Some photos!

A brief photo album of some of the fun things I've been up to!

Jan. 25 On our way to our first CI days...one of many sleeping Amilee pictures!  Our bus ride was an hour and a half long even though the place was only about 15 minutes away because we got on the bus in the wrong direction...oops!

Jan. 25 Charlie from Trinidad and I at our first CI day at Florida Baptist Children's Home, sorting food donations.  The children live in houses of about 10 kids each, with "House Parents," who live there as a full-time job, caring for and raising the children.  This given children the chance to experience a typical family life, with responsibilities, older bothers and sisters, etc.  House Parents can just come to the "grocery store" and just take anything they like to cook for dinner!

Jan. 25 Taking a quick break on CI day with Larissa from New Hampshire!

Jan. 26 Our host family in Lakeland took us to go swimming with the manatees in Homosassa River.  We got to pet them and play with them, what an awesome experience!!

Jan. 27 Doing homework in the sun...we had to sit partially in the shade so we could still read our e-textbook....it's a rough life.

Jan 29 Me, Mallory from Colorado, Molly from Vermont, and Sanne from Belgium with a  Boa Constrictor.  The "Dean of Gator Wresting" came to talk to us about all different Floridian reptiles and we got a chance to hold them all!

Jan. 30 Me, Diana from California, and Charlie from Trinidad in matching green dresses and official name tags!  Apparently "emerald" is in this season!

Feb. 3 McKenzie from Utah, Me, Mallory from Colorado, Montana from Canada, and Misa from Wisconsin
We had a great day together at the beach!  It is always so special to be able to spend time with Uppies when we have nothing scheduled for us to do!

Feb. 3 Misa and I at the end of a beautiful beach day at Clearwater Beach, the most beautiful beach in Florida!

Feb. 4 The Study Abroad group...we decided to make the day we had class "Pigtail Day"
Abbey from Colorado, Tara from Colorado, Mallory from Colorado, Me, Misa from Wisconsin, Amy from Colorado, Claudia from Mexico, McKenzie from Utah, Frank from China, and Ambrea from Minnesota

Feb. 4 (Clockwise from bottom) Me, Cecilia form Sweden, Mallory from Colorado, Conny for Germany, Diana from California, Dylan from Colorado, Misa from Wisconsin, and Tara from Calorado  taking a break from a long day of rehearsal!

Feb. 6 My hometeam, the Sevelociraptors!  We split the cast into 7 hometeams  for both practical reasons, and so that we can all get to know each other just a little bit better.

Feb. 6 Sometimes we have serious discussions about our feelings as a hometeam, and sometimes we play silly games.  I was dared to "whisper sweet nothings" to the tree for a full minute.... I guess that makes me a tree-hugger!

Feb. 12 Second CI day at the ACT Abuse thrift store.  While cleaning out the  storage area, we found some body parts...
Ambrea from Minnesota, Erin from Virginia, Larissa from New Hampshire, Norman from Belgium, Misa from Wisconsin, Wouter from The Netherlands, Joanna from Portugal, Me, Cecilia from Florida (an alumnus of UWP and one of our sponsors for Fort Myers who joined us for the morning), Conny from Germany, and Caroline from Colorado

Feb. 12 While we were sorting and organizing books at the thrift store, I found a science dictionary that was about 5 inches thick...what a book!

Feb. 15 Our reaction when my current host cousin, Sage from California, and I realize we have a mutual love of opening things!  She also is both very musical and very logically-minded, and from a family of 6...it's been great fun getting to know her.