This day was amazing. We woke up and the feeling of not being home was awesome. Erica told us she would wake us up at 6:00 in the morning in order for us to pack our back for the overnight family stay, but she forgot to set her alarm to Thailand time, so she got us up at 5:00. We were too tired to yell at her, so we all collapsed back into bed. That morning we went to breakfast and had this amazing omelet, you chose what you wanted and they made it for you. They also had this really good heart shaped waffle. After I stuffed myself with all the amazing food I went back to my apartment and packed for the next two days.
Our first activity that day was rock climbing. To get to the location we took a red truck, it was so cool. The car ride was really bumpy and took an hour long, so we talked about a popular TV show called LOST. When we finally got there we were all really tired so to wake us up they made us sing a song and do actions with it. The song went like this ‘Mingo, Mingo, Mingo, HA, Mingo, Mingo, Mingo, HA, and surely enough it woke us up. We 
were then split into many different groups. I was in the tiger group and we went rock climbing first. Before we went on excursion week they taught us how to put on our own harness, so that has really easy. We also had to wear helmets to protect us from the falling rocks. Before we left the Prem center, I filled my water bottle with Gatorade, by the time we finished trekking up to the rock climbing location, I was stuck with hot Gatorade – not a very pleasant thing to drink- and so I had some of Ms. O’s water. Before we were allowed to do any cli
mbing we had to listen to the rules and safety regulations and how to tie your own double figure 8 knot, it took me a while till I finally got it. When they told us we could belay somebody I got really excited as I love belaying people. The first climb I went up was fairly easy but was still a challenge. When I got down I was determined to belay somebody, so I belayed Ms. O, she got up really high but we still had to encourage her to go higher. Due to the belaying, I got a really bad blister between my fingers and so I had to wear Michael’s gloves. The hardest climb there was called the chimney, you had to bounce in-between two walls to get up, I decided to do it, and eventually made it to the top.
were then split into many different groups. I was in the tiger group and we went rock climbing first. Before we went on excursion week they taught us how to put on our own harness, so that has really easy. We also had to wear helmets to protect us from the falling rocks. Before we left the Prem center, I filled my water bottle with Gatorade, by the time we finished trekking up to the rock climbing location, I was stuck with hot Gatorade – not a very pleasant thing to drink- and so I had some of Ms. O’s water. Before we were allowed to do any cli
mbing we had to listen to the rules and safety regulations and how to tie your own double figure 8 knot, it took me a while till I finally got it. When they told us we could belay somebody I got really excited as I love belaying people. The first climb I went up was fairly easy but was still a challenge. When I got down I was determined to belay somebody, so I belayed Ms. O, she got up really high but we still had to encourage her to go higher. Due to the belaying, I got a really bad blister between my fingers and so I had to wear Michael’s gloves. The hardest climb there was called the chimney, you had to bounce in-between two walls to get up, I decided to do it, and eventually made it to the top.
When we came back we had lunch. It was so good, we had fried rice with chicken and vegetables and all sorts of different things, even this amazing fish sauce. After we were done we got a small break – we were exhausted – then put our harnesses back on and started to trek up the mountain to go abseiling. We first had a practice one where it was only 5 meters, just so we would know how to belay ourselves. Then came the gigantic one, 55 meters long! I was so anxious to go that I had to go second, first would be a little bit too scary. Michael went first, and he was already down there when I was hanging in the air. I enjoyed it so much I went swinging from one part of the cave to the other. I got down there and had to wait a really long time till everyone eventually got there.After we left, we went to the Thai village and stayed in this amazing ho
use with a really nice host. I shared a hosue with Ms. O, Theresa, and Erica. The beds there were really cool, we slept in mattresses on the floor. Erica, Theresa, and I slept in the livingroom-ish area and Ms. O had her own room. Our beds were inside a mosquito net, thank god for that. Since we were filthy we all wanted to take showers, but we were told it was freezing cold. I didn't believe them, but when I went I realized they were telling the t
ruth. It was absolutly freezing cold, I think it was water that came straight from the mountain or rivers. After we were changed and ready to eat, the host - who spoke no english - gave us our amazing dinner. We each got our own bowl or rice and was served fish, this really good soup, and vegetables. It was really good, and watching the sunset added a special touch. When we finished eating Erica, Theresa, and I were all exhausted but that didn't stop us from buying some soda's and gum from the shop near by, but after that we all collapsed into our beds and didn't wake up one bit, until the roosters started.(All photos are credited to Erica Dauzacker)
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