Depending on where you live, you have to learn to deal with it. Gusty wind SUCKS. Steady wind is great, if you relax about it. Don't get locked into a runway only mentality, it's OK to pick whatever direction your plane wants to assume and do the landing directly into the wind. Your plane won't roll very far if you stray of the beaten path. Crosswind landings are something that need to be worked on with the local instructor, pick a guy who can demonstrate his ability to show you how.