Take a Hike...and a fall

I ventured off on another CIEE sponsored "Hike" today. Again, I was little disappointed as the picture of the event showed a beautiful scenic lake that I imagined we would be hiking up and around. However, there was no water whatsoever. It was pretty though, there were some cool rock structures that we got to see! Virginia packed me leftovers from the Tortilla Espanola which was a fabulous lunch!

Before the hike some CIEE students were playing frisbee and as a huge fan of frisbee I jumped in the circle and asked to join. I've played frisbee before, I even brought one with to Sevilla, so I was excited to get a disc back in my hand. Mind you, I knew none of the kids in this circle. Well, someone threw the frisbee my way, a little over my head and I basically made the biggest fool of myself, fell over backwards, my backpack fell over my head I and completely missed the disc. I'm a pro at embarrassing myself, but usually it's around people I know, so this situation was a little extra embarrassing/ awkward. I then proceeded to throw the frisbee to someone else, and it was probably the most awful toss of my frisbee playing career. Rough start to the hike but then I told my friend Troy about it and laughing it over made it much better.

After the hike, the the same kids were playing frisbee again. I decided to attempt to redeem myself after the morning's fiasco. I got in my groove and was tossing it around like I knew how. After striking out many times in my days of playing softball, I know that the most important part of the game is stepping back up to the plate...a fun metaphor for life :) Yeah, super cheezy, I know.

Sending Smiles From Sevilla,

Rebecca

Pictures from the "Hike"

Dinner: Grilled Cheese with peppers in it, salad and potato chips. Very American.