Adventures in Moab

This has been a stellar week.

Whenever I'm in Utah, it's because I have school.
That's why I was so insistent to arrive a week early;
so I could do whatever I wanted.

One of the things I decided to do was go to Moab with a few of my Nursing friends.
I drove down with Amanda, where we proceeded to hike in Arches National Park.
Please refer to video:

It was hot and I was very sweaty, but it was lots of fun.

Later that evening, we hooked up with Spencer and some of his friends from work.
We went on a night hike to an arch that we were supposed to repel...
Amanda and I chickened out on the repelling part,
NOT because that part scared us, but because the hike up to the arch was the sketchiest thing in the world. I had a genuine fear for my life as I began the climb up, and I eventually worked my way back down before I died. Spence and his buds still repelled though, and it was fun to watch them.
Left: Malayna repelling upside down
Right: Spencer's silhouette above the moonlight as he repelled
Bottom: Amanda and Me, safe on the ground


That night, Amanda and I stayed at a hostel.
I would say that it's one of my more unique experiences.
Everyone else there was male and old.
It'd be safe to add sufficiently creepy to that list too.
Oh, and I can't forget to mention that we were awakened in the morning by the lovely sound of a drunk man vomiting in the bathroom next to our room.

That nasty memory was soon forgotten,
as Spencer took us on the coolest rafting trip ever!
It was so so so much fun.
I can't even explain what an amazing day it was.
It was the perfect mixture of thrill from the rapids and serenity from the nature that surrounded us. I'm set upon going back next summer.

After rafting, Spencer took us to a custom T-shirt shop.
We took our own shirts (Less than $2 a piece)
and picked any design they had ($3).
So we ended up with cool Moab shirts for under 5 bucks!
Talk about a sweet deal.

I cannot reiterate how much fun I had.
I love my friends and I love making memories with them.