Last week we were in
Mexico at a deaf school in Ensenada. I got to be in Brett’s van AKA
#Blackflipvan. We stopped for dinner where our great pizzookie problem
occurred. Matt, Jordan M, Jordan S, Kelly, Shiloh and I ordered a pizzookie at
BJ’s and hour before we had to be at the vans. We waited forever and we were
down to like 15 minutes before we asked where it was. They had ended up
dropping our Pizzookie on the ground and were making a new one. We had our
waiter give us our check & paid. The guys didn’t want us to be late so the
4 girls ran back to the vans. We turn to see the guys booking it with the
pizzookie with about 30secs to spare. It was insane!
On the way down we stayed
at San Diego Christian College for a night. We got to take a tour of the campus
and experience chapel before we headed out. We got to the school, which is on
about 600 square acres, and had dinner. The next couple days we were doing a
lot of work clearing bushes and weeds around buildings to prevent fire hazards.
I was with Jenae’s group and we called ourselves #TeamJenae or
#Teamtearingitup. One of the places I worked was on a slope and I ended up
falling down it three times. Apparently I’m known for falling down a lot…
Friday, I got to work in the kitchen, cutting up vegetables and making flour
tortillas. They were delicious!
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| #TeamTearingItUp! |
Getting to hang out with
the kids was fun! We played a lot of soccer and basketball. They taught us a
little Mexican sign language and some people got their own sign names. The
girls put on a 5K run which was awesome to watch them do. A lot of the guys
dressed up in ridiculous costumes. There were a bunch of obstacles like running
through tires and through a mud pit. Running the race was a huge confidence
booster for the deaf girls. We also got to play a big soccer game as Joshua vs.
Rancho Seudo Mudo. It was so much fun.
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| 5K Run! |
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| #TeamPizzookie on Snoopy Rock |
One of my favorite things
was hiking up to Snoopy Rock (a giant rock shaped like Snoopy) with my
Pizzookie friends and Jonah. Once at night and once at sunset. We sat up on a
rock a looked out the camp at night which was super cool. The other time I went
to Snoopy Rock and they climbed up to the top of the hill. While I was sitting
on a rock, the all yelled out “YAHWEH!” from the top. It made me think how cool
it’ll be when the kids at that school will be in Heaven and be able to hear God
calling out their name.
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| Sara and I with Luke McMillin. |
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| Andrew, Stephen, Me, Daniel, and Morgan. |
Going to Ensenada on
Thursday was probably one of the best days of my life! It was so much fun! I hung
out with Sara, Stephen, Daniel, Morgan, and Andrew. We got to watch the start
of the Baja 1000, a 1000 mile race down Baja California in everything from
trophy trucks to tricked out VW bugs. Sara and I got to take a picture with
Luke McMillin, a 19year old driver who got 6th place when he was 16,
2 months after getting his license. We walked down to the wharf and had fish
tacos. We walked around the stores on two of the main roads. The boys were
super protective of Sara and I so they had us walking in front or in between
them the whole time. It really made me appreciate my Joshua brothers more.
Afterwards, some friends of Rich let us into their home and made dinner for us.
They even rented a karaoke machine for us to use (Yay, music!!!)
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| Andrew, Sara, and Daniel |
Going to Mexico was such
a great experience. It really made me think about how we take hearing and other
senses for granted. At the same time though, it was awesome to see how happy
those kids are. They didn’t let their lack of hearing stop them from doing
anything or being who they wanted to be.
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| Trophy Truck. |
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| Morgan. |
As soon as we got back to
the building, I turned right around and headed home with Ricky and Antonio.
Being home was so great. Monday I slept in and went to Zoe’s Hawiian BBQ for
lunch, delicious! I also went to go visit my high school teachers and friends
at OA, which was really nice. Tuesday, I went up to Paso with Daniel and his
dad to Morgan’s house. Andrew was there too and I got to go shooting with my
Joshua brothers. It was the very first time I’ve ever shot a gun! We did some
skeet shooting and target shooting with hand guns. I had a big bruise on my
shoulder from the shotgun for a couple days after. I really enjoyed it, it was
a ton of fun! It was so awesome of Morgan to have us over to do that.
