Africa, Here We Come!

Here it is: the long awaited entry of Africa. This was a very interesting week and it is almost better that I am doing this in hind sight. I had already suspected the interesting results of this week. I had been kind of roped into Team A by association. I was there with Kyte in Granada when we walked down and they invited her and me to go with them. This was not going to be a sanctioned trip. It was against the rules to leave the Iberian Peninsula but this was the chance of a lifetime. Against my better, worrisome, judgment I decided to go. Don’t get me wrong, I am really glad I went but the group and the way in which I went could have taken a bit more thought. I don’t know. It’s just that, it being against the rules was used as an excuse to keep it a little exclusive. We weren’t supposed to tell anyone that we were going because we’d “get in trouble”. I quickly sensed however, that “trouble” had reference more to certain people than to our professor. And yet, Andrew, Kyte, and Garrett would be going and it would be a very fun trip so I jumped on board. However as timed passed I noticed that this group, while being great people, weren’t my friends. I didn’t make the connection with them that I always try to make with good friends. I was suddenly reminded of high school when I suddenly became popular by association and quickly realized that popularity was much more of a burden then a blessing. The popular people in high school weren’t really fun. We, as nerds, always had much more fun. In the end, the people who were nicer won out. Many times I thought seriously about dropping out. Amy, who has proven to be wiser than I, opted to do just that and received the full fury of team A. As Andrew decided it would be important to give Dr. Shumway a heads up he was mocked by all. I sat and watched the whole thing and did nothing so I am in no way excusing myself from any blame. So, that was the history of the “Africa Trip”. But we went and, aside from a little drama, it was awesome. So off we go. Don’t worry too much about the drama. We can think on this in a very happy light.