it has been a really long week filled with tons to do so i have had little time to write about my latest adventures. so today is the day. i just finished cleaning the house and cleaning myself up after cleaning the house so here goes-
last weekend i went to mexico. it was actually my first outing with the young adult group i have been attending for the past year now. i was a little nervous about the whole thing but not a lot because a few of my really terrific friends went along as well. anywho, we left at around one o'clock on friday afternoon and the car ride was quite enjoyable. i had great company, especially my back set buddy trevor, who wants to be a pilot after he finished college and what ever else you have to do to get deemed worthy of a pilot's license. he brought his manual so i quizzed him on what he knows:) there was also bri the driver and james, who sat in the front passenger seat because he was a little too big and tall for the back seat. we had some pretty neat conversation and once bri and i were over the music supplied by the boys, we decided to take control and teach them a little about real music. that didn't go over so well but i sure enjoyed the delightful tunes of sufjan, devendra, jose, and others:)
the scenery was so beautiful. i have never actually been to the northern parts of mexico and for the most part, i have only heard negative things about it but i thought it was beautiful. yes, the poverty was noticeable and it made my heart ache but the ocean and the colors of the houses and just everything about it was really lovely. we got to the house a little after 6 i think and well, what a neat house. we were about ten steps away from the beach and it was amazing. that night we played phase 10, ate spaghetti, showed- at least i did, and went to bed. but before going to bed we did something really terrific. our leader wanted to take a little bit of time to get to know us. he said he knew us but on a very surface level and he wanted to know our stories. so, we all took turned sharing our stories and about a little over two hours later, we prayed and went to dream land. it was so amazing to listen to the waves just outside but that only lasted a little while because i put my ear plugs in to keep the noise of everything out:)
on saturday we woke up bright and early to make breakfast and do a little quite time. by the morning we were all there- a second group left at 5pm on friday and arrived much later. we all got ready and headed out to a church near by where we divided into two groups for the day's work ahead. half of us went to an orphanage to clean and the other half stayed at the church to help the pastor with a number of tasks. it was a long morning/afternoon of moving wood and cleaning trash. once we were done for the day we headed to a taco stand for lunch and after, a few of us went to a local market where i purchased a pair of pretty socks.
after, we went to a place called la bufadora which translated means something like "the blowhole." it has to do with this cave down in the water that sucks up water and releases it....it looks like a whale's blowhole. but that is geological term as well just in case you were unaware. so anyhow, we were able to chat with people there and visit a really terrific market and it was just nice.
afterwards, we went back to the house and played ultimate frisbee. it was a little to intense for me and i got hit in the head by a big guy and well, that part really sucked. after the game we jumped into the water and it was sooo nice! once that was all said and s=done we ran into the house to get cleaned up and the funniest thing happened. something i hope to never experience for the rest of my life. it wasn't terrible but i never want such an event to occur. i was in the shower and the water shut down...in the whole house. i had to get the shampoo out with really cold water and it was not my favorite. but the night went on. we had dinner, shared more stories, chatted for a while and went to bed.
sunday was our go home day and i just have to say i really did enjoy spending my weekend with such lovely people and also getting to help others out. on the way home i saw a squirrel farm. really. i didn't get photos though because i was too lazy to dig around for my camera. true story. that was mexico.
