That's A Wrap

Survivor 22 wraps today. This is me every 5 minutes...

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Tomorrow and Saturday I'm helping wrap and pack up the office. Then Sunday I'm leaving for a place called Isle de Ometepe. It's an island with 2 volcanoes. I'm really excited to go... but so many mixed feelings about this ending. You know how I am when things come to end. Ya, ya, new beginnings. But, still.

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¡Meneitos!

In addition to fake Doritos, I also found fake Cheeto Puffs-- helllz ya! Meneitos, you guys. Meneitos.

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So detoxing when I get back.

Ready, Set, Schmergen!

Schmergenball is the most ridiculous game ever invented, and of course I loved it.

The rules are: throw the ball in the trashcan. (While the other team throws it into your trashcan)

We played with giant rugby balls and footballs, and a ... soccer ball. Our team was all of Post-- we were the first to play and first to lose, hollerrrrr!!! The rest of the day was spent heckling the other teams, Toña-ing and a little swimming too. I even got a t-shirt and promptly lost it 2 minutes later. NICE WORK, P.

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Broke a nail before we even started. GD

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Unit built bleachers. Of course they did.

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Team Post and Ryan - first losers, but still awesome

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This place is basically one big summer camp, and I don't want my parents to pick me up and take me home. (Not literally, parents, just metaphors, you know?)

Art Show!

Another day, another GD fiesta. This time, hosted by the Art Department, in their giant art warehouse. I was really looking forward to this night, since I've heard so many amazing things about people's entries for the show. It's just basically people, in their spare time, creating masterpieces. Whereas, I, in my spare time, do... not. There was everything from a loop of a video of a dog air-humping a bum :( , to beautiful paintings and sculptures. Some exhibits were interactive, some were really simple and lovely. I loved anything created out of the Nica nature, and dangit, the dog video was funny. You know what else was really awesome?

THE BIG FANS!

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Kymmy and Uncle Pablo

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Loved the giant chair with the giant marionette puppets to the left.

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Cool video camera made of wood

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CHEESE

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The people here are so talented, it was really reaaaallly amazing to see it all come together. GTs!

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Things are starting to wrap up this week. It's feeling pretty strange, and I don't like it! I'm getting really sad it's over soon. Like, sadder than Sad Don Draper.


It's also been pretty busy with work (how dare they), so I have been lagging on the blog posts. I'm getting to them I promise!

Zipline and Soulja Boy

So, I went ziplining. It was really fun! And incredibly awkward and uncomfortable. I randomly got asked to go ziplining with someone visiting. It was in the morning, I was at work, and ya! Ziplining! Why not! Another thing checked off my list. I wasn't in the best ziplining outfit and I had to run and get some tennis shoes. Why I couldn't change into something more comfortable while I was getting my shoes, I'll never know. Anyways. I'm wearing my big baggy shirt, ugly shorts, and then I'm wearing tennis shoes. This is my nightmare. Add on to that a stifling heat, sans breeze, and I'm sweating like a beast. Add on to that a perma-wedgie once they get my harness on. Add on to that a giant bruise on my inner thigh from getting tangled up with the surfboard leash, and it looks like I have a lot of cellulite when I walk now. More than usual. Anyways. No biggie because ziplining is awesome.

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Once we got going, it was really fun! Some really long ziplines made me a little scared, but all good. We even saw some monkeys in the trees. Score!

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THEN. My friend was all, oh, you can do a zipline superman style! They attach you to the line by your back, and you can fly in the air, a la Superman. I was a little iffy on the idea, so I let her go first. When she was coming down the line, it looked really fun! Then I realized that she was backwards straddling the zipline guy who was behind her. And I'm alllllll, awww heelllll no. I'm not doing that. SHIRLEY there is a better way to do this, yes? I got talked into doing it :(. I was never in a more uncomfortable situation. Not only was I wrapping my legs around some stranger, backwards, IN THE AIR, ON A ZIPLINE, but I was also being completely strangled by this belt thingie and I couldn't breathe. Then everytime I looked up to see the view, it hurt my neck. THEN, since my shirt is all baggy on top, I'm SURE my boobs were flying out as I was flying through the gd trees. It was just so wrong in so many ways. Even worse, I now have Superman by Soulja Boy stuck in my head.

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SO, to recap. Ziplining was equal parts fun and awkward. GTs?

Back to Back

Tuesday night was the big night out in San Juan for the Independence Day celebration. Comando Tiburon were the band playing and it was fuuuuuun! Just one big massive dance party. They're a group from Panama, so the flags were out in full effect.

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It was a slow day after for everyone, including yours truly. Wednesday the 15th, Survivor: Nicaragua premiered, and there was a little viewing party. I'm alllll, yaaa just one beer. Besides, I needed to get dinner. I'll watch the show and go home. Rrrriiiiight.
The party was fun. There were some superfans actually trying to listen to the show in a loud bar, shushing everyone. It's a whole different experience watching the show now, it's pretty neat! After the show, we were like, eeehhhh. Let's just grab some food at Iguana. You know how that goes.

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THEN there was some birthday party happening, and at this point, I waved the white flag at my non bender effort. No go. Hit up the birthday party too. There were piñatas! With strap ons! And a pool! With people getting pushed in!

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GD

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After a serious dance off to Lady Marmelade, Netty got pushed in the pool. Then all hell broke loose. I lost my gold earring but that's better than needing two stitches like that one dude. GTssss.

PS. Never even had dinner
PPS. I'm staying in tonight for sure.