¡SI SE PUEDE!

On the way back into san jose right now, and words cant even explain how I feel right now. Im like floating on a cloud happy as can be. Today has been an amazing day! I first woke up this morning after being able to sleep in until 7 for the first time being here. Ashley had to knock on my door and tell me breakfast was ready. After I was awake it took me a minute to remember just exactly what I was going to be doing today. Emma made us pancakes for breakfast and they were awesome! Two days in a row with good meals. There must be something in the water shes drinking…but she can keep on drinkin it, I will not stop her. I Got to school early to review for my first exam. Today we had our first patient interview. Our professor had different people pretend to be a patient and we had to be the doctor. We had to take personal information in the form of a sheet of paper that would be found on a patients chart. We had to take their blood pressure, their pulse, height and weight. We then asked them what their reason was for their visit and in the end give them a recommendation for what they should do. I made an A so I was pretty excited about it! Our teacher is so awesome! He makes the class so much fun and exciting! One thing down one more thing to go! A few of us went to grab a bite to eat before we set out on our adventure! I was a little sad though that I couldn’t be with Bishop for his 1st birthday! Caitlyn or Mom please get him a big doggie treat for his birthday!! At 1 this afternoon, 16 of us set out on a bus about an hour away from the city. I started to feel a little bit anxious knowing what we were about to do! When we finally got outside of the city we stopped at this little house place where we pretty much signed our lives away! Around the corner off a dirt path there we saw it! The bridge that awaited us where we would Bungee Jump!! All of our reactions were the exact same! “Whoahhh!! That is insane!” Yes! I am so proud to say that I bungee jumped this afternoon!!!! This jump was off a 265 feet bridge over the Colorado river! This is one of the highest bungee jumps in the Americas!! We were the last group to go so after seeing about 10 people go I was super stoked and ready to go and do it! They put the harness around you and then put huge weights on your ankles. They help you stand up on the platform then have you walk out on a tiny little yellow platform that’s kinda of like a plank! My heart was pounding and I was shaking. I have no idea what got me off of the platform into the air but they counted from 5 to 1 and before they got to 1 I screamed and swan dived into the air. It was the most unreal amazing indescribable feeling ive ever felt in my life. It was over before you could say even one word, probably 10 seconds or less. The rope catches you and pulls you back up. I spun like one of those trapeze artists spin in the air on the rope. You were just swinging upside down back and forth for a few minutes. I kept my feet flexed the whole time while I was swinging because I was scared my feet were going to slip out of the weights. The hardest scariest part was trying to find the long white crane type rope that they send down for you to grab. You have to grab it and attach it to your harness so they can pull you back up. I felt like it took me forever to grab it and get pulled up. You end up being pulled upright just like youre sitting on a swing. I finally understood why everyone couldn’t speak after they came back up from jumping. You just sit there back safely on the platform while they take it off with this big happy look on your face speechless. You really cannot describe how it feels; bigger than any adrenaline rush or high you could feel from any type of drug. It was such a great feeling and I still feel like that. Im so proud of myself that I didn’t even turn around or second guess it before I jumped! Not one person in our group backed out! It was scary but so amazing at the same time! Mom, im sorry I didn’t tell you before hand, but I knew you would’ve freaked out and would have found some way to keep me from doing it! I know you would have been a nervous wreck if I told you beforehand. Emma and I said a prayer before I left to keep me safe and I’m back safe and sound. But guess what! The company that we bungeed from gives us a video! So I’m going to get to show you and everyone else at home! I can’t wait to show it to everyone! It really was one of the best experiences in my life so far!! Hopefully, I will try to post pictures of my trip here so far. We leave for Arenal tomorrow at 6 am and will be back Sunday night. I am looking forward to relaxing in the hot springs all day tomorrow! Hasta pronto…