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Published: March 19th 2008
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Anna left last Wednesday. It was an emotional time for everyone. I am so bummed that she left. Anna was my baking buddy. She safely arrived in Peru and is now in Cuzco. Sounds like shes having a great time. She's in Peru for the next 5 months so I wont be seeing her for a long time as she wont be here when I leave. Oh if you want to read her blog its
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Well anyways I had to go to school when she left. I forgot to tuck in my shirt that day and as I was getting off the bus Mr. Crotz the headmaster called me over. He made me write my name down and later that day it was announced during year meetings that I had a lunch time detention. Man talk about being strict. This is the same guy that told me off before because he saw me through the bus window and I was tucking in my shirt before I left the bus. I wasn't even off the bus! He is a strange character, tall always wears sunglasses and a suit with a tie. He has a slight mohawk down the center of
his head which is slightly bleached. The first thing you notice about him though is his teeth. You immediately zero in on them. They are slightly pointed, crooked, and very yellow and brown. The joke at the school which may not be a joke, is that the "compulsory donations" that parents have to make to the school go towards his decked out convertible. Luckily he is rarely seen around the school.
This weekend was fun longboarding at palm beach. The waves have been so small. Both days I got munched by "sea lice" which are baby jellies. Now my whole chest is covered in little bug bites that itch so bad! It was worth it though. Afterwards I made an amazon chocolate cake which was so good. I frosted it with butter cream frosting and put berries in the middle. It didn't last very long.
Oh I made the soccer team. So thats good. Not sure when practices start. Nobody really knows whats going on. Got my cleats too. They were super expensive. The cheapest pair was $60 and the most expensive were $350. Shoes here are ridiculously expensive. My cleats cost $90. In the states they probably
would be around $50-60. Oh well thats the way it goes.
Yesterday I went rock climbing. I hadn't been in awhile so I was kinda struggling. It was fun though. A real good workout. I am improving in my technique a bit and am not such a kook now. I still am a hard core struggler though.
Today I went surfing again. It was tiny and the waves were hard to catch. I was on my short board so I struggled. Still had a lot of fun though. Super mellow. I hope some good swell comes soon. Today at school we had an easter ceremony which consisted of singing, painting, more singing, praying, dancing, a movie, and more praying. I didn't really understand some of it but I still found it interesting. The part where the kindergardeners sang and danced was pretty funny. They were all out of line and some of them were so into it. It made me think of when I was in primary school and we did the plays and concerts.
This weekend is a four day weekend because it is easter. So Richard and I are gonna go on a backpacking trip
on a coast trail. Its a two day trip Sunday and Monday. Then its back to school. I 'll write more about it later when I get back.
Well thats all thats been happening. I dont have much to write about this week. I've just been going to school and doing school work. The surf has been crap for the last 3 weeks. I'm so bummed. Been missing home a bit but this is so much better than Mendocino. I really miss Frodo and Ruby. It's hard to live with only a cat and no dogs. Especially when your used to having a dog sleep in your bed. Every time I see a dog I think of my Frodie and Ruby. I'm sure they dont even remember me though. Ha I never even thought I'd miss them that much before I left.
I hope everything is well with everyone and I'll try to write some more soon.
Went Surfing yesterday. It was actually really good. We went out at Newport. Richard and I found or own little peak where walled up rights were coming through. It was actually probably the best peak out there. Later everyone else
came over to our peak. It sucked though because about halfway through the session I lost my left contact rendering me blind on that side. I only caught three waves after that. I was completely useless. It was so frustrating cause it was the first good surf in awhile. Today the surf is crap again. Oh well. Richard and I leave to go backpacking tomorrow so that will be fun. We're packing right now. Gotta figure out what to pack for food.
Might not go backpacking. the weather isn't looking that great. Just got back from a phenomenal surf at palmies. When we first checked it it looked like crap. But when we went out it wasn't that bad. I found my own little peak and caught some screaming rights. It glassed off a bit and the moon started rising over the water. It was so beautiful. At first I thought the moon was the setting sun because it was so orange. But then I realized that the sun doesn't set over the ocean here. I was the very last person out of the water. Surfing by moon light is a new experience for me. I would have stayed out
longer but I didn't want to be all alone in the water. My second to last wave was so good. It was a perfect right. Wish I had it on film. Well we got all our food for backpacking. I think we actually got too much. I went a little overboard. We have to pack all our own water in too so that will be a lot of extra weight. 5 liters each is heavy. Well I'll write more tomorrow on if we go or not.
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hola
good to hear form you and sounds like the master at the school is a bit strange...maybe he's a vampire!!! nice teeth... Happy Easter..glad to hear your praying!! maybe you could pray for bigger waves! Hope you have a good backpack. Your mom was here last Sat. for a veggie thing at the Saturday Day Club house... I went with her and the Buddist's served all kinds of food ..It was good but don't really know what I ate. Your mom really enjoyed it. They also had programs of the girls orchaster and a goup of kids doing Hip Hop which was amazing..; they were so aggile. Well I can't spell for crap so excuse the spelling. We had Frodie while your mom and I went to the veggie thing.. she is SOO fat but a cute and a good dog.. I'm sure both dogs will remember you. Take care love you grandma and grandpa