So Saturday I did something that I haven't done in years, and something that I hadn't really planned to do again....whitewater rafting. The first time I went, almost 10 years ago (really, 10 years ago?!?) I did it as a team building, group activity for my internship. I was scared, but believed that my life vest and the 15 other people I went on the trip with would be around if I really needed help. So let me say that I was not brave enough to float alone in a single person kayak. I chose the raft - it sat 8 and just seemed a little more sturdy. We were given life vests, instructions on saving people, and told to follow everyone else in the kayaks. I survived - and I believe that my TWA made it through with minimal damage.
Fast forward to this trip - taken completely voluntarily and with friends. I am on my second go around with natural hair, well into my fourth year, and no longer rocking a TWA. My hair is in two-strand twists, and in a style that I called The Shark, (see below), two small twists down the sides, one larger section in the middle twisted high, and the three ends into a bun ....cute - I think, but it was my first time trying it, and I might make some changes. Problem! It didn't fit under the helmet, which I hadn't planned on (since we hadn't worn them when I went the first time). I dealt with it though, and ended up with a tight, quick french braid - functional and still cute.
We did a Class 4 Rapid (apparently they range from 1 - 6, with 6 being the deepest), which really means that we encountered several spots that were classified as 4s, some 3s, and some 2s. It was AMAZING! I don't know if it was the company, the timing, my attitude, or what - but I enjoyed everything about it - even the times when I got completely soaked (to the top of my scalp), and when we dipped and "surfed" so much that I wasn't sure we'd all stay in the raft! Anyway we survived, had fun, and my twists looked the same at the end of the trip as they did starting out!
Fast forward to this trip - taken completely voluntarily and with friends. I am on my second go around with natural hair, well into my fourth year, and no longer rocking a TWA. My hair is in two-strand twists, and in a style that I called The Shark, (see below), two small twists down the sides, one larger section in the middle twisted high, and the three ends into a bun ....cute - I think, but it was my first time trying it, and I might make some changes. Problem! It didn't fit under the helmet, which I hadn't planned on (since we hadn't worn them when I went the first time). I dealt with it though, and ended up with a tight, quick french braid - functional and still cute.
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| The Shark - back view |
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| The Shark - side view |
We did a Class 4 Rapid (apparently they range from 1 - 6, with 6 being the deepest), which really means that we encountered several spots that were classified as 4s, some 3s, and some 2s. It was AMAZING! I don't know if it was the company, the timing, my attitude, or what - but I enjoyed everything about it - even the times when I got completely soaked (to the top of my scalp), and when we dipped and "surfed" so much that I wasn't sure we'd all stay in the raft! Anyway we survived, had fun, and my twists looked the same at the end of the trip as they did starting out!
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