OKC

Oklahoma City. I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to visit the capital of Oklahoma. Having spent almost a week here, I officially consider myself an expert on the area. Several friends from IWU came to visit me this weekend and we were able to do quite a bit of sight seeing. The main tourist attraction is the Oklahoma Memorial. It is located only a couple of blocks from my hotel.

Perhaps the most unusual sight in downtown is the statues of bison. Similar to the Chicago Cows, Oklahoma City has decided to distribute artistic bison throughout the city. In one particular area, however, they fenced in a "field" of about 20 different bison statues. It is a quite humorous thing to happen upon in the midst of the city.

Oklahoma is home to the filming of the movie "Twister." Very fittingly, the other night when I was dining with my friends, the waitress at the restaurant came to our table to inform us that there were 5 tornadoes in the area. She escorted us through the kitchen, across an alley, and down a cellar to the basement of the restaurant. We waited out the storm on some sacs of flour in the basement. Apparently 3 tornadoes touched down nearby. Welcome to Oklahoma!