minnesota: nice

I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but there's this thing people call Minnesota Nice. It refers to how amazingly friendly everyone from this state seems to be. I say seems because, as a friend pointed out, it must be a trap. As I have lived here, and as my roommate says, it's really called Minnesota Passive-Aggressive.
It's an interesting place.
Getting used to so much friendliness, especially after living in Indiana – the Mean Capital of the World — has taken some time, but I'm really starting to like it. For a while it was actually more stressful, trying to be cheerful all the time, but I've been here for about a week and I think it's actually rubbing off on me. I feel noticeably happier.

That could also be because I have an internship at the one newspaper I've wanted to work for since I learned about newspapers, living in a big old house with a fun roommate in a beautiful city for the summer.
I think that about sums it up. I love my internship so far (it's been four days). There are seven other interns, and all of them are extremely friendly. It's already turning into a great internship. I love where I live, in a neighborhood close to the University of Minnesota so it's got that college-y feel, and close to downtown so I don't have to drive too far to get to work. I adore Minneapolis. It's everything I've wanted in a city... without sounding too sappy, I could live here for a while. We'll see about the winters.