hola from PV day 4

today we're going up to Saluidas (a sweet european colonized surfing town, about a half hour north, or so I've been told) to visit leslie's aunt and cousin who are here on spring break too! I am really looking forward to surfing, which I have never done before! eek, yay! We might stay the night there too, but we're not for sure yet. Should be fun! Leslie's cousin is 19 and I think he is really excited to have someone to hang out with for a little while haha.

yesterday I got really sick (eff mexico ha). I spent the day with a stomach ache, throwing up pink gatorade. yuck. But we did go out to Bubba Gump Shrimp for dinner -- well, we meant to go to ZTAI but it was really weird and there was NO ONE in there so we were confused and went next door to Bubba Gump. I was able to get a smoothie and some crab stuffed shrimpies (mmmMMM)! It was really good. Then afterward Rita went out with our new girlfriends we met who are from Minnesota and Leslie and I stayed in (she is sick too) and watched some TV and went to bed pretty early!

Oh and the night before last we went to this awesome hole in the wall seafood grill in old town and then came back, got ready and went out to the clubs with our friends from Minnesota ha. Elsa (one of the Min girls) and I ended up getting pulled behind the bar at Senor Frog's. Haha. It was fun! Oh and I got a big drink, which I got something similar of in Las Vegas for $30 but it was only around $10 american here! I love cheap mexico (the drink prices are awesome here)! Anyway I desperately need to go shower! Update you soon!

love, Rebeka!

day two

blog from puerto vallarta (spring break 2009) day two:

so we just came back in from 4 or so hours at the pool. amazing. I kept myself lathered and very greasy with some spf 45 sunscreen layered with spf 25 and somehow managed not to burn (or at least I don't think I did) but instead get a little color (whoo hoo)! I am pretty proud of myself. We went swimming in the ocean which I lovedddd and a little in the pool too. We also had lunch at the resort restaurant again which was delish. They have the BEST guacamole there! Also We met some girls from Minnesota at the pool today who seem really nice, so I think we might go out to town with them tonight (dinner around 5:30, meet up with them between 8:30-9 and then catch a cab downtown). I'm having a better day today which is good! Also I feel totally safe here so far which is just fantastic (for everyone who was wondering). Anyway, just wanted to update! Muah.

rants from the first day in PV

So as I write I’m sitting in my hotel room in Puerto Vallarta. Leslie (my greek “little sis”) and I left Seattle at around 7am this morning to come here. I did a lot better than expected on the flights here (even through the most intense turbulence I’ve ever experienced). When we got here we waited at the airport for Leslie’s friend Rita to arrive (who I didn’t know) and we got a cab to our hotel. When we got there (in the heart of the old downtown part, which I loved, and it was right on the beach which I also loved) we discovered that they were going to charge us like twice as much as we had previously expected. We took a look at the room: one king sized bed for three people, & that was about it. Rita went to an internet café and searched priceline for a new hotel. She finally found us a room at the holiday inn (nicer than it sounds) which is a resort with a private beach, food, shipping, pools, all the works. And there are two beds in this room, and an awesome balcony that looks out over all of Puerto Vallarta (I’ll post pics later). So I guess everything worked out pretty well. I am just hoping I don’t run into anyone I don’t want to see on this trip. Anyway, right now I’m sitting in our hotel room watching an old episode of Desperate Housewives with Spanish sub titles because I am so so tired and my stomach hurts and I don’t want to go out drinking. Ugh. I hope that I get in a better mood and start to feel better or else this trip is going to suck. I also am praying I don’t start throwing up or get super sunburned. But I did try a shrimp and avocado salad thing that Joel’s mom recommended to me. It was delish. And also like the only thing I’ve eaten since a $10 salad at LAX. Ugh. But I’ve realized that I remember a lot more Spanish than I thought and I hope that my hair will get bleached out a little in the sun this week. Also I am excited to walk through the streets by our old hotel and go in the little shops and eat seafood. OMG the internet here is horrible horrible. And I’ve decided that vacations with Joel are my favorite. Seeing things with him and holding hands is the best. Plus we get along so so well :) love him a lot.

lasts

tonight I went to Fondi's with the Koory family (Crystal, Jim, Abbey and Amelia) for dinner (so good)! I'm going to MISS them :(

yesterday I hung out with my cousins chip and katie (well my cousin chip and his wife so that makes her my cousin). we went to happy hour/dinner at McMenimums (I have no idea how it's spelled) and then we went to Giggles where we watched Greg Giraldo do stand-up comedy. It was tons of fun/super funny! Oh and the guy at the door wouldn't take the $100 my dad had given me as a mini graduation gift because it was old and didn't have something on it? UMMM! My dad got it from the BANK the day before, and "JERRY GAVE THAT TO HER" haha! I promise it was legit! But I am glad I got to spend some time with my cousins! Oh and the patron shots were nice too. Ha. Chip and Katie are the greatest!

Also my parents came up Friday and spent the night. I went to Ivars on Alaskan way with them and had the BEST seafood EVER! My dad and I got some raw oysters and then I had a "clam bake", which had little and big clams (that tasted like silk butter delicious), shrimp, corn on the cob, red potatoes and THE BEST CRAB I'VE EVER TASTED! Mmm! Then we wanted to go to the Aquarium but it had already closed. So we went to some novelty shops and things. After that we went to Gaswork's park and walked around, then to my sorority for the last time (for them), and then to U Vill for coffee and H&M (for my mom).
That night I went on my last sorority grab-a-date. It was at a bar on the Ave. Danielle, Steffen and I took a lot of shots and I danced by myself (Joel had an 8:30 final the next am). I had a blast. After Kim and I (and danielle and steffen for a little) went to Earl's and I got into a little trouble with one of my student's "bitches" - her friend's term, NOT mine! So we left and I found my alpha delts favorites at Memos! We ate some mexican food and then I went back home. I woke up with guacamole all over my white shirt...
The next morning I picked up Joel and then my parents and we went to Beth's omlette where my dad tackled the 12 egg southern exposure omelet. He definitely finished it and called Adam from Man Versus Food (who couldn't finish it on National TV) a "pussy". Ha. Then we went up the Space Needle. I had never been before and neither had my mom. We didn't like it. It was too high and felt like it was going to fall over. My dad went up when it was built for the world fair in in the early 1960s. Cool cool.

Anyway here are some pictures of my adventures:

U Oklahoma

just got a call from Prof. Roberston (of the Indian law Dept) at the U Oklahoma school of law personally congratulating me on my admission to the law school and offering me his e-mail and phone number in case I had any questions about the law school or Indian law there. Awesome. Apparently they don't do that for everyone, so I felt special.

4/5 = cool :)

and this is the best ranked school so far.

oh yeah!

and I forgot (because I promised that I would update):
while Joel and I were getting a drink at the SeaTac airport before departing for Vegas (I figured it would calm me down, considering my VERY rational fear of flying) I checked my e-mail from my phone and found that I have been accepted to Ave Maria school of Law with a $20,000/ year for 3 years scholarship. Cool. 3/4=I'm doing alright.

memorable

Tomorrow is my last day of class at UW, then finals Monday Tuesday and Wednesday and I am done with Undergrad and will have earned a BA. Weird.
Also I went to Vegas last weekend with Joel for his birthday. We had such a fun time with his cousin Josh. I'll write about it later when it's not finals/dead week, but for now I posted some pictures to tie everyone over:

oh and PS here is the link to my facebook album with all of the picture from midnight-3am on Joel and Micah's 21st and pictures from most of Vegas!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2392534&id=10725083&l=4b2ab
we <3 slots of fun
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