CollegeHumor Live!

Another adventure I had whilst being home in April, was going to the CollegeHumor Live show at the Vera Project with my father. Although it took an obscenely long time for the show to start, the skits and stand up were top notch. They were completely hilarious, although they did have a little bit of bitterness towards Canadians (#freehealthcare). I didn't get as many photos of the event as I had hoped, but I suppose that says something about how much fun we were having! 

Amir and the Space Needle

Zoo Day!

Another adventure that I had when I was home for a week in April was going to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. We got to see tons of animals, as well as lots of newborn babies! While we were there, there were baby porcupines, kangaroos, river otters, jaguars, and a (not so little) giraffe!

Sleeping momma gorilla.

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

I went back to the States for a week in April in between some of my finals, and on one of the days, we went to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people travel from all over the world to come and see the millions of tulips that grow in this small town in Washington. It's one of the largest collections of tulips in the ENTIRE WORLD. So seeing this spectacle every year is pretty incredible. Here are a few photos of some of the flowers, my mum, grandma, and one of my brothers :)

Red Tulip Field

Cancún Part Eight! (Heading Home)

So it's finally the day to head home. We stayed out the entire night night and caught the sunrise on the beach. After an action-packed week, it was kind of a relief to be heading back to our own beds. After a rather hectic spree of last minute packing, we hopped aboard the bus and rode back to the airport.

Sunrise on the beach.

Cancún Part Seven! (Last Night Out)

Our last night was bittersweet. We got all dolled up, took a group photo and then went to dinner at our favourite Mexican restaurant. The food was amazing, and the mariachi band was hilarious. I got them to play endless Santana songs :) After dinner we got ready for our last night out. We went to our favourite club, The City, and had an incredible time seeing MAKJ perform!

The entire group's last night out.

On the same day that we went to Chichen-Itza, we also went to a cenote (taken from the Mayan word for well). Cenotes are deep natural pits that are usually open to the sky. They are formed from collapsed caves. The pool is incredibly deep, and the surrounding walls have places where you can leap from! The walls were covered with vines, as well as some that hung from the top of the cave. There was also a waterfall near the back.

 Ik Kil Cenote

Cancún Part Six! (Chichen Itza)

One of the most historically interesting parts of my trip to Mexico was our visit to Chichen-Itza. This archeological site was part of a pre-Columbian city built by the Mayans. On the ground there are a series of awe-inspiring pyramids and 'The Great Ball Court" (amongst other ancient structures). "The Great Ball Court" is what the ball court in the movie The Road to El Dorado was modeled after (click here to see what I'm talking about).

Pyramid in Chichen-Itza.