#HOLA

with our fearless guide

reenactment

Chamonix Mont Blanc

Fly into Switzerland. Walk over to France to pick up our rental.

• 8 kids who have never rented a car before, much less driven in a foreign country, with a vague sense of direction, and four street names written on a sheet of paper
• Weave in and out of Switzerland and France many, many times
• Lost a few times
• The Swiss are so helpful

3 hours later Check into Hotel and eat

Wake up, hike, and drink tea in the Mountains

Canyoning

• Repelling is HARD. Flopping and thrashing about, I smacked into that waterfall enough times to curate a beautiful collection of bruises.
• Canyoners don't mess around with their wetsuits.
• Think to myself ohmygoshican'tbeliveijustdidthat repeatedly.
• Best. Day. Of. My. Life.

Back at the hotel

• We equipped ourselves with the necessities, enough cheese to load a ship and enough chocolate to drown it.

Adios Switzerland/France it's been swell.

a promise is a promise - even if it's a bit late

Saturday Sunday: sick, stared at ceiling and wallowed in self pity

Monday: school, learn the salsa and how to say refrigerator in spanish nevera, nevera, nevera, nevera, nevera

Tuesday: school, develop an alarming obsession with planet money. Toxie's back, guys!

Wednesday: school, step on partner's toes. Get lost from post office.

Thursday: school, tired. Fiesta!

Friday: Geneva, prepare to jump off some mountains.

*Lost my way and found myself alone in this rose garden. Apparently Romeo missed the memo.

*First dress from Spain

I am looking for a good pair of ugly shoes.

*thatkindofwoman

sueño

Sometimes it's just so hard to do your homework, you know? Your eyes get heavy and hands get slow, but that presentation is due tomorrow and you.. have.... to... fini..s..h.

Also, tomorrow I promise to tell you more about life aside from papers and tests. Although who doesn't enjoy a great spanish paper on business practices in Sweden?!

*bohemian-children

Be back Sunday




Off to climb the mountains of Switzerland!

I would like to own a star map. I would frame it, hang it, and stare at it for long periods of time.

*via Gadabout

Life's story in one small adjetive

LATE (adj.) Behind what would otherwise be a beneficial schedule.

Honestly 9am classes are rather difficult.

*picture and definition via agadabout - a new favorite

I would like to watch some Star Wars and Harrison Ford. I'll even watch it in spanish... I just don't want to study.

*awesome people hanging out together

Still on the list...

*illustration by Happy Menocal

Music Mondays

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything."

Plato

*npr- its where the cool kids are

sigh

There is a stomach bug skipping around our house. It's not cool kids, not cool.

*picture here