Since my last post, a lot has happened. I am finally home,
but I will go ahead and fill you in on the rest of the trip anyways. On our
last day in the Galapagos, we went to the Darwin Research Center where we
became some of the last people to see the iconic tortoise, Lonesome George. We
were all confused by his stillness and stooping head when we saw him, but it
wasn't until dinner that we found out that he had died and probably wasn't alive when we saw him. It was so strange to hear
that the tortoise that had already lived at least a hundred years and who was
expected to have just as much life ahead of him died on the same day that we
saw him. Before dinner though, we worked up an appetite by playing at the beach
for hours. On the way there, I walked with Madelene Hamilton. She fell on the way there and then we bumped heads so it was kind of a rough hike but we had fun singing Alabama Shakes' "Hold On" and Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zero's "Home" (hence the title of my post). For dinner that night, we had my favorite
meal on the trip: slipper lobster with coconut sauce. We were at a street
restaurant that Julian recommended. It was great! After dinner, we came home
for our last night on the island. After that, the trip is a blur. We went to
Quito for a night where we ate the much dreaded Guinea Pig. I completely blame
the delicacy for making me sick on the entire plane ride home. Although the flight
was rough, I savored the last few hours I had with the group. I have loved
getting to know everyone! Overall, the trip was a huge success, thanks to
people like Ms. Bottoms, Taylor, Sam, Nikki, Livio, Massimo, and Julian. I hope
that someday I get to go back to one of the many places I got to see!
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