Cheesy jokes aside wanted to write about two events/trips that happened to me these past two weeks. It's just gonna be me talking about them and my feelings blah, blah, blah. I just don't want to forget them too quickly so I'm writing them down in order to prolong them, hopefully.
Ok, on to the topic! On Friday the 29th of May I went on a trip with my class, sort. It wasn't everyone in my class just 20 of them and two boys brought their girlfriends, plus it was after graduation, but one of the girls organized it since we never had a class trip during our three years of high school. Those who were interested went on a four day trip, in the countryside, next to a crystal clear lake. We rented three cottages from this center that had about a dozen or so of them, that were right next to a lake near a town called Łączyno. The town was over an hour away from where I lived and instead of going through the trouble of going by bus I was like "Hey, I got my license not too long ago why not make use of the sucker?" This caused my father to have a mini heart attack and he gave me driving lessons almost everyday until the trip. I thought it'd be a nice and calm drive down to the meeting spot, but my friend asked me how I was getting there and I had to tell him by car and that yes I had room to take him as well. Once I told him I knew I'd end up taking the rest of his/ our(?) friends as well. Here's the thing I don't mind driving Aster. I've dove him home a couple of times and he doesn't make fun of my driving skills. Now when it comes to Bell, General and Bas uuuhhhhgggg, no fucking clue. I guess I was more nervous of driving with a car full of people than anything else, while at the same time knowing one wrong move could kill all of them. That would send me straight to the seventh circle of hell. This helped to improve my driving skills, because I drove practically everyday.
Well that fateful friday came and we all agreed to meet at my house at 2:30, aside from Bas who would be using my taxi service on the way back. Unsurprisingly, Aster came early and we sat and talked on my front steps since it'd been a while since we last saw each other. We talked till the appointed time and again unsurprisingly Bell texted us he'd be late, of course. I think it'd be against his nature if he was on time for once. By than my dad had gotten home and we loaded the car, set the gps and plugged in Asters mp3 player. Waiting, waiting and more waiting only to see Bell and General in the distance. Why did the walk instead of taking the tram? Asters explanation, because Bell's too much of a Jew to spend a few złoty. Sigh.
The ride there was pretty calm and we listened to the beastie boys and the red hot chili peppers. Once we arrived though I found out we were only the second ones there and the rest would probably get there within the hour. I was in a different house than the others filled with three other girls (Ola, Dariah and Anii) and two boys (Kass and Kuba), all of which I got along with well enough. Although I have to admit as soon as I picked my bed, the only single in the house, and dropped my bag on it I was off. As in I disappeared for the next hour to explore the rest of the area.
The land near the cottages was very hill with a lake not 50 feet away and a long dock. There were two fire pit sites, a basketball court with one hoop, a volleyball sand pit and a nice playground. There were a lot of stairs and things to jump over as well, so I got to use what little parkour skills I knew. While exploring I found out all the other houses were empty, meaning my classmates could be as loud as they wanted and not worry about grumbling neighbors. When I told them that I think I gave them an excuse to be even louder. Why me? By the time I got back to the others another car had arrived and I sat down with a few people (Michał, Patrycja, Maciek, Dawid and Krzysiek) and got free meat from there grill. This was the beginning of my survival on grilled sausages for the next two weeks. I ended up hanging out with them until the final car came, but I got bored so I disappeared again and didn't really show up until Aster dragged me to where everyone was gathering.
They were all sitting on the biggest porch of our houses and grilling, listening to crappy music and drinking. I didn't take part in the drinking, cause I just didn't feel like it, but I socialized, which was surprising in and of itself. It was weird and funny. Bell and the General got drunk and passed out somewhere around nine. The morons drank a whole liter of vodka in 15 minutes. Sigh. It was kinda funny though. At one point Bell just stood up and ran to the bathroom. Where the toilet was his teddy bear till late into the evening, when some of his friends tucked him into bed. It wasn't so easy with the General. He started blabbering and at first it was funny, but than he thought he was at war and he started tumbling and pretending he was in a trench. Whenever he saw a girl he told them to run and save themselves, which earned him some points from them and in general thats where he got his nickname. Creative, I know, but it's funny.
Once he passed out and was tucked into bed things calmed down, a bit. This is where I found out that one of the guys brought marijuana, that guy also lived in the same house as I did. Luckily he slept in a different room than and had the windows open when he smoked inside. Some of the guys thought it'd be fun to try, so they smoked a joint. One of them threw up and than went on about spoons for two hours before he just spaced out for the rest of the night. During this time everyone just drank more beer and there was a dance contest and mingling in general. I nodded off around 11:00 or so and headed back to my bed. No one made any rude comments about it though and when people came in to use our bathroom they were quite or at least tried to be. Although I was woken up at four in the morning because my housemates decided to play makało (a card game) I nodded off after a while though.
The best part about going to sleep early is being the first one up. I quietly made myself a coffee, grabbed a muffin and my book and went to read for an hour on the dock. When it got cold though I went back inside and found everyone just waking up, so I continued reading. Once everyone was more or less awake I became a designated driver because I hadn't drunk anything the day before. So the girls made a list of things they would need and me and three guys (Kass, Kuba and Igor) drove to the store. They wanted to go to a specific supermarket that was a few towns over so I drove while Igor gave direction. That was a mistake. He had a map on his phone, but we still got lost three times! Honestly, it's really hilarious and something he was teased about once we got back. An interesting trip where we talked about american donut shops and how it's not surprising they have a problem with obesity there.
