Kayaking

Yesterday the Rotexes of Belgium took us all kayaking. It was great seeing everyone, because this involved all of the exchange students from Belgium, not just from our district. So, we got to see people we had met in Brussels for our official welcome from the Belgian government, and we got to meet new people, too.

There were two people to a kayak, and so I was with Jamie, and I'm so glad I was.

The river was beautiful, and there were some amazing scenes that we were able to see . . . a castle that looked like Hogwarts - we kept making references to Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter the entire ride. It would have been nicer if it wasn't 20 kilometers (almost 12 and a half miles) long. That was a killer. My shoulders and arms hurt so badly.

Then we finished kayaking and then were told our train left in five minutes and the next one didn't come for two hours. Fail.

I woke up at 7, didn't get home until 10:30.

It was just an adventure, that I don't plan to repeat anytime in the near future.

Thanks to Jamie for keeping me distracted by playing "would you rather?" and quoting The Office and Arrested Development the entire second half. It meant a lot.

I'm exhausted.

xx,

Alyce