Last night we went out for dinner to a tapas restaurant! I got jumbo shrimp tempura and tuba profiteroles. They were pretty good but I was really in the mood for pizza. It was nice to get dressed up though!
When I woke up this morning one of my roommates, Grace, was missing. We have a rule that if someone isn't home by 8am, we have to notify the administration. Fortunately she wasn't kidnapped; she had spent the night at her friend Alisha's house. Phew!
Today I spent the morning sunbathing and went windsurfing in the afternoon! Everyone else went windsurfing last weekend, but I couldn't because I had my dinner date with the Zales, so this was my first time! The east side of the island is a lot windier, so that's where all the windsurfing is at. We took a cab to a place called Jibe City, where they only charged us $15/hour because we're considered locals. We paid our money, got our boards and sails, and got into the water with zero instruction. And as expected, I was absolutely awful.
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| I made this face the whole time. |
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| Yep, that's a pro stance right there. (Grace is on the left.) |
I did okay at first, going in one direction... but then I couldn't turn around. A ton of people passed me--some of them slowed down (probably to laugh at me) but nobody offered me help. (I miss the Midwest!) I tried to move my sail like everyone else, but my board just kept getting pushed backwards instead of going in the right direction. I feel safe saying that I mastered the art of backwards-windsurfing today. I had to drag the whole rig back on foot, but once I got back Melia helped me go in the right direction.
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| Finally got it! |
The verdict? Pretty fun, but only if you're with someone who knows what they're doing!
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