Monday, July 20

A much needed and appreciated recreation day. I thought I would get to sleep in today, but I woke up at 6 when breakfast was at 9. I tried to go back to sleep but I guess I was supposed to be awake. I used the morning to write a letter to the Sun Valley team, letting them know that I appreciated them and the things I noticed about them that were awesome. After breakfast we loaded up and drove to Ocho Rios. We didn’t get there in time to go to Dunn’s before lunch so we just went straight to the Hard Rock Café. They made us burgers again. After we went to Dunn’s and climbed the falls. I did it twice. The second time was harder because my shoes broke going up the first time and then I slipped and fell once. Roger had to catch me. I banged my knee pretty bad. As if they weren’t sore enough already. Haha. We shopped at the market there before leaving. I got almost everything I was looking for. I wanted to get one of the wooden, folding hot pads for mom, but no one there had them. I was very sad because I came to Jamaica knowing I wanted to get her one, and I saw a ton at the market we were at in Ochi two weeks ago. Oh well, there’s nothing really I can do now. After dinner I hung out with the interns. Brad, Larry, Charlotte, Karra, and I later went to the Twisted Kilt on hip strip for some more food. Then I stayed up really late talking to Koral before I finished packing up and showered. Not much sleep tonight. It’s so weird to say goodbye to people and this place. I don’t know if I’m ready to go home.