I realize that I haven't posted anything for my oh so "wide" array of readers since June, and since then a TON of stuff has happened. I guess I'll just have to go in order :)
JUNE
In June, two friends (David and Brianna) and I made our long journey (where David almost KILLED us by falling asleep at the wheel) to Edmonton, Canada where we spent 5 days at the largest mall North America. They had pretty much EVERYTHING in that freakin' place! An underground aquarium, sea lion shows, a huge pet store, an indoor ice skating rink, an amusement park, and a water park with several slides and a full sized wave pool! We spent a lot of time in that wave pool. Waaaaaaavvvesss. The best. I really wanted to go ice skating in that enormous rink but I thought that I would look pretty ridiculous compared to the figure skaters that were practicing in there. Probably for the Olympics or something. That was pretty cool to watch though. I also had the lovely experience of someone have a seizure practically right next to me while I was watching the skaters. That was pretty exciting I guess.. no. Overall though, that trip was pretty awesome. It was also the first time I had used my passport :) but they didn't give me a Canada stamp.. what the hell?
JULY
Not a whole lot here. A lot of packing and working. That's it.
AUGUST
John and I moved into our new place and it was super stressful, but I really enjoy having control of my own stuff :) Sofi likes it, and Peeko is indifferent because he lives in a cage. It has been a huge adjustment, but we settled in quite nicely.
Also, my mom and I took an AMAZING trip to Mexico! The first and last days were all travel, but the rest was awesome! I found that the people there live completely differently from us. I'm not sure I could do it, but I really enjoyed visiting. It was also super hot there, another reason I would probably die. We did so many cool things while we were there. We boated out an hour both ways to see whale sharks which was one of the most amazing things I've ever done, but we were both so seasick that we couldn't get in the water and snorkel with them :( I wish I would have so badly, but I hope to do it again someday when the water isn't so choppy. We spent one day swimming and playing with dolphins, sea lions, and manatees. That was really cool! I've always wanted to swim with dolphins. They are so smart and cool :) Another day was spent zip-lining through the jungle and down into senotes which are freshwater lakes down in caves. I had the pleasure of meeting lots of bats in the caves and the senotes were really cold. It was relieving because it was really hot that day (like all the days). We also went on a turtle walk one night where we saw one sea turtle come up to lay here eggs and then we had the amazing opportunity to help release a ton of babies into the ocean! That was an unforgettable experience. On our last day, I had my most eventful snorkeling experience. I saw a ton of cool fish and a stingray that scared the heck out of me because he came right up out of the sand. Then I was looking for sea turtles that were feeding on the turtle grass. I did find one but I think I scared it so it started to swim away really fast. I tried following it but decided it was time to be done when I came face to face with a barracuda! That was kind of scary even though I know he wasn't going to try to eat me. This trip was one of the coolest things I've ever done. I really hope to go back again sometime.
SEPTEMBER
In September I started my first year of college at NSU. I am taking General Biology 1, Physics, Intro to Soc, and Speech online. I also decided that I want to stay here and be a biology major and eventually a zoologist. I'm also going to minor in Spanish. It's been a pretty big adjustment from having almost no homework last year to having a ton of stuff to do all the time. It's been intense but I think I'm getting the hang of it.
At the end of this month, my parents and I took John to his first Renaissance festival. He really enjoyed himself and was talking the whole time about what he wants to do for next year. It was funny. That weekend was also my parents' 10 year anniversary so congrats to them :)
OCTOBER
This month I turned 19 and John got me a kitty! Her name is Stella and we adopted her from the Humane Society. She's such a sweetheart. Also this month, I have been figuring out what I want to take for next semester. As of now, I have decided on taking Gen Bio 2, and then Computers, Composition 1, Music Appreciation, and Wellness all online. It's going to be awesome only having to go to one class a day at 11, especially since I have to go at 9 every morning :(
Lastly for this post, I have found a really cool internship that allows you to go to South Africa to capture and tag Great White Sharks. Sounds amazing, especially since sharks are my love :)
That is all for now. Hopefully this 4 month absence won't happen again any time soon..
