with the rain in your pockets you can change the weather

yesterday was so much fun! i started out by going to church at a tiny ucc church in crested butte. it was very nice - reminded me of brp. all sorts of age range. there were 14 kids at the children's sermon. there was a guest flutist who played beautifully, but for quite a while and since my ride left at 10, i missed out on everything after the sermon including communion. i wish i could have stayed longer, but it was more than i expected to get out here! ward should get here this friday, then i might have a car to take so i could come back whenever i want. i could also take heather with me.

after church heather, lauren, and i went for a hike. it was more like a long walk than a hike, but we saw some amazing scenes. there were fields full of purple flowers, incredible mountains all around, and we even found a waterfall! we were walking by this little pond when suddenly it started hailing on us! the weather here is really unpredictable, but it's fun. it reminds me of summers in kentucky.

later i went to a swing dancing class! it was just 6 people in the dining hall that wanted to learn social dancing. it was beginner level, so i didn't really doing anything new, but it was still really fun. my partner was very shy and wouldn't look at me, but he was an ok dancer. the teacher wasn't the best, so i sort of had to show him some of the moves, but it was still really fun. it was also a nice way to meet some new friends!

last night i went to heather and lauren's cabin to watch the rest of the bollywood movie we had started the night before. it was called salaam-e-ishq, and i think it's my new favorite movie. it was basically the bollywood version of love actually, so it had all the different sides of love, but with fun songs and dances. it was really good.

yesterday i also had great chats with a couple of my roommates. i talked with eleanora about living abroad and going back home. she's worried about how different it will be to live with her family after living on her own in this country for so long. we also talked a little about italian culture, and i compared her stories to the ones i'm hearing from jen. i also had a nice talk with tina about life after undergrad, and for her after grad school. how it is to move around and make and lose friends. there is so much scary stuff in the future, but there is also a lot to look forward to. i'm really glad i'm getting along so well with my roommates.

today i'm going to start preping some plants for my butterflies when they get here. i'm not exactly sure what i'll be doing, but it's nice to finally be getting started on my project! i'll keep you posted on how it goes. until then, be sure to check out the pictures from our hike yesterday. they're on the same facebook album as the other colorado pics (see below)