Montezuma!

So this past weekend we went to Montezuma which is an hour ferry ride and then a 2 hour bus ride away. It was really fun. It's like this hippie beach town with a ton of cute bars and restaurants and stores. There were a little too many gringos (white americans and foreigners) since it's a big touristy spot... but it was still fun. I went to Jackie and Lauren and our friend Matt and then there were other USACers there that we met up with a few times but kinda did our own thing.

On Saturday we hiked about 30 minutes to these beautiful waterfalls (pictures soon) and I jumped off about a 15 foot job into the pool at the bottom. It was scary but really fun cuz I was shaking afterwards from the adrenaline! We hung out there for a bit just relaxing and then we realized that there were other BIGGER and BETTER waterfalls like another 45 min hike away. So Lauren and I set out on that trail..what we didn't realize was that we had to climb a mountain to get there! IT was insane. We had to hold on to branches to keep up and at one point there was only a rope for us to hold on to while going down a steep hill. It was quite the adventure. So we get to the top and theres this 40 foot jump that everyone is doing. I was contemplating doing or not until we saw this kid go and he got hurt! Lauren thinks he broke his arm cuz he couldnt move it and couldn't get out of the pool at the bottom...I think maybe he just dislocated it... who knows. but after that I was like nooo way am I jumping off that. Then we found a different path done (more on the road) after taking a few wrong turns and getting lost for a little while... but eventually found our way back to Matt and Jackie after about 2 hours haha.

This week is actually kinda busy with a 10pg paper, an exam, and a quiz for me. I'm meeting with Reinier (my conversation partner) and one of his friends tonight. We're all going to go to San Ramon this weekend to go to the movies! I'm so excited! I haven't seen a movie in months! Oh and guess what I ate while in Montezuma?? A BAGEL! It was sooo delicious! My first bagel in over 2 months and it was homemade!

Pura Vida!