Welcome to my blog! I will be periodically updating my Costa Rica study abroad...
Instead of spending hours packing for Costa Rica yesterday, I spent the majority of the day with my boyfriend, Arron. It was quite an adventure...
It was such a beautiful day and all we wanted to do was spend time out on a boat relaxing and soaking up the sun. So we called a few people and tried to borrow a boat- and nothing worked out. We even looked into renting a boat and realized that we were college students and way too poor to pay that much money for a few hours. So we decided to rent kayaks from the student rec and wellness center. We started out down the Fox River and then decided to venture into the mighty waters of Lake Winnebago. I must mention that there were 40 MPH winds that day and the waves were white caps. It was strenuous paddling and the waves were rocking our kayaks, but we were making ground. Until Arron flipped his kayak and it began to fill with water. Good thing we were only in waist deep water. We ventured over to the nearest bay area and ended up with our kayaks in a random person's back yard. A man came out of the house and we told him our story. I was scared that he was going to yell at us, but we asked if we could leave our boats in his backyard while we walked to Arron's truck. Instead, the man offered to drive us to the truck. He was very helpful and didn't even mind that I was sitting in his backseat in soaking wet clothes. His kindness really made me realize how nice and helpful strangers can be and that people can be so willing to help others.
So then we got our kayaks, loaded them into Arron's truck and ventured down the road only for one of the kayaks to fly out of the back of his truck. It was pretty comical. We then tied the kayaks down (learned our lesson) and returned the kayaks. We had a picnic on the beach and built a tiny little sandcastle with a monstrous mote. Then we headed to hit some golf balls at a driving range and played mini golf, which I must brag that I won.
It was then time to have dessert with two good friends. We at many good sweets and we had some good times and conversations....then it was time to pack- and finally finish packing today.
I headed to Amy and Jon's place today and they were so nice to cook me my last U.S. meal before I leave for Costa Rica. And it was very delicious! I am so excited to go, but so nervous as I am not sure how well I will be able to communicate with my host family at first. I know it will be beautiful and I will make many memories and develop lasting friendships. I leave at 5:40 tomorrow morning. I will update with stories and pictures when I am able.
The adventure begins...
No comments:
Post a Comment