Thursday, February 26, 2009

JAPAN

I've been waiting for my letter telling my country for a week or so now.
and I got a facebook message from a man called "papa dave"
and we spoke and asked if I could wait for my letter or if I wanted to know my country!
(he is the curator for the whole exchange thing)
so i said, "sure, let the butterflies in my stomach go!"
the reply was..

"Do you own a KIMONO?? You'd better plan on getting one.
No more butterfRies hahaha
Sayonara Ash, hope you're HAPPY -You should be!!
Papa San Dave"

Those Japanese puns were incredible.
IM GOING TO JAPAN!
IM GOING TO JAPAN !
WOW !
JAPAN !

Saturday, February 21, 2009

TEMAGAMI


Last Saturday until Tuesday, I went to TEMAGAMI with all of the inbounds and outbounds from my district.
I was So nervous to go, I knew it was going to be SO cold and I wouldn't know anyone but two girls!
It ended up being the most incredible experience!
I met so many great people from all over the world!
We went on a day long snowshoe expedition on the third day where I was voted the leader. We all sang our countries anthems. We took so many pictures. We crossed a frozen lake. We drunked ourselves into a hole in the ice and then ran back to the sauna. We woke up at 6:30 and went running everymorning. We taught eachother english swear words. We wrote letters to our future selves under the stars with only light from a candle. We made fun of eachother in skits. We had no bathrooms. We had no running water.

It was such an intense trip, but it was just so great!
Every exchange student in this district is so fun and I loved meeting everyone !

I wouldn't trade that experience for the world!