Yep, I did that

I can’t believe it is my last week of school already.  It has probably been one of the fastest six weeks of my life.  But I am ready for Argentina so this week is going to be very long.  So much to squeeze into a couple days: all the final paper and test, saying good-bye to everyone and packing.

I have been busy between school and my wild adventures to Los Llanos.  Last week I went to the movie Terminator.  Lets just say I am glad I only paid a $1.50 for it.  It was fun to go to the movies but the movie itself could have been better.  It was really interesting seeing the movie in English with Spanish subtitles and how they choose to use some words instead of other ones.  The rest of the week was pretty much filled with school.

This past weekend I went to Los Llanos with some of my friends.  Los Llanos is in the east central apart of Venezuela.  It was cool to go through a completely different part of the country and see no mountains.  We also went through the home state of Hugo Chavez and even saw his father’s house. There was so much more Chavez propaganda in the Llanos than in Merida mainly because the Llanos area mostly Chavista.  His brother is the governor of the Barinas state, which is where Chavez is from.

But enough political talk because I am sure all of you care more about what I did then the current political situation.  So we arrived at the camp we were going to stay at around dinnertime.  This was of course after we saw monkeys and an anteater before we even got there.  I was super excited to see monkeys in the wild.  They weren’t you aww so cute monkeys but still monkeys.

Speaking of dinnertime the food I had was amazing.  Probably some of the best steak I have ever had.  Probably has to do with how fresh the meat was. But again side tracking what I actually did not ate.  So we got to camp on Friday and just hung out, enjoying the great outdoors.  We slept in hammocks the entire weekend.  From that experience I learned how much my body and me likes to sleep flat.  So I will not be replacing my twin day bed for a hammock anytime soon.

On Saturday we went horseback riding.  This wasn’t your summer camp horseback riding at all.  The horses went a almost a galloping pace for the most of the time and it wasn’t follow the leader you kinda just did your own thing.  It was cool and it re-installed my trust in horses.  Later on Saturday we went on a jeep safari to search of Anacondas and Caimans or alligators.  We went successful in the Anaconda department but it was really cool to ride on top of the jeep and seeing all the different types of birds.  I never new some place to so flat could be so beautiful but truly it was.

On Sunday we went on a boat safari we saw turtles, piranhas, a bunch of birds, pink dolphins and more alligators. For most this trip I was trying not to freak out about the fish but it was rather enjoyable.  After the boat safari I went horseback riding again but this time I road a mule.  That was a fun experience.  After that my body was feeling like an 80 year old but we still had to find an Anaconda.  So we went on another hunt and we found one.  The male Anaconda we found was on the small side but still was enough to creep me out.  

On Sunday I went white water rafting, probably my favorite part of the entire weekend.  While rafting we stopped and jumped off a cliff.  Yes, I Meaghan Sherden jumped off a 12-foot cliff twice into water.  It was a lot of fun but I also got an anxiety attack, but I did it.  This whole trip I have been doing so many things I never thought I would do, I owe that a lot to the friends I have meet here that force me to coming a long.  So just incase you have lost track so far I have: gone paragliding, swam in the ocean, went white water rafting, jumped off a cliff into water and went snake hunting.

Now I have just have finish these last couple days of school then…. ARGENTINA!