I was invited to my Aunts Ranch in Texas for two weeks. El Rancho Chaa is its full name. It is located right on the border of Mexico. I flew down with my two cousins, Devin and Jenna. Devin is 16 and Jenna is 13. We took a plane from the Seattle Airport to Salt Lake City and from there we took a flight to El Paso. Once we reached El Paso we met Vic the cab driver, A one in a million kind of guy. He took us to the grey hound bus station, helped us get our tickets, and even called my parents to tell them we had made it there safely. He got a big tip. From the station we took a bus to Van Horn. Which was over 2 hours long. From Van Horn, my dear Auntie Pilar picked us up and drove us for another hour and a half to her home in Alpine Texas where we got some much needed rest. The next day we spend bussiling around, trying to get all neccessary items to survive on a ranch for two weeks. After stocking up the car with many food items, and other supplies we headed down to the Ranch. MR (Manuel Rodriguez) my aunts ranch partner was down there before we got there, he called my aunt and told it was 119 degrees at the ranch, and that he had just seen a coyote chasing a rabbit and they were both walking. Im not sure which one I believed less. Once we arrived however I knew he was kidding, about the tempreture I mean. It was sooo hot, and coming from Seattle, Washington where it rarely brakes 80 degrees this was quite a shock. My first two days there were a bit of a struggle for me. Then Travis had his 21st birthday fiesta my Aunts Mexican friends Cepriano, Manuel, and Julio came and played with us. After that my heart did something I didn't really expect it to do. It fell in love, with a place. I completely lost touch with the girl I was back at home. I didn't where make up, I never straightened my hair, I got dirty and I didn't think twice about it, I ate beans and burritos every night, I went looking for rattle snakes, I sunk into quick sand, I shot a pistol into the air, I rode a horse bareback through a lightning storm. It was some of the most fun and adventure I have had in my whole entire life. I fell in love with the people I was with too. Aunt Pilar, the amazing hostess of the whole trip was a goddess. She made everything come together perfectly. Jenna was my sister, we did everything together. Devin was my goober, we liked to tease eachother, and try new things together, and Travis was my teacher/trainer/best friend/and big brother. I taught me more about how to live life then anyone I have ever met. The ranch was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. When I cam home I just moped around the house. I played my Texas music, Jimmie Rodegers, Woodie Guthrie, THE WORKS! Though they did bring back memories and good times, my hear still felt split in two. For the first time in my life, I had discovered this whole new alter ego. The girl I used to be 5 years ago, before being poisned by the peer pressure, and norm of public school. I loved the girl I had found, and it made me sad to have to return to the other. After much contemplation however, I discovered that I could be both girls. I could join them together to make one person. Some who loves to have order, and to be clean, and to look pretty, and the other girl who loves to ride horses, get muddy, shoot guns, and spit spit balls. Both girls had something to offer. The ranch made me a better person.
You are amazing if you read all that.
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