Flagstaff, Arizona

So this morning I woke up in Flagstaff and went downstairs to have breakfast at the hotel. I ate and was about to go outside, when a woman from the hotel kitchen asked me if I was visiting Flagstaff for business or vacation. I told her my story: that I was from Denmark and traveling all over the US. She looked scared and after telling me how brave I was, she said "I bet you call your mother every night". I told her I had no phone and she started to look so bewildered that I felt I had to calm her down by saying that I got to talk to my mom in New York, where I did have a phone for a week. "Your mother must be so worried about you" the lady said and I replied by saying that she probably was. And then she said "every girl should be able to call their mother" and found the manager of the hotel. Turned out they only made domestic calls which I think bummed the woman out, and the last words she said to me was "don't you trust no one, and take care now. And call your mother when you get the chance!" I thanked her and went on my way.

And that's the way people are here in Flagstaff. They are the sweetest kindest people. Another example: Later I sat in a cafe when suddenly I sneezed. Normally that would be ignored, but here the people around me all said "bless you".

Besides the folks here in the town, everything else is pretty awesome as well. This is the perfection of small-town America and I'm so glad I came here. The downtown is colorful and so charming. Today there's snow everywhere, but still it's warm. And the whole town has this cool vibe that I haven't found many other places. What can I say? I love this place. Albuquerque has a lot to live up to now.