July 3rd 2008

DAY TWO
today was a little more interesting. you know, i did the normal summer morning thing, sleep in late (well until noon here which is 8 c-town time which isn't sleeping in for me, that's the time i usually wake up) quite time, reading, getting ready, when i realized I really wanted to see the ocean.
I am already in my clothes for the day, so I take my socks off and grab my flip flops because tennis shoes at the beach is just a silly idea. I start going there and I hear my dad laughing, and he said good luck. I get about 45 seconds away when my sister comes running to me with a mosquito net and told me i will need this when I'm by the lagoon. I'm like yeah trick. just go away, you re 13.
When I get to the lagoon, bugs swarm me, so I started running. I get to this huge puddle of mud, and both of my flip flops break. thank goodness they are the cheap kind that I wasn't attached to. so I through the net on my head and run home. my dad was laughing again, and offered me smoked chicken, but I declined, I refuse to loose to something as lame as a mosquito. So i change into my sport shorts, drench myself with deet, and run barefoot to the ocean. this time it worked. I was having a jolly time, taking pictures. the air here is less disgusting smelling than the Puget sound. and the water is pretty clear.
As I was going back I started talking to a local. I lost her when I started to speak because I guess I do sound ghetto when I talk. and you guys say I sound Canadian. she said I will get bored, but will is future. I currently am bored.
Finally heading home, I saw the van, and my family joined me on the beach. The tide was low so we played on the rocks and tide pools. I have some fun pictures from that too, but they will be up later, because I cannot find a USB cord.
After that we went home, and rested for the events of tonight. We went into the biggest town here (its not big. like maybe the size of Aberdeen but a little smaller) there they had a carnival and what not. it kind of reminded me of things that an elementary school will put on for field days. but whatever. The firework display was nice, i have to admit, but the ground around was covered in tampon shells, and the lady in front of me i could tell was making fun of me. I kind of stick out here, everyone is sun burnt with blond or red hair, humble attire for clothes and sounds Canadian. Here i am with tan olive skin, brownish hair, A&F clothes, yeah. I stuck out.
PS. for the record, I saw a total of 6 black people today and 13 Asians.