Mezcla

Yesterday all of the international students went on a weekend trip to the Sierras as a way for us to get to know the new students. Since all the Clemson students have been here for a month, we have formed groups and gotten comfortable in our routine, but this weekend I loved meeting the new kids. There are a handful from Germany, a few from France, and the rest from all over the US.
We left here early saturday morning and took a 3 hour bus ride to a weekend retreat place, I guess thats how I would describe it. It had a soccer field, pool, volleyball field, a bunch of cabin. We had one huge room for girls and one for guys. It was an adventure trying to sleep all 30 something girls in one room, considering the bunks were three beds high and did not have a ladder!

(8 sets of these on both walls. yeah thats a lot of girls in one place!)

It was rainy so we ended up playing cards (some games more dangerous than others thanks to Jessie) charades (in spanish) and other ice breaker games they make you play at camp to get to know each other! haha but it was really great because a group of about 10 of us ended up playing cards until 3 in the morning and loved it. Even if the Germans won every single time. Damn Europeans are so smart- they speak like 4 languages a dominate at cards. But they are by far some of my favorites.
A few of our teachers came with us and at one point they broke out their bongos, one guy brought his guitar, and one girl from Clemson sang, and I loved enjoying the music.

The people I have met down here are incredible. The ones from Clemson, Japan, Germany, the U.S and especially from Argentina. Before coming, I was really nervous about not knowing anyone going on the trip, but the Lord really blessed me with amazing friends.

The weather today was perfect, high 60's and sunny. I got to have a great run and sit on my porch and watch How I Met Your Mother with spanish subtitles :)

Not a very eventful weekend, but great all the same.

(Oh and mezcla means mixture in spanish)