A busy weekend! (Days 16 and 17)

This weekend was insanely busy! Friday afternoon, I went on my second trip to town (actually, to Wal-Mart). I needed to pick-up some more school supplies. Friday evening was filled with Patio Party! In between the castle and the lower dorms, there is a large patio outside the fieldhouse. Every so often, we have a party there. It was so much fun!

Saturday morning was pretty quiet...I didn't get to bed until 2 AM, so I was fairly tired. After a late brunch (by late, I mean noon), Daniel (from South Africa), Scott (Colorado), and I went on a long hike. Around the school, there is so much open space, it's easy to find somewhere to hike. On this specific hike, we went to Sebastian Canyon, a small canyon next to the school. The school is very relaxed about students coming and going. As long as I hike with someone else, we can hike pretty much wherever we want. We had a really fun time, climbing to a really high point overlooking the school. (Pictures coming soon) We finally got back to school after about 3 hours of hiking.

Not long after getting back to school, it was time for the first year vs. second-year football (or soccer) match. The match is one of those rare time when the atmosphere gets really competitive. The second years came out with a huge pirate flag, trash can drums, and various noise-making instruments. They were fairly intimidating, but our team performed really, really well, eventually losing to the second-years 1-0.

Sunday, by comparison, was a very quiet day. After another late start, it was time to do some homework! Sunday is often set aside as a homework/quiet day at UWC. I didn't have too much homework, but it still took awhile. This week is my first full week of classes, and it's going to be very strange to have to do serious work! CAS also starts this week, which I'll blog much more extensively about in the coming days.