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Hola! I am quickly being reminded of how much Spanish I do NOT remember. The only other non-English words that my brain is able to spit out is German. I have accidentally spoken German to about four people while here, and it was extremely embarrassing every time.

Today we went on some ATV adventures. Chandler, the Saudi Princess, found this amazing deal that wound up being a grand adventurous day. 

A bus picked us up from the gate outside of our house. The bus already had a family of four on it, including their two high school aged girls. Bless that family because they had to deal with all of our shenanigans the entire day. 

After paying and signing a waiver, we were bussed to a small village at the base of the near by hills. The roads were lined with cows, horses, small families, and construction sites. It was very strange just driving through these people's homes. Their homes were very humble, almost decrepit, but seemed to do the job with a roof and floor. I can't imagine the living conditions in this area when the extremely rainy and cold season hits. Upon arriving at the correct home, we loaded up on our ATVs and started the course. I shared with the mighty Chop N' Shock, who naturally rocked my world... in a pretty scary way. She almost hit a tree and then flipped our ride into a ditch. After taking the front seat back and getting us out of previously mentioned ditch, we stopped at the half way point to take a bit of a jungle hike. We all then took a swim at the base of a small but strong waterfall. It was so fun climbing through the jungle vines to arrive at a discrete piece of paradise. We took the same path back and then ate lunch prepared by the family that ran the company.

only dying a little because of the humidity {not in colorado anymore}

The entire experience was beautiful to say the least, but then again, the best part was having fun and spending time with my teammates and friends. 

After the ATV outing, about ten of us went to the beach to get a little surf/swim in. It was fun and I only got destroyed by waves twice!

God blessed us with a beautiful sunset while swimming, the reminder of who is to thank for all of these sites, experiences, and feelings.

Christana with a fresh coconut!