loyal as Old Yella...and they love their drinky drink. My brother and I were just discussing this last night that they are like little lost sheep running around looking to be killed or caught up by the sheperd and lead. It's very interesting. I a told that there is a huge amount of crystal meth up in these there hills and it's scary to see the commercials they are putting on TV to warn kids about it. Remember back in the day when we had a frying pan and eggs showing us what pot would do to our brains. Well, these are graphic and real and scary to even adults type of commercials. Different, yes. But do I love it, yes. Have I always told people I wanted to live in a trailer park? YES. And am I? yes. I don't actually live in one, but I live in a city with a lot of them and most of the people I know already live in them. And it's really the best thing I could of possibly asked for at this time of my life. Learning...living...loving...the best that I can. Kristen over and out...