Hello everyone! I apologize for not updating more often. I do have some stories to share with you. I'm going to start with my hiking adventure with Hannah. A week ago we had the day off from basketball, so we decided to go hiking. If you saw where I'm living you would understand that you could pretty much hike wherever you want; this town is very much open country. Anyway we decided to hike this one trail that followed the hot springs. It took us about 3 hours to get up the mountain and back. The most amazing thing about this trip was that we experienced every kind of weather along the way. The sun was shining, but then some clouds rolled in and it started raining. Next, It snowed! Hannah is from Colorado and didn't think it was that big a deal, but I was so excited because I have only seen/felt snow fall a couple times. The flakes were huge, but once they hit the ground they pretty much melted. It was still awesome. Like I said, the trail we took was along this hot spring. In order to get to the top of the mountain we needed to cross the shallow spring. There was no way of doing this without getting our feet wet. However, the temperature of the water was like that of a hot tub while the temperature outside was around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. It was so strange because you just don't expect the rushing spring to be so warm. Anyway, once we crossed the springs, we hiked all the way to the summit where the ground was covered in a thin layer of snow. I was pretty exhausted by the time we returned to the car, but of course we ran out of gas! So we hiked some more to the closest gas station and filled up our gas can. I have never hated a car more than this one. I would say we had quite the adventure!
On the basketball front, I think I'm am playing better each game. It took some time to adjust to the extended 3 pt. line, but my percentages have been improving. Our team went on a two game winning streak, but unfortunately Hannah hurt her knee in our last win. She sat out of the game this week and we lost by 7. I was still really proud of the way we played as a team, and I think that we are getting better each game. Hannah is getting an MRI this weekend, so we're all praying it's nothing serious.
On a brighter note, I come home in 31 days! I am so excited to see everyone, and share some other stories about my experience in Iceland.
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