Amazon

So we have entered the Amazon river... trust me not as glamorous as it sounds. The water is the color of milk chocolate and all of a sudden there has been bugs EVERYWHERE!! The boat has started sailing so no rocking thank god and everyones getting a little restless. As we have been traveling down the river we have been passing by different communities with kids waving and little boats passing by us. Its pretty cool. Today was "reading day" a day where everyone is supposed to catch up on our reading... yeah... I dont think I've seen the pool deck this crowded ever! It was a great day everyone was laying out and the sun was sooo strong. At dinner tonight it was hard to find people not burnt to a crisp. I however was fried two days ago so Ive got a nice base coat goin :) Last night for our sober entertainment (yes we have been sober this entire time) we had an open mic night and people did different talent acts. Casey and our new friends Ben, Andrew, and Adam (from PSU) sang titanic- hysterical! After they had a "club union" (union is our meeting room in the front of the ship). This was where they gave us a bunch of sugar and basically danced our hearts out. It was a good time- it felt however like i was in 7th grade. This whole trip so far (ps- I cant beleive its been only 9 days) has felt like 7th grade. We are playing card games and board games every night and really getting to know eachother on a sober and more personal level. I never thought in my 20's i would return to these types of activities but it feels so refreshing you have no idea. Although i am getting very anxious to get off this boat and go to a club... ;) Classes are going well- learning a lot about Rio and the dangers of Brazil to get us prepared for tomorrow. I am leaving tomorrow for the Amazon and Rio SAS trip- 2 nights in the Amazon and 2 nights in Rio- I am so pumpedd! Oh- today I taught yoga on the boat!! It was amazing.. we went to the front deck and there were about 35 people (more guys than girls if you can imagine ;) and a rainbow appeared right over us as we were in downdog. it was spectacular! Anyways- im known as the yoga teacher crazzy red head so thats pretty funny :) Miss you all and talk to you after the Amazon!!