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| Cali & I |
Wednesday I spent the day
with my mom and sister and my friend Cali. We went to go look at the Altrusa
trees and put in tickets to hopefully win a tree and prizes. I spent a few
hours at Cali’s house and I taught her how to play Magic (I can’t believe I’m
into that game now!). After, I went out with my family to Far Western for an
early birthday dinner for my mom. It was really nice, especially with Chef
Rick’s food! I met up with some friends at starbucks later that night and it
was awesome to catch up with them.
Thursday was turkey day!!!
Thanksgiving was kind of weird not spending it with my best friends family, but
still good! It was just my parents, sister, and grandma but we probably had
enough turkey to feed an army. Honestly, I was ready to skip dinner and go
straight to turkey sandwhiches!
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| Hover Goat |
Friday night I had
Melissa, Brisa, and Cali sleep over. It was interesting having a sleep over
where I couldn’t watch TV, listen to music, or play video games. We stayed up late eating cake and playing
games. In the morning, we had breakfast and got ready to go to See Canyon to
the Gopher Glen apple farm. We picked up Michael and headed to Pismo. We bought
some apples and drove over to Port SLO Pier to eat at Fat Cat’s. They have the
best onion rings in the world! After, we went over to Avila Barn to feed the
animals and buy apple cider and honey sticks. After I dropped everyone at home,
I went over to my friend Jeremiah’s house to see some college friends. We
played board games and I listened to the guys play Halo. We spent like 3 hours
playing Mafia in the dark. It was so funny and scary at the same time. I got to
be the murderer 3 times. The first time,
I was able to kill everyone without anyone finding out who it was!
I headed back up the hill
Sunday with Ricky and Antonio around 2. We weren’t able to fit everything in
Ricky’s car so Andrew was kind to let me put my bags in his truck. Going up was
fun, those guys are hilarious! We stopped to get chicken kabobs and tacos. As soon as we got back, we got mobbed by the
people who were already here. I loved being home a lot but I seriously missed
all my brothers and sisters here. It was awesome to be welcomed back by
everyone! All in all, it was an amazing 2 weeks!
As soon as we got back to
the building, I turned right around and headed home with Ricky and Antonio.
Being home was so great. Monday I slept in and went to Zoe’s Hawiian BBQ for
lunch, delicious! I also went to go visit my high school teachers and friends
at OA, which was really nice. Tuesday, I went up to Paso with Daniel and his
dad to Morgan’s house. Andrew was there too and I got to go shooting with my
Joshua brothers. It was the very first time I’ve ever shot a gun! We did some
skeet shooting and target shooting with hand guns. I had a big bruise on my
shoulder from the shotgun for a couple days after. I really enjoyed it, it was
a ton of fun! It was so awesome of Morgan to have us over to do that.
Wednesday I spent the day
with my mom and sister and my friend Cali. We went to go look at the Altrusa
trees and put in tickets to hopefully win a tree and prizes. I spent a few
hours at Cali’s house and I taught her how to play Magic (I can’t believe I’m
into that game now!). After, I went out with my family to Far Western for an
early birthday dinner for my mom. It was really nice, especially with Chef
Rick’s food! I met up with some friends at starbucks later that night and it
was awesome to catch up with them.
Thursday was turkey day!!!
Thanksgiving was kind of weird not spending it with my best friends family, but
still good! It was just my parents, sister, and grandma but we probably had
enough turkey to feed an army. Honestly, I was ready to skip dinner and go
straight to turkey sandwhiches!
Friday night I had
Melissa, Brisa, and Cali sleep over. It was interesting having a sleep over
where I couldn’t watch TV, listen to music, or play video games. We stayed up late eating cake and playing
games. In the morning, we had breakfast and got ready to go to See Canyon to
the Gopher Glen apple farm. We picked up Michael and headed to Pismo. We bought
some apples and drove over to Port SLO Pier to eat at Fat Cat’s. They have the
best onion rings in the world! After, we went over to Avila Barn to feed the
animals and buy apple cider and honey sticks. After I dropped everyone at home,
I went over to my friend Jeremiah’s house to see some college friends. We
played board games and I listened to the guys play Halo. We spent like 3 hours
playing Mafia in the dark. It was so funny and scary at the same time. I got to
be the murderer 3 times. The first time,
I was able to kill everyone without anyone finding out who it was!
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