7 Long Days

Soo...this week's been pretty crazy. The reason I haven't blogged is because we got 36 inches (!!!) of snow, which knocked out our power for seven days. Seven days! At night we would have to go around in our headlamps, and no one has been able to do laundry in forever! As you can probably guess, we just got power back today--yay! It's so nice to have it back! Although having the power out helped us bond....you're probably thinking, "How can those students possibly bond any more than they already do!? They're with each other 24/7!" Well...I guess it's just possible, haha.

In retrospect, however, our power outage really wasn't that bad. We had a couple generators running (and the water was working because of the generators and propane tanks), so that was a huge plus. Also, after a couple days without power High Sierra rented a generator which we used at max eight hours every day in the dining hall--this allowed us internet and power during those times, so everyone would be in here doing homework and charging their laptops and phones; although the dining hall was FREEZING. It was seriously warmer to eat outside than in the dining hall. I love having the heat back on. So much.

Bella and I

On Saturday, because we were all getting mild cases of cabin fever, we as a camp spent the day in Fresno, the biggest city closest to where we are. After driving the hour to get to Fresno, we went shopping: my favorite place we went in Fresno was a small ASPCA office we stopped at where we spent almost an hour holding and petting the puppies and cats. I can't wait to see Didget again! If I actually lived in CA, there's no way I would have left that place empty-handed.

The most adorable puppy ever.

Last night (or should I say, this morning?) I was awakened at 3 a.m. because our smoke detectors were going off. I guess the generator was somehow releasing exhaust and carbon monoxide into the girls' dorm, so we had to relocate. All the girls dragged their sleeping bags and pillows into the meeting hall and we had a huge slumber party in there. It was weird...I've never had a smoke detector actually do its job. Whenever I hear one go off, it's either because the battery is low or because I burnt something in the oven. I really do have a whole new respect for them now, though.

Tonight, as celebration for the power being on, all of us went to DJ's house for a movie night and pizza party. We watched Les Miserables. Oh. My. Goodness. It was SO good! Like, so, so good. Definitely on my list of favorite movies. I am so reading the book this summer, even if it is bigger than the Bible.

Les Miserables

P.S. Soo..San Francisco updates are coming. Slowly but surely.

Can you believe we leave for trek again this friday? Agh!