Summer memories

Things I have done for the first time this summer:

1. Practice archery. And hit the center circle of the target with a bow and arrow upon the fifth try.
2. Rode on a running horse for 3 straight minutes.
3. Hiked up and down a cavern, through a ravine, and through an old city full of tourist shops.
4. Danced with performers from various minorities.
5. Took a picture of me next to a Rolls-Royce car in front of a five-star hotel in Kunming.
6. Felt like a sister among my mom and aunts.
7. Ate stinky tofu, among many other foods.
8. Took the Shanghai subway.
9. Boarded a small airplane on one of those staircases that you see the President using on TV.
10. Sang at a karaoke bar.
11. Roasted marshmallows over a fire and ate s'mores.
12. Played charades with the word "Latino" without making any people references.
13. Held hands with a boy. (I know, how sentimental)
14. Put my feet in a plastic tub of hot water with aromatherapy salts and 9 other girls.
15. Made a pillow.
16. Participated in a jello fight.
17. Attended a wedding (and danced with my sister on the dance floor).
18. Bought origami paper.
19. Saw leopard sharks and guitar fish off the shores of La Jolla Beach.
20. Actually caught a fish with a fishing pole. And grabbed it. And dissected it later on. (I have a new appreciation for my grandmother)
21. Had an amazing four weeks at COSMOS, met lots of wonderful people, and looking forward to college.
22. Coming home and feeling like nothing's changed.

This summer has made me experience a lot. I'm still in the process of digesting it.

~Heidy