31/1/11

4:26pm

Oh my God! I don't think I've ever been bitten by so many bugs in my life. Some have it worse than me, but there's not one person who hasn't been attacked my mosquitos or something of the sort. They're way more itchy than anything in Australia, and they come up as red as scabs. I'm praying none of them are going to give me malaria.

Other than that, the past few days have been awesome. Hot springs are officially the highlight of my trip. Two of my favourite girls on this trop and I found the hottest pools and spent at least an hour lounging around. The water was hotter the baths I run for myself at home. It felt amazingly therapeutic. There were some water slides too, which were terrifying but exhilarating too. The night ended with (another) buffet complete with chocolate fondue for dessert. Heaven.

Today was our zip-lining and rappelling adventure. It was a lot of fun, and there were some breath-taking views, but it honestly wasn't unlike anything I'd ever done before. Still, it was a physically challenging day, and in that respect I do feel better for it.

I'm glad that I've made some really good friends on this trip. There are certain people who have been pissing me off quite a bit, but for every one of those, I've met at least two people who I've really gotten to know and connected with. I've been kept up to date with the ridiculous high school drama going on back home, but the fact that I'm here only emphasises to me how many better people there are out there in the world to be friends with.