Oklahoma and Honduras - A Majestic Vacation

It has been ABSOLUTELY too long since I posted last. No excuse. It's been awhile since I have filled you in on the "happenings" of life, so here we go...

Summer is coming to an end, which is unfortunate because I feel like it just only got started. My tan is looking superb this year and I am ready to hit the beach! Organic chemistry is over, thank god. A class that has haunted my mind for far too long.

As soon as class was over I hit the road. Oklahoma being my first stop. Of course I had to meet up with Kurt! We played laser tag, which I got annihilated at, went out for GF pizza, and of course we got a CrossFit workout in. I don't know if I have ever in my life had so much fun pretending to prepare for the zombie apocalypse while getting shot to "video game" death by children all under the age of 7. Oh, and one "big kid" who just happened to work his way onto the "Day's Highest Scores" List. Two hours of straight sweaty, child scaring, James Bond attack-mode tactics fun, and so much laughter. After we'd had our fair share of laser beams and fake fog for the day we headed out for some GF pizza! Yum. Perfect comfort food after running around a building for multiple hours on end. Ha, but probably not the best idea before a CrossFit workout, but delicious non the less.

He's WAY better at laser tag than I am, but what a great time!
Tweedle-dee & Tweddle-dumb in action!

The past couple of weeks have been craziness, but in a good way! After the end of my summer class I decided to take a spur of the moment trip to Honduras to visit my friend Flore! It was a great trip. 10 days in paradise was exactly what I needed. I helped out at the bilingual school she teaches at, I broke my nose falling off the jungle gym, and we laughed more than I can ever remember. Her brother got married while I was there. Right on the beach. Que bonita! It was a great ceremony and day. We danced well into the night, and because the humidity is ridiculously high down there I sweated through my dress. Literally all the way. I couldn't have asked for a better time!

 

Throughout the week a lot of time was spent at the bilingual school with little munchkins trying to help them learn English. What fun experience, even though stressful at times. Language barriers are a pain. Ha.

Someone got a hold of the camera...

These kids were awesome! Also seemed to love the fact I had blond hair. Haha.

 My last weekend there we decided to take a trip to one of the islands off the coast of Honduras, Utila. It's only about 5 x 8 miles and there are no cars allowed, only golf carts, four wheelers, and scooters. We barely made the ferry, it was like a scene out of a movie. Three girls sprinting after a boat pulling away from the dock...and then jumping onto it. Not even kidding, that's how it happened. It was once of the most exhilarating/terrifying experiences of my life. What a riot! My two friends barely made it, they had chosen to wear their sandals and those are a little harder to sprint in. After about an hour ferry ride we made it to the island. It was beautiful. Every where you look is white sand and water. We laid out on the beach, explored the town, and went snorkeling (even with my immense fear of sharks). 

I didn't venture too far from this spot the entire trip.

Beautiful sunset from my beach chair. 

 

Stephanie, Flore, and I on the beach. 

 



What a great trip! Cannot wait to go back. I'll save my update on grad school for another post! Until then, stay cool friends, stay cool.