9-9-2012 and a little from last night/this morning

So continuing from my late night post last night....

We finally made the ricing poles, and learned the process and got out on the water. But before we got out on the water there was a demonstration on how to use the large pole to steer. I was standing in the front, and so Roger (the head guy leading the rice camp) pointed at me. I got to ride around in the canoe with him. It was really fun, and you really learn to trust the person who is standing in the canoe! It feels like you are constantly going to tip over and go crashing into the freezing water! Thank goodness Ellie's balance skills were good! Ellie was the steerer, so I essentially got to ride around and relax. We ended up going around in tons of circles, but we slowly improved. We were getting really jealous of how well Andy and Alex were poling until the rain let loose and the thunder rolled in. We were in the back of our little group so we made it back to where we started out. The rest of the group wasn't so lucky and had to pull over into this mucky area. We went back to the lodge and sat through an hour and a half of pouring rain! While I was sitting in the lodge Hailey, Meghan and Ellie played the triangle game. It's a game where only one person knows the rules. It was infuriating. I finally got it. Finally the rest of our  group turned up at the lodge. We all made it back safely and it was quite a story to tell!

Later that night I camped out at the LRC with a group of people and watched 4 episodes of Doctor Who. The newest episode for all you Dr. Who fans out there was awesome and amazing and sooo surprising!

Mattie, Maeve, Dexter and I then moved to the Don to watch the end of Avatar, with much commentary. There was also a little drama between Ella and Eric. Aaron, Mattie and I agree that we like homeschooling, because of the  lack of drama and craziness. We'll see what we can do to avoid it. :P

When we left, I was the most amazing looking sky ever! I could see the Milkyway and tons of constellations I could hardly recognize. It was like someone had taken glitter and spilled it in the sky. Absolutely breathe taking. :) There's so way to document stuff like that. Conserve School is an experience.

That night some awesome stuff happened. Mainly the fact that Mattie and I hung out into the wee hours of the morning pondering the universe! I got to know her quite well. We agree on tons of levels. It's crazy! And she has the same birthday as my bestest friend Laurel! :)

Today was mostly spent hanging out in Maeve's room with Mattie again. We were mildly productive on our homework. Got to meet Gena's family. She has a beautiful dog that's named after the mother gorilla from Tarzan! What did I say Gena! You are a Disney character through and through!

Gotta read! Byeeee