Whew, What a Day

THINGS I EXPERIENCED TODAY...

• A 4 o' clock alarm clock.
• A two and a half hour car ride one way.
• A two hour and 15 minute hike up the side of a mountain.
• My first energy drink. It was gross, but really did the trick half-way up the mountain.
• My first moment of satisfaction with my Spanish. There is a very sweet older boy student here at Escalon that went with us today. He's harmless and actually quite helpful as he pushed/pulled me most of the way up the mountain today. I only have one issue with him. He knows a lot of English, but will sometimes say things about me in Spanish he thinks I can't understand. He never says anything mean or crude, it's just his little trick on me. I have been ignoring it for about a week now. Well today I called him out on it...in Spanish. He was shocked and a bit embarrassed...about the reaction I was going for.
• A very interesting bathroom...enough said.
• Aches and pains I didn't know I could have.
• A breathtaking view.
• A one hour and 15 minute RUN down the mountain. If you walk, you will topple over head first and probably not stop rolling till you hit the bottom. This would be where I lost a chunk of my big toe. I'll manage.
• A wonderful group of people that have become self-sufficient at the top of a mountain. They are what made it all worth while.

Thank you for your prayers and thoughts. There is no way I could have done this without God. At moments, I thought I was going to die. It was, by far, the hardest thing I have ever done physically. I'm proud to say that though I was not the first girl up, I was no where near the last. Would I do it again?...talk to me in a few days.