Study Abroad

White Water Rafting!!!

This morning we went white water rafting and it was amazing!! We were split up into groups and I was in a raft with 4 other people, and luckily none of us fell in!! There were a couple of times where I couldn´t believe we didn´t fall in though!! At times it seemed like our whole raft was under water and we were all barely above the water, but then we all ended up still in the raft!  On the ride there, some of the guides were freaking us out because they said just last week they saw a crocodile in the rapids and also a 6 foot snake, but we didn´t run into anything like that!  The guides were all super nice and helpfult though!!  We were rafting for 6 or 7 miles, so we got to see some cool scenery too.  So overall it was super fun so I´d recomend it to anyone who gets the chance!!!

White Water Rafting

So today we ventured out and went white water rafting.  It was very exciting and I´m pretty sure everyone enjoyed it.  The tour guides informed us right before getting out of the bus that four days ago they saw a croc in the water and a week ago they saw a seven foot snake so a few of us were a bit nervous.  Turns out we didn´t see any threatening animals and it was a lot of fun!  Nobody managed to fall out except for Rachel at the very end on the calm water.  She claims to have gotten knocked out but noone else saw it that way...sorry Rach! haha.  All in all it was a great morning.

Brown Water Rafting

So today since we didn´t have class, a bunch of us decided to take a white water rafting trip. I´ve never done this before, but thought, "Hey, why not?" and signed up. We hopped on a small bus and made our way out to the river. After a quick briefing on rafting safety, we hiked down to the starting point. As we got a little closer and saw the river (and the rapids), I started to wonder what exactly I had been thinking when I chose to do this. No going back now, though!

There were six of us in my raft plus the guide, and it was a team effort to raft down the river. Our guide Danny was calling the shots, shouting commands on how to navigate the river. I´m glad he knew what he was doing! It was so fun! The rapids at the beginning were crazy, and he said it´s the best he´s seen the river in a while (his definition of "best" being that there were a ton of fierce rapids). Since it´s their winter down here, and thus a rainy season, it´s the perfect time to go white water rafting...actually, it should be called brown water rafting due to all of the mud in the water. Not trying to be technical, but seriously, there was nothing white about it.

After a while we got through the area with the rapids and were able to basically float down to where they were pulling the rafts out. It was beautiful to see all of the trees spread out for miles around us. There was a palm oil plantation nearby, and the trees stretched on forever. After a serious rafting ride, it was cool to be able to unwind before the end of the trip. What a beautiful view. ¡Pura Vida!