Riley+K.

October 22, 2010

My cousin Liam’s hair is like a marshmallow that has been torched with a flamethrower, all bronze and curly. Owen, my other cousin, has hair as dark and flat as an unused movie screen. My hair is soft like a fur blanket, but hates me when I comb it. My kitten Mexi looks like somebody hosed her and then stuck her in an electrical socket. My cat Stella looks like a steam roller flattened a wig and attached it to her.

Anxious students chattered away as we loaded onto amazingly large coach buses that would take us to Genesee. Glorious Genesee slowly pulled into view of the buses after the long trip stunning the students in the front of the bus. Quietly, the first day played out on the trail. As I climbed the footholds to the top of the leap of faith on day two, I started feeling sudden height. When I reached the top, I silenced my fears and jumped right off. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was getting elbowed in the face and trampled. Leaving Genesee, I realized just how lucky I was to be able to do that.