SPRING BREAK

Spring Break. A much anticipated American experience.
What happens in the DR will stay in the DR - so this blog post, I'm afraid, will be brief.

We decided to hop on the Punta Cana bandwagon in the Dominican Republic with a bunch of girls from Tri Delt and some guys from Chi Phi and Pi Lam. There were probably about 50 of us in total. We stayed in an all-inclusive resort. We were expecting an up-scale Magaluf 2k11, but this really blew our minds. It was beautiful. The beach was sandy white and the sea, crystal clear.

We chilled, we had Fifty Shades story time, we had mojitos in the pool... the expected. On one morning we took a morning trip on a catamaran to go 'snorkelling'. I saw, perhaps, one fish. To be honest, I was too busy taking selfies on Olivia's GoPro in the sea.
After we swam around for a bit, we moored up in the sea and drank mamajuana, a local spirit brewed from red wine and rum. The result of this was some serious twerking from the Dominican guys on the boat, and some pretty excited guys on the boat..

The resort had some great restaurants, from gourmet to seafood...and of course an all-inclusive list of cocktails. We certainly made the most of that, storming our way in the evening, and Bloody Mary's in the morning. Some of us - no-names-mentioned-Olivia-Ball- maximized on the free drinks a little too much in the swim-up bar. If only this was caught on GoPro...

We didn't end up staying in the resort in the evenings. If anything, the resort wasn't quite trashy enough for us...probably the wrong thing to say, sorry Madre. We went to the Hard Rock club, Oro, one night which was sweet, and a club in a cave called Imagine. Bats and springbreakers both welcome.
The biggest drama I am afraid was down to one Irish gal who went missing.
The course of events went as followed:
1. Blanca wakes Olivia and Meri - running round like little blind men so confused.
2. Freaked out. Frantic texts.
3. Called police (chugged drinks).
4. Called American/Irish Embassy.
5. Skyped parents warning of extending trip in DR.
6. Caused a huge commotion in the hotel (drinking more).
7. Freaking more out about missing flight. Getting some cocktails in.
8. Nearly killing Emma as she strolled into the lobby.
9. Missed flight - Emma detained in Miami airport .
10. Caught flight. Finally in CH. The end.

Anyway, we were all alive and well, (actually not really 'well' - lost voices and a lot of recharging to happen in Asheboro at Liz's house...) All in all, a top trip, dramas aside. Back to Chapel Hill for 2 weeks of grind and Formal, then onto the next trip.... Ultra.
Here's a selection of pictures for your perusal.....

xoxoxoxoxo

Hola - it's been a while

Yep, I am alive.
Sorry been pretty MIA for the past 6 weeks on the blog - been so busy! It has flown by.

My, my it's good to be back. Chapel Hill feels like a second home. Or third, not sure how many I'm on now, 4th including the Boardman residence.

Aside from that.... So what's new in Chapel Hill? 
Well, I must start with a weather update, especially for those Northerners. It has been hot, cold, snowing, freezing... all within a day of each other.  We have had tornado warnings
There was the Duke Vs UNC basketball match which was crazy. It had to be postponed a week because of the snow, which just increased the anticipation for the big match. To give you an idea of the rivalry, Duke had won 42 games and UNC, 43. Anyway - I didn't have tickets to the actual game so I went to a bar to watch it, and when we won (oh hell yeah), we took Franklin Street by storm. I've never been so into a game, even if I was calling the 'baskets', 'goals' and the 'game' a 'match'... really need to get in there with the technical chat. It was mad. Right in the thick of it, there were people jumping over fires, chanting, people standing on lamp posts - you name it. Here are some pictures to give you the idea...

Tri Delt wise, we had a pancake dinner to raise money for charity- got ma flippin' on in the kitchen, Philly Stew taught me the art well, not gonna lie. #pro

People and weather: I've come to understand how they are linked. Of course people are not going to be friendly in the rain!!!!! Whyyyy would I stand in the sleet holding the door open for a rando behind me in England? I'm just not going to. Whereas here, of course, you do. In fact you probably go out of your way to open it, even if you aren't going in the same direction. Why? - because sun makes you happy. And in England/Scotland we are seriously Vitamin D deficient.
Granny, I know I said I will definitely come back, and I will, but I might have to emigrate later in life.

What's next on the cards? Saturday- much anticipated Spring Break trip to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic... followed by Formal Cocktail the weekend after... followed by Ultra music festival the weekend after that. March is going to be a mad one. Sophie Stew and Gareth are coming out to Miami as well which I am sure will prove a lethal combination to join for Ultra.
Moves to make, plans to execute.  

And sorry to disappoint y'all that I don't have a Southern American drawl, maybe by June....

Love to all back home, will try and update more often! xxxx

and some more random snaps .......

sunset - so American: coffee, trainers and backpacks...

Thrift shop cocktail --->> Fifties

UNC Vs Boston College Basketball game

Red cups n flags