Finals Ahead

With final exams around the corner I have completed quite an assortment of exciting adventures, all in preparation for studying I promise. From body surfing in the mighty waves of the Indian ocean, to zip lining above the beautiful canopies of South Africa, to sliding down the tarp on AE's grassy hill I feel so blessed to be able to experience wild and carefree fun. I went to Durban on Saturday and the weather was perfect for a swim. The waves were absolutely gigantic and completely powerful! There were several times that my heart would quicken because I got knocked around a little out of my comfort zone. Sunday, we went on a zip lining tour, which was very nice. Having zip lined before I was not nervous and so went first within our group. On a few of the lines, the guides would goof around and flail their arms or reach for trees and bounce off of the branches. However, when I expressed a desire to try to mirror them one of the men said, "Monkey see, monkey do. Monkey try, monkey die!" Needless to say I was not in the mood to be a monkey that day. Finally, today, as soon as our Biology lecture was finished, we raced to our chalets, put on our costumes, and soaped up a massive tarp to create a giant slip 'n' slide, which was incredible. The tarp laid on a hill which was perfect for sliding because you picked up massive amounts of speed. So much speed, in fact, that your body kept sliding/rolling long after the tarp ended. I was tumbling with such force that I suffered some pretty severe grass burns/ bruises. We ended the day with a nice rinse off in the natural waterfall slides, which helped to rinse off all of the grass/mud we had accumulated with our exits off of the tarp. I am a person who bruises like a peach and so today produced some impressive and colorful battle wounds. I am so blessed to be living in an environment that encourages soaking up the beauty of God's nature.
May you take the time to be in the beauty of God's creation today.
All my love,
Gennavieve