So once again I have failed at turning over a blog post quickly. I apologize. It was a busy school week. So last weekend we went to Interlaken, Switzerland. Our original plans had been to head up to Copenhagen but those fell through. But what a substitute! It took a pretty long time to get there. On the way there we took 6 different trains. So 9 hours later, we arrive in Interlaken at midnight. Of course, you can't see anything at night so we had no idea what we would wake up to the next morning. We found our hostel and settled in for the night. We loved our hostel. It was relatively cheap and had everything you could want. One of the clubs in the town is right downstairs. It had a nice gift shop in the lobby and we got 10% off for staying at the hostel. But enough about that. We woke up on Friday morning and didn't really have an idea of what we were going to do. Cam and I talked about going paragliding but it wasn't anything concrete. We went downstairs to ask the front desk- who were soo helpful, loved the hostel- and she told us what we had to do and signed us up right there. We didn't have to do anything else. The group (Me, Cam, Ellen, Zach and Reid) walked around to get acquainted with the city. We walked outside and realized we were surrounded on all sides by mountains. It was absolutely gorgeous. 
We were all so picture happy. Cam and I went back to the hostel around 1:30 because the paragliding van was picking us up at 1:45! We were so nervous. We did a little shopping downstairs of the hostel and I bought a Swiss army knife with edelweiss on it. Love it! Then the van picked us up! They drove us to their little store where we got our boots and pants and they picked up our instructors as well. We were laughing the whole time because I think we were so nervous and excited. SO we got back in the van and they talked about everything that we had to do. We had to sign some forms with an emergency contact number on them. haha That was a little nerve racking. Mom, you were mine. :) haha But then they assured us that it was fine and then we started driving up the mountain. We got to our drop off point and walked up a little ways. Then they told us to relax while they got everything set up. So we waited anxiously and took pictures. Then they told us it was time. I was first so we got strapped in and waited until he told us to run! When you take off, he tells you to run as fast as you can and then you will lift off. Then once you are in the air, you sit on this little seat. then its nothing. You just fly. It's pretty amazing. I thought it would be much more hectic than it was. It was just floating. No drop, no loud wind, just floating. It was actually really peaceful. On the way down, you can see so much. It was amazing. 
You are in the air for about twenty minutes. I opted out of the "roller coaster" tricks because I got a little nauseous in the air. By the time we landed my feet had fallen asleep for some reason. I got feeling in them right before we landed but then my legs lost feeling. So when we landed he told me just to stand up from the seat. So when I stood up, I fell right back down. I started laughing because I felt stupid. I couldn't get up for about a minute while blood came back to my legs. Once it did, I stood back up and got ready to leave! We walked back to the hostel and shared our stories and how much we loved paragliding. SOO FUN!!! 
After that, we were both pretty exhausted and took a nap. We waited for everyone to get back and then went and had thai food at a restaurant next door. Then went to the bar for a little while then went to bed! It was a very fun day! The next morning we were awoken at 730 by our noisy neighbors. We never went back to sleep so we decided to get up for the day. We went and had breakfast and lounged around our room till they literally kicked us out at about 1130. We decided to take a hike down to a really pretty lake Cam and I had seen during our paragliding trip. We walked for forever but it was so pretty we didn't mind. It was a beautiful day and ended up being in the fifties with the sun shining. We walked to the lake but on the way found an old castle built in the 13th century. So fun! Then walked to the lake and had a "beach day." 
It was still cold but we sat on the rocks and admired the scenery. We stayed there for a while and then walked back. We had some food and then relaxed at the hostel that night! Cam and I woke up early the next morning to head back to Maastricht so we would have some time to get some work done. It was such a wonderful place! Definitely one of those places I will be going back someday!
We were all so picture happy. Cam and I went back to the hostel around 1:30 because the paragliding van was picking us up at 1:45! We were so nervous. We did a little shopping downstairs of the hostel and I bought a Swiss army knife with edelweiss on it. Love it! Then the van picked us up! They drove us to their little store where we got our boots and pants and they picked up our instructors as well. We were laughing the whole time because I think we were so nervous and excited. SO we got back in the van and they talked about everything that we had to do. We had to sign some forms with an emergency contact number on them. haha That was a little nerve racking. Mom, you were mine. :) haha But then they assured us that it was fine and then we started driving up the mountain. We got to our drop off point and walked up a little ways. Then they told us to relax while they got everything set up. So we waited anxiously and took pictures. Then they told us it was time. I was first so we got strapped in and waited until he told us to run! When you take off, he tells you to run as fast as you can and then you will lift off. Then once you are in the air, you sit on this little seat. then its nothing. You just fly. It's pretty amazing. I thought it would be much more hectic than it was. It was just floating. No drop, no loud wind, just floating. It was actually really peaceful. On the way down, you can see so much. It was amazing. You are in the air for about twenty minutes. I opted out of the "roller coaster" tricks because I got a little nauseous in the air. By the time we landed my feet had fallen asleep for some reason. I got feeling in them right before we landed but then my legs lost feeling. So when we landed he told me just to stand up from the seat. So when I stood up, I fell right back down. I started laughing because I felt stupid. I couldn't get up for about a minute while blood came back to my legs. Once it did, I stood back up and got ready to leave! We walked back to the hostel and shared our stories and how much we loved paragliding. SOO FUN!!! After that, we were both pretty exhausted and took a nap. We waited for everyone to get back and then went and had thai food at a restaurant next door. Then went to the bar for a little while then went to bed! It was a very fun day! The next morning we were awoken at 730 by our noisy neighbors. We never went back to sleep so we decided to get up for the day. We went and had breakfast and lounged around our room till they literally kicked us out at about 1130. We decided to take a hike down to a really pretty lake Cam and I had seen during our paragliding trip. We walked for forever but it was so pretty we didn't mind. It was a beautiful day and ended up being in the fifties with the sun shining. We walked to the lake but on the way found an old castle built in the 13th century. So fun! Then walked to the lake and had a "beach day." It was still cold but we sat on the rocks and admired the scenery. We stayed there for a while and then walked back. We had some food and then relaxed at the hostel that night! Cam and I woke up early the next morning to head back to Maastricht so we would have some time to get some work done. It was such a wonderful place! Definitely one of those places I will be going back someday! 
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