Cliff Jumping in Croatia

For all of the worriers out there... you should probably just not read this one (That means you Nana...). First of all, we have officially arrived in Croatia. Amanda, Kelly and I went to the old city (downtown area) this morning. We got on the wrong bus, went way out of the way and then got on the right bus and ended up in the downtown area sometime around 12 when it only takes 30 minutes to walk there. Oops. Anyways... we got there and looked around and it was just amazing. To think that less than 20 years ago this place was in the midst of a genocide and an intense war is amazing. There are still houses where you can see the damage from the shells and air attacks. We met some girls at a place where we stopped for lunch. They were studying abroad from Yale and they gave us some ideas for what to do while we're here. Once we left lunch (which by the way was 380 kunos!) We headed down to the main part of the city which is where we ran into other SAS students. They were on there way to go cliff jumping. Amanda's face immediately lit up and my face immediately dropped. Cliff jumping is for insane people, I am not perfect but I like to picture myself as sane. I agreed to go but resolved in my mind that I would not be jumping. I didn't have a bathing suit so it led to an amazing and logical excuse. Once we got to the cliffs... adrenaline took over and before I knew it I was jumping off of 30 foot cliffs in nothing but my new dress from Italy. It was the most thrilling and most amazingly beautiful experience I have ever had. The waters were so crystal clear and they are extremely salty. The saltiness keeps you floating really easily. Before we knew it there were about 25 students from our program all at this cliff jumping off into the most beautiful water I have ever swam in. I still can't believe I did it, but I am so glad that I did. For any of you who might not believe me, I have multiple videos of me jumping in! For those of you who want to pretend like I didn't do this, just know that I'm ok and I won't be able to do it again for the rest of the time that I'm in Croatia (sorry Nana!). I am absolutely loving Croatia. The city we are in is not a tourist city so it is so nice to be able to see locals. The kids here are so nice too! It is so nice to see families in town and be able to see a grocery store. I don't even remember the last time I saw a grocery store. I definitely need to visit it soon. I'm running out of snacks for my cabin, laundry detergent, razors and q-tips. It's all part of the adventure that I'm on right now. My roommate and I along with a few of our friends will be heading out tonight to have some wine and get internet access to call home. I'm excited to talk to my family again!!