I just wanted to write you this letter and let you know how much fun I am having here at Radford this semester. I know you haven't been down to RU since my freshman year, so I thought I'd take some photos of the beautiful campus.

I know you have been worried about me sleeping through my classes, but I want to tell you that recently it's been really easy to get up at 8 a.m. for my noon class. Every morning, I wake up to trash trucks, jackhammers, beeping dump trucks and clanging metal rods. It is so kind of the workers to labor outside my window. I didn't even ask them to do that! Here at RU, they go the extra mile for students!

Things are going well for me. Today, I had to stand in a puddle of mud to let a maintenance truck drive on the sidewalk. The driver was very friendly. I waved to him, and he pretended not to see me. That was neat. He must have had a lot on his mind. Someday, I want to be important like that.

You know, people all over campus talk about how bad the food is at Dalton. I sure do love it, though. It reminds me of home--you know, those nights when you and Dad would leave me to make dinner for me and Brian, and we'd go rooting through the neighbors' trash for leftovers?

Well, I had better get going to class. It normally takes me about 25 extra minutes to get to my classes now that I have to dodge the slushy snow that the plow brought onto my front doorstep. I hope you all are doing well. Please take comfort in knowing that I am happy here in the beautiful campus setting of Radford University.