day 14

Burn. On my face. Shoulders. Mmm. We went to this place called Seneguilla; it’s a house with a pool and a really big yard that is owned by friends of Doris or something like that, and they go every once in a while, and next week we’re all going to stay for a couple of days! Being there today was a tooon of fun! I played in the pool for hours with all the kids, being a sea horse and a tunnel and giving rides to There and Back, and helping the triplets learn how to swim – I’m quite proud to say that Celeste can swim 10 metres on her own. What a brave 4 year old. My first memory of learning how to swim was at the seaside in Alotau. We didn’t have floaties, but this ghetto blue diaper floaty thing, like a Styrofoam pelvic protection pad or something. I’m not sure, but I felt ridiculous, and mom was way out in the huge (to 4 year old me) waves. I was scared and was standing in my floatie-underwear up to my waist in ocean, crying because I didn’t trust my floatie device. Oh, so back to today, I also hung up a hammock; for this I am proud.

On the way home, we picked up my suitcase from the bible college so now I am living at El Refugio. Yay! I got to unpack :D Usually unpacking is a vice of mine, but after living out of a suitcase for 4 weeks it was really nice to put my now folded, not rolled, clothes in drawers. My room is a bed, a chair, and a small dresser, but I really like it. I hung up my calendar on the wall, and my belongings are in my suitcase under the bed. I also packed for the Surf Camp, to which I am leaving tomorrow. Which means I’m not gonna update my blog for 3 whole days!? You’ll live... somehow you’ll find the strength to go on. I’ll be back.

Have a good one, all you poor souls in cold cold countries. Try not to hate me as you think of me surfing the South American waves, walking barefoot on the sand, shmearing sunscreen everywhere.