The boys on the left are
my new favorite people :) They took us out Thursday night and it was the best night ever. They are very nice, speak multiple languages (including English), have spent time in the US and Europe, and are not creepy at all like some of the other guys around here. We went to two different bars- Bananas and Poco Loco. It was pretty chill, good drinks, good music, some salsa dancing, hanging out, etc. Then poco loco closed at 3 AM and we still weren't ready to go home... people party REALLY late here! So we went with them to this parking lot which is what people do here after bar. There was music, dancing, and people just hanging outside. It was fun. We stayed out till 430 in the morning! YIKES! But so worth it.
Then Friday we slept a lot, got some homework done, and prepared for our weekend beach trip :) We had to take an overnight bus (12 hours long) and then another 3 hour bus. but it was SO worth it. We stayed at a posada (hostel) called Moreno's Place as you can see in the picture above. A family lived there and they just had some dorm style rooms where 9 of us girls slept. It was very simple... only 12 dollars a night and just a short walk from the shore. And the family was so kind! They made us feel right at home. We basically spent long hours laying out on the beach, swimming in the ocean, walking around town, and getting lots of sun.
On Sunday (our only "full" day) we took a boat ride out to one of the Keys/Islands called Cayo Sombrero. It was SO beautiful. Very secluded, not too touristy, lots of palm trees, and simply beautiful. The sand was perfectly white and the water- bright blue. Four of the girls and I decided to walk almost around the entire island. It was soo cool, I felt like we were discovering it for the first time. In the third picture above you can see me standing next to a shipwreck. So cool. Who knows how long it has been there... I wish I knew the story behind it. We walked for about 2 hours and it was just so open, clear, empty, and beautiful. It's amazing to think how much of the world we haven't visited. Then... since it was Carnaval weekend, as the day turned to afternoon... the island of course turned into a party because like always venezuelans LOVE to party. There were a ton of young kids just drinking and dancing, it was really fun.
All in all it was a really successful first beach trip and I am very glad that we went. However, unfortunately Brittany didn't feel well the entire weekend so that was too bad :( I have thankfully been lucky so far... knock on wooood!
Anyways, I have my very first test tomorrow and only 2 days of classes this week... then ANOTHER WEEKEND!
Stay tuned for more fun and excitement! There is still so much to do :)
Kelsey
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