Tommy's rotary exchange

       Welp. The snow melted. Yesterday was 39 degrees Fahrenheit, and raining. There was still green grass in some places, and it looks almost identical to October, but now without leaves. We still enjoyed the snow for the week and half that we had it, though. I went cross country skiing with my host family whenever we could, and it was a blast. The trails are short (5 kilometer) unlit circuits on what I think may be golf courses. The whole area is relatively flat compared to Anchorage, but there are still many gentle hills (for those who live in Anchorage, it's like the Mize loop in Kincaid). I am still afraid of the nonexistent moose in the woods. The deer here are smaller than most dogs and I usually mistake them for rabbits whenever they spring out of the woods.       One cool thing I did with my class was making an igloo after school. It was organized by our class teacher, who teaches biology and physics. He was the only person who knew how to position the blocks of snow so t