More from the Pura Vida

So yesterday I went hiking, played in a waterfall pool, went horseback riding, sat out in the sun, hung out with my new friends and ate an entire loaf of bread by myself. It was pretty sweet.

I woke up early to the sounds of dishes being cleaned at 4:30 but I eased back into sleep until about 7. As I left my door a crazy and possibly rabid dog snapped at me which scared the begeezez out of me. I went on Nano’s famous hike, he’s this crazy homey who lives up in the mountain and just climbs around like a crazy person. We saw a waterfall and I jumped in with Shauna and the boys. It’s been good to be so outgoing on this trip. I like the challenge and hanging with the guys has definitely kept everything interesting. The woodsy trek was significantly less than safe and I was concerned for my safety a couple of times, but it was a nice hike and there were fantastic views. Paul, Kristi and I decided to end our day early and climb on down the mountain to hang out. We stopped at the bakery on our way and I picked up a loaf of bread and a couple of pastries. All of which were delicious. I unfortunately ate the entire loaf of bread in about 6 minutes. I think that Paul and Kristi were a little shocked but they were very kind in my fat kid ness. We sat at Otiac (our school) and talked about movies and books, which was lovely. Then I went home to take a shower and returned to Otiac to do my homework. I ended up just taking a nap while reading the Norman Conquests. I woke up to Jack saying “Hey Rad” So yeah, basically I was busted. Then he Kevin and Kristi were going to go on a horseback ride. I decided at the last moment that I thought that It might be fun and so I decided to join in on the fun. It was FANTASTIC. Really, just a blast, Kevin apparently rode a lot over the summer and I have spent enough time on horses in the past to feel pretty natural in the seat. I had a lot of fun gallivanting around the mountain side. The whole excursion ended up taking a couple of hours, but there were great views, which was very nice. My horse and Kevin’s horse were a little bit competitive and towards the end I had a lot of trouble controlling mine. I think that he tried to throw me a couple of times, which was scary, but nothing happened so it’s completely fine. I’m definitely going to get along well with Kevin, which is great since we only live about an hour away from each other this year. He's a photographer and was an art teacher for a couple of years before this. He also spent the summer in Africa teaching. Talk about a change maker. Jack was very funny as well. He apparently generally prefers to Freeball than to wear underwear. However, the whole denim, horse and balls combination did not work out in his favor. He is such a nerd. Now That's a bad decision. The rest of the ride went well and I was totally exhausted from the days events. I slept extremely well and was pumped for class today. Well, I'm hungry again so I guess I'll go grab a snack if i can find one.