Denver!

So I'm finally here in Denver! When I first arrived here in Denver and got off the plane the UWP representatives weren't at the airport yet, but I saw some of my cast mates that I recognized from Facebook all standing around. I went over and got to know everyone before going to pick up my luggage. By the time I got back from getting my luggage the UWP representatives were there and checking everyone in. After everyone was checked in we were all sent out to a charter bus that took us to a recreational center(like a YMCA) were we had registration. Registration included getting my official UWP nametag, finishing paying for the trip, learning about my host family, and filling out emergency contact info.
Once everyone had finished registering we were all sent to another room that had some tables with games on them to hang out until everyone arrived. I was on the first bus taken to the recreation center, so I was one of the first people there. As everyone was arriving I was trying to learn names, but there are almost 100 people in my cast so its really difficult!
As we waited we played Jenga, Mad Gab, Frisbee, and some card games. By dinner almost everyone had arrived, so the little room was very crowded. We had a dinner of pizza and salad, then had more socializing after dinner. After dinner I was at a table with two girls from Japan, two girls from Ethiopia, and two other boys from the US. We had a deck of cards and started teaching each other games from our different countries. When we had played a few Japanese card games, we from the US taught the other girls how to plat BS. It was so funny trying to convey the point of the game, because both the Japanese girls and the girls from Ethiopia are only barely fluent in English, so you can't use harder vocabulary words. One of the girls from Ethiopia in particular couldn't understand that even if you didn't have the right number card to put down that you were supposed to put another number down and try not to get caught. When she didn't have the right number she would just go ahead and take the whole stack of cards. After about an hour all of the host families were ready to pick us up.
This was at 8:30 Denver time, so I was really tired (also putting into consideration that I had been up since 4:30 Eastern time). Once we found our host family, we went home and got a short tour of the house before going to bed. I am staying with Faith and Ken Alevy, who live just west of Denver, and are grandparents. There is also another UWP member staying with the Alevys, Daniela from Monterrey, Mexico.

On Saturday we had a free day, so I slept in. When I got up we all got ready and the girls went to the grocery store to buy foods that Daniela and I like. After a long time at the store we all came home before going for a drive. We drove to Lookout Mountain, where Buffalo Bill is buried, as well as visiting Red Rocks amphitheater. Red Rocks is an amazing place, with a natural beauty that is unrivaled by anything I've seen. After driving home we had pizza (again) for dinner before I crashed in bed around 7:30 Mountain time.

Today we got to meet Faith and Ken's younger daughter, Joanna and her two kids Sabrina and AJ. After having waffles for breakfast we all sat outside and talked. Today from 3-5 we have opening session for UWP, so I'll fill you in when we finish.