"Washington," Rachael replied.  "It's nice enough but rainy way too often.  At least it seems like there's more sunlight here, not that I can tan or anything, but you can dress light and not worry about everything."  She shook her head.  "There needs to be like an extra waterproof pocket for purses or something so you can have a mini umbrella without ruining everything inside."<br/><br/>She took a breath, originally not planning on saying this but deciding to go for it.  "I'm thinking about trying for the cheerleading here.  Maybe volleyball if they have it, I love volleyball, but I'm not that great at it.  My mom wants me to get into some extracurricular stuff so that I can have it on my college application."