(First week with Host family)
From the journal of Derek Rury
"Today was the first day that I really got the chance to observe and appreciate the scenery and landscape, even though it was cold and rainy almost the entire day. The clouds eventually parted and the sky shown bright blue. This was what I was expecting, and more, to some extent. See, for our training here in Alarobia, we are on the highlands of the plateau. We are pretty far up. I can tell wer are far up because on an overcast day, everyday here so far, you can only see the bottom half of the mountains because of the clouds that cover the tops. I am no scientist and maybe this effect is created by some change in precipitation or something, but my money is on that we have a long way to fall. I also believe we are far up because I get winded walking 50 feet. But regardless of what created it, the view of the valley that Alarobia neighbors is breathtaking, weather permitting. There seem to be everlasting rows of mountains that appear, each lining up behind the last one. They actually seem more like big hills than your traditional mountain, but believe me, they are the real deal.. When the sun hits them at the right time (right before dusk) and at the right angle, they are lit up to make them appear somewhat glossy, or toylike. As if you could simply reach out a pluck a tree from the ground, or change on the houses next to the rice paddies which reflect the image of the fickle, fluffy clouds that pass overhead at a seemingly rushed pace, as if they have been instructed to only permit this view of nature's beauty for a short time so that when it does happen, people will line up to appreciate it."
(View of the mountains from the market)
(View from behind my house)
(The Misty Mountains)
Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeepelin
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