Sayonara Yuka and Forest Adventure

We had a sayonara party for Yuka at the Reimer house. Yuka is a master student in our lab who is going to Hawaii for a one-year internship. We are all happy for her, but we will miss her! The chairs were a bit reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland for some of the shorter guests.
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The next day we went on a Forest Adventure! Eight of us went to the zipline course in Onna. Some of us were scared and others couldn't wait to jump off the platforms. First, we all had to suit up into our harnesses. They were very flattering for most of us.



Next, we had our safety briefing. We all had to connect ourselves to the lines, so our safety was in our own hands. We didn't even have to fill out waivers. Our fearless leader, Jamie, went first.



Nate wore Sung-yin's glasses for her, so she could be comforted by blindness. She was always hugging the poles so she wouldn't fall off. Although we all had two lines clipped to something at all times. The ladders were perhaps the trickiest part! As the briefing instructor told us when explaining how to climb up them, "Danger!"



A photo of the zipline team, our best side, of course.



Near the end of the course, was the "adventure course." This was truly a test of endurance for most of us. The Tarzan swing was the scariest part of the day, I think I'm still shaking from it. See video below. We all did it and survived! After the Tarzan swing was a series of strategic bridges. The next photo shows Sung-yin starting the balance beam bridge, Bidur on the swinging bridge, Javier on the Chinese bridge, and Martin on the rings. Then, a close up of Kris on the rings...that was a tough one.



All in all, it was hot, humid (notice the sweat dripping off of us all), scary, and so much fun! Afterward, we all jumped in the ocean to cool off, clothes and all. Check out the videos below. Nate recording as he ziplines, Kris landing gracefully, and Kris doing the Tarzan swing. Make sure the sound is on. It really adds to the the video experience!