Now I don't quite remember what I did, but I know I got back to see the end of a poker game which Aster took part in. I found out Bell was up and breathing, along with General. Once the poker game was over Aster, General and I went for a walk around the area. We went to see some horses that were farther down the road and walked through the forest. In the mean time General supplied us with plenty of babble about plants and animals found around us, while Aster and I made sarcastic comments and lazily tried to ditch him in the forest. I didn't work, but once we got back to the area where all the other cottages were we sat on a comfy porch in a different house, a bit farther away from our cottages. Mindless conversation ensured with Bell texting Aster where we were. He came brought food I left and brought more food and we had a mini feast. We sat there for a while, but it was pretty peaceful actually. Until Bas came along and informed us that there was a grill and if anyone wanted food they should come down to one of the houses. The General did, but Aster, Bell and I went back to my empty (yay) cottage and drank tea, where we finally came to the decision to hang out with the rest of the people there. I think we all ended up going to the grill where they were playing dark histories, mythical and regular version. I finally ended up drinking, but only a glass, my mother ended up calling at some point and she kind of ruined my good mood. When it comes to drinking my father has two rules- never drink alone and never drink when your sad or in a bad mood. These rules are golden to me and I'm gonna follow them. Off topic though.
At one point I'm pretty sure Aster got bored and he noticed my bored so he said, "Walk?" To which I laughed and made my way away from everyone. I'm certain it was getting dark at this point, so at first we walked around the area where the houses were, bothered some cows, before deciding to leave the fenced in area again. At some point I'd gotten cold and hooked my arm around Asters for body heat to which he took it and put it around my shoulders. I think I almost squealed/fainted/ other when he did that. Also I know this sounds super cheesy, but ........ we fit really well together. His arm easily drapes on my shoulders and I can comfortably put my arm around his waist. Squealing aside We had a peaceful long walk and came back to find everyone cramped inside a dark house playing music. It was around 11 when we got back, so I just said goodnight and returned to my bed.
The final full day was interesting to say the least. It started just like the day before, except instead of reading on the dock I read for two or more hours on the porch that the boys and I had our 'feast' on. I think I returned and made conversation with the people that were up when Aster came up and was like "walk?" To which I agreed and we left the compound/ area where our houses were at and made our way towards one of the villages we hadn't yet been to. This was the beginning of a long walk. We just kept walking on the dirt path and at some point Aster put his arm on my shoulders again. It was really comfortable, peaceful and I enjoyed it a lot. At one point we got to a city and asked for directions on how to get back to Łączyno. The lady said go left on the first crossing, what she should have said was the second crossing. We ended up getting to a place called Kamienne Łączyno, which is close in name but not the same. At this point we were both a bit tired and hungry and luckily Aster noticed a small hut in the distance that was one that we'd passed on our walk yesterday. We went through a few farming fields and one giant mining sand pit, but we finally returned! I think we were gone for almost four hours, so we gladly returned to find everyone laying on blankets outside, playing dark histories again.
I plopped down on a blanket with tea, a sausage and some cookies. The cookies disappeared fairly quickly and after eating I just sketched for a bit while taking part in and listening to conversation. At one point got bored again and disappeared for an hour to practice Kata. When I'd returned I asked Aster if he was up for another walk. We had a really strange conversation than where I brought up the subject of 'what if Bas and Bell where in a romantic relationship together?' That brought up a few wonderful laughs.
We also decided to make a real bonfire since it was the last night. I'd asked everyone earlier if we would have one and it seemed everyone was eager, just no one wanted to do the work. So Aster and I stole some wood from one of the fancier cottages and set up the pit. I ran over to get some fire and once everyone found out what we had done they brought there blankets inside and slowly gathered by the fire. Not everyone went though, because a group of boys had been doing vodka shots for a while and were perfectly fine with doing there own thing, although they did come eventually. I'd brought real american marshmellows and taught everyone how to make smores which was a blast. We also ate sausages since there was still a bit left over and just sat and talked around the fire till around midnight. This was my first real bonfire in the longest time. The last time I had one was most likely before the move. It was nice.
Since it was the last night I decided to stay up a bit later. Aster helped me with this although at one point I'm pretty sure I dozed off on his shoulder. The class decided to play Hunters at one point. It's a game where there are two groups the hunters and the hunted. The hunted make clues that slowly lead the hunters to where they are. Our group was the hunters first and I came in handy with my knowledge of the area. I was also the only one who knew there were cows near the cottages and t was nice being helpful. Although it was funny how everyone was like 'so when you disappear you're just exploring the area?' Yup, we found the other group fairly quickly and my group was planning a sweet revenge on the others, but I was pooped and headed off to bed. I lasted till 1;30 though which was past my goal- midnight. I was woken at four in the morning though again. This time I kindly asked them to quite down which they then decided to go to sleep.
The next morning passed quickly. I helped with clean up and just organizing the general chaos, until 12 or so where my group of misfits headed off. We were the first to leave since everyone else wanted to hang out at some lake not to far off, nobody in my car was interested though, so off we went. We drove back listening to rage against the machine and motorhead and dropped everyone off. When I got home I was pooped and ended up taking a nap and just sleeping on the couch for the rest of the day.
All in all I had a lot of fun on this trip and honestly, I expected it to be a lot worse. I just took my fathers advice go with the flow and don't force anything and maybe it won't be that bad. It wasn't and I think it's something I'll look back fondly on. I wanted to also write about another trip that happened not two days after this one, but maybe that will be my next post since this one is already so long.
Maybe, I'll see you around?
