BOLA RACE!

Was incredible. So I just arrived in the capital from a weekend of shenanigans. We all met up in the large city of Sanitago...which looks and reminds me a lot of an American City. We had a group meeting in the Mall (Which is why it felt like The U.S.) where we had a white elephant exchange of all the bottles of select beverages that would need to be consumed before finishing the race the next day. Well the first one we got did not suit my tastes and luckily somebody stole it and we ended up getting a bottle of Bermudez Limon. Much better than anything that begins with "G" and ends with "in"...atleast in my opinion. So after that we spent the night to wake up early to meet at the starting point which is the monument in Santiago. We all arrived at about eight A.M. and started it off right with a little O.J. and party bola beverage mix. The teams all were required to dress in costume and to have a story to go along with it. My partner and I chose to be medical students dressed up in Scrubs, whom had been left behind by our group because we had basic spanish skills and could fend for ourselvves. Well it worked out great because everyone loves American Medical Care here (Hah!) and we got Bola after Boal after Bola...and came third place! The race had 23 teams and all whom participated were absolutely awesome with a wide range of costumes from Gypsies to Professional Volleyball players. The night was spent overlooking the beach in the Town of Rio San Juan at the Bayhibe Blanca Hotel. I of course was a bit tired the day after clebrating my thrid place finish but nonetheless ended up meeting a couchsurfer named Jade in Cabarete and spent the afternoon chattign with her about a visit in the future. The kicker is, that it was already late afternoon and I live about 10 hours from there, so I found a girl named Rachel whom grew up about 2 miles from me and Littleton and she was working for a Non Profit called "The Dream Project". She and I hit it off and I was able to crash her couch that evening and finally headed back to the Capital yesterday Morning. I am still here because I had the unfortunate event of having my Wallet taken, but no worries...bc I am poor so whom ever did take it didnt recieve a penny. Trying to get everything all straightened put and head home this afternoon to spend some quality work time int he Campo for the next Three weeks before Mr. Mulvany comes for a visit in May. Well...this blog entry was super messy and unorganized and probably grammatically horrible, so please excuse me until I have a bit more time to edit on my next one!

Love you all.

Jeff