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Thank God for Sundays. After a week full of tough physical labor, we finally got a day off, and it was fantastic. For those of you who haven't known the pleasure of being able to jump in the ocean when your loved ones back home are dealing with freezing temperatures and snow, allow me to try and explain it to you. It is pure ecstasy.
I love the ocean; I love the sun, and I love the beach, so today was bliss. Add that combination to the fact that I couldn't dream of doing such a thing back in Reno at this time of year and it's that much sweeter. The fact that you can get a natural tan in the middle of winter is amazing. I could go on and on about how cool the experience is, but I think you guys have a pretty good idea, especially since most of you readers are those aforementioned loved ones =P.
I would like to take a little time to describe the beach we visited to you. It was this really cool bay, which made it extremely swimmer-friendly, and the water was surprisingly clear. We had a set of snorkeling gear, and I had the chance to use it. You could see a long ways, so far in fact it conjured memories of Lake Tahoe. Adding to those memories was the fact that little sea life was visible while snorkeling, which was a little disappointing, but I guess you can't have everything. Although I did see a jelly fish which was a little frightening, but it was just a little one and didn't seem to have any interest in me. I was able to escape without any stings, which I'm sure is a relief to all of you.
Once our beach adventure ended, we piled back in to the car and headed home. After a long day of swimming and sun bathing, we then had the luxury of some good ol' fashioned downtime where we could do whatever we pleased. So, being the basketball nut that I am, it was time to go shoot some hoops. I gathered as many people as I could, which sadly was only one other. Props to Darren for going with me =D; you're the man. Unfortunately the basketball court is closed on Sundays, so after all that I didn't even get to play =/. Hopefully we will get a chance tomorrow. Instead of spending my free time on the basketball court, it was spent lounging around the house doing a whole lot of nothing, which was also nice.
At about 6:45, a large part of our group set off on an adventure to find the Nevada bowl game. I didn't travel with this group, so I can't say exactly what happened other than their adventure was fruitless. Apparently ESPN Mexico doesn't care too much for American college football, but that was okay with me because the group brought back pizza for dinner.
After dinner, we began our nightly reflection which went from sometime a little before 8 until well after 10. We got to play a couple fun games and then spent a long time on Peter's hot seat. Since he is the least known to the rest of the group it was fun to get a chance to learn more about him. Soon after I began this blog and you know the rest of the story from there. Have a good night and make the most out of your Monday; just remember: if we didn't have Mondays, everyone would hate Tuesdays instead.
-Joshua Hughes
keep up the great work!!!! I am proud of all of you.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying this because you are my brother, I promise, but your blog is exceptionally fantastic. It's almost as if all of the Global Voice members who are blogging this year have some sort of super amazing ability to write blogs which are informative, entertaining, and just all around spectacular. If ever there was a year I wanted to read blogs, this would be the one because so far, every blog I have read from you guys has given me an appreciation for blogging as well as service learning.
ReplyDeleteYou are all able to balance the importance of service learning while simultaneously being able to have fun while you're at it. As Mike said, keep up the good work, I am proud of you all.