Endings.

I'm still not even sure if there is a proper way to conclude this trip. Its been a week since i returned to the states and i have honestly been putting off doing this final post. Im not entirely certain why, but it makes me nervous for whatever reason. I have learned so much this summer, and Ive had to do quite a bit of growing up in some ways. In many ways im proud of myself, for earning this trip as well as making the most of my time. I suppose i just want to say thank you. Especially to my family as well as the Langelier's, the Hutton's and the Eichler's. They all looked after me, gave me a place to stay and fed me. I am so grateful to have such amazing friends, along with their fantastic families. Thank you to everyone that looked at the blog, it has been a wild ride, and it shall continue to be one. It just might be less visually interesting, henceforth the end of the blog. haha. I love you all.

Wait. That Happened?

So the other night Adam and I ran into the lead singer of a band called Mumford & Sons. They're from london and are pretty darn well known outside of the US although they did play at Bonnaroo. Basically we hung out with him for a bit(Marcus, was his name)and he introduced us to the rest of the band along with their tour manager and some other roadies. To make a long story short, we got kicked out of the club we were in because we started an ice fight with them and we then decided to go skinny dipping off of a balcony where people were relaxing, having a glass of wine. This was around 2am. Shortly after getting yelled at, we decided to go again, just further down the lake road. To make things even better, their show was tonight, and i didnt have a ticket, but Joel, one of the roadies, managed to snag me a backstage pass so i went and saw the show with Adam, then went for another swim with the lads! Obviously i didnt post pictures of the first night, nor of much of the events for that matter, but theres one of Adam with Ted, the bassist. and check out the link below, listen to their stuff, it's damn good.

http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons

And this is just a random photo of our second boat rafting trip. yeehaw.

Swiss Wine, For The Locals Only

I went for a walk down some Vineyard roads the other day. So serene. These pictures are all of things that remind of this place. Lavender used to coat the hill outside of my old house. The scent still reminds me of it, and its everywhere around here. and the last picture is just a picture of Adam's kitchen that for some reason or another I'm obsessed with.

Dam Good Job!

Today was beautiful, and Adam devised the brilliant idea to show me this spot alongside a river below his house. Like the river we rode down on our boats, this was also runoff water from the mountains, so it was absolutely frigid. We built a dam using all the rocks around and ended up making a waterfall with the diverted flow. It was perfect being a kid again. The area was also swarming with bees, which made it even more interesting.

Surfing Some Glacial Run-Off

Adam called us up the other day and frantically said we had 15 minutes to get ready. "for what?". Boats, he told us. Turned out we took this cheap little blow up boats and rode them down the rivers that run down from the mountains into the lake. So many people were crowded up on the bridges above taking pictures and videos. hysterical. And the picture below shows a bunch of kids on this black rubber platform, where people were parapunting on to. Parapunt is like hang-gliding except with a parachute.

And the water was utterly freezing by the way.

RAGE RAGE RAGE

Vampire Weekend, Julian Casablancas and Eric Prydz, all in one night. Vampire was alright, not my favorite, but they had some great lighting effects. Julian was just outrageous. That man needs some sort of award. And Eric Prydz in an underground club, absurdly loud bass and strobe lights. Couldnt have finished off the night in a better manner. Anf for tonight....Crookers. Dubstep all the way.

Moving

Yesterday I moved into my good friend Matt's. We have been friends since middle school, skateboarding, playing FEAR-the works. The above is the view from his balcony, which holds some amazing memories, so does the Olympic trampoline and the pool. Lovely. Below is his bedroom. And that's Adam raging on the computer while Matt watches.