tellingmyownstories: 2012

I just can’t believe I have been here for more than a month. Time is flying by so fast. I have been pretty busy this last 3 weeks. I have started school and boy it needs some attention. I really loved most of the things at school.

Things I really liked so far..

The class rooms

The teachers

The campus

The students (they are awesome)

The girls (** so CUTE and yeah so many of them** o_O)

The food (Even though I missed my Injera dearly *sobbing*)

Fun activities

Once again cute girls

Nice apartment

Good room mates

Things I didn't liked
7:45 AM Classes
Freezing cold weather (Like when it gets -15 ^oC)
5:30 PM Dinner
Humanities class (Who cares about paradise lost)

But I also had the chance to go snowmobiling a couple of weeks ago. It was one of the things on my checklist and Bracken and Alan were more than happy to take me. So we drove to Jackass Meadow in Wyoming and we really had fun. It was my first time driving a snowmobile and I really loved it. I am already addicted to it and I think of it sometimes.

We made fire on the snow, cooked a delicious burger and had a good lunch. I love the snow because I can have lots of fun on it but I hate the cold. Surprisingly enough though, I am doing well till now. May be this year’s mild winter (For Rexburg) helped me a lot.

This years Christmas was so much fun. We drove from Ashton to Salt Lake city on the 22nd of December. The plan was to stay the night in SLC and then drive to Castle Dale, Utah , our final destination.
So that night in SLC we went out to see the Christmas lights at temple square. All the trees were decorated with Christmas lights and It was really beautiful and a joy to watch. In every tree there are thousands of lights and the place is filled with colors. I can't imagine how they have worked hard to make it this pretty. I have never seen something so colorful and beautiful like this before. We wondered around and visit all the cool spots as much as possible.

But the most awesome part of the night was, when we saw the Mormon tabernacle choir singing the famous "Hallelujah" Song. Their performance just took my breath away. We are very lucky because they were recording it so that they will broadcast it later on Christmas day. It was a rare opportunity and it was worth all the cold.

I was watching this... So cool

The next day, We drove to Castle Valley Outdoors, a nice lodge outside of Castle Dale city. We are going to stay and celebrate Christmas here. Most of the family were already there so I introduced my self with them. I have my own nice room. This is going to be the best Christmas Ever!!

The weather here is not bad. It was perfect for me even though it was not the normal December for the rest of them. It didn't snow for quite a while which is not a typical December weather. But it worked perfect for me. There is a frozen pond near the lodge so we decided to shovel the snow and make it nice to play on it.
We then had fun playing football on it with a little lid kind of thing. The snow was slippery and I fall down like a hundred times but it was so fun.

We then headed back home and it was time for some indoor games. We played card games, Board games pool, Video games etc. It was nice to be part of all the activities and I really had a great time. Andrew and Morgan were telling me I need to gain at least 20 pounds and with all the YUMMY foods I am eating I say thats a reachable goal. I like most of the foods here and there are tons of foods to choose from. I used to think It might be really hard for me to live without Injera but surprisingly I am doing great. I sometimes miss my beloved Injera but the variety of food here helped me a lot not to miss it much.

The next day I tried Ice skating for the first time. I know its hard but never imagined it will be this difficult. Morgan is a great ice skater and she tried to teach me some. At first I couldn't balance my self at all. But after a while I was better on keeping my balance. Even though it was hard I had fun though. It is one of the things I wished. I will definitely want to learn more.

Ice Fishing was way fun

On Christmas Eve, We also saw a Drama performed by some of the family. Even though I didn't have a clue what was going on I though it was about the time of the birth of Jesus Christ. It was funny and nice to see them do it.
Finally, on the Christmas day, we got up early and went down stairs to give Christmas presents for each other. As a tradition I had to put my Christmas presents under a Christmas tree and then give to the person I wanted to give to. I also got lots of clothes, backpack, cool flying copters and other cool stuffs. I felt great to be part of it. I liked the tradition of celebrating Christmas together as a family and friends.

After Christmas we went to Castle Dale and stayed there till the new year. I loved every bit of staying with all the family. I also had the chance to drive a car for the first time since I got here. I was nervous first but I guess I did Ok. Even though, I am sure I scared all the girls who were at the back with me one or twice.
We also went to see "The Wedge overlook". It is a nice canyon outside of Castle Dale. The view was spectacular. We even climbed down, which by the way was a hard task, to be more in the middle of the canyon and get a more nice view. I loved it. We also saw a Dinosaur foot print and some paintings by Native Americans.