FML- The Outcast Diaries

Day one: The Back of the Bus

Stupidly thinking that others would join us, we sat at the back of the bus. When no one did, we ended up stuck between the horrible, ear-shattering voices of Brett and Taylor and the annoying commentary by Zambo and boy Taylor. Meanwhile, everyone else seemed to be having a jolly old time at the front of the bus. We were the only two people who watched all three movies. We even went 3+ hours of not speaking to each other. FML

The Arrival:

After finally reaching Santa Fe, 8 hours later, the team headed over to the course. Thinking things could only go up hill from here, we decided to try bonding. We thought that the best way to do this would be to participate in our own Frisbee club; this was not the case. You thought picking teams via the captain system was only a nightmare in elementary school... WRONG! Not only were we the last girls picked but Kaylee was consistently called Kylie. FML

Dinner: The List Never Ends

We could tell dinner was going to suck early on when we were shunned to the small corner table with two people who were obsessed with video games. Shortly after sitting down we realized what major outcasts were were. Once two other tables joined to form a "fun" table (which we obviously were not a part of) we instinctively fled to the bathroom in order to avoid yet another awkward moment. Upon return we derived a genius plan- fill the silent moments where we really felt like crying with laughter so at least people would think that we were having a good time. Our first execution of the plan worked perfectly when our laughter caught the attention of the "fun" table- finally contact with the insiders! we were proud of this accomplishment even if only few words were exchanged.

Contact number two occurred about a half an hour later when an insider asked if we had our food yet. The night was looking up!

Key Quotes:

"If you just keep laughing it won't hurt so bad"- insider referring to tennis

"I'm tired of being left out of everything"- insider, jokingly, we aren't joking

You Know You're an Outsider When:

1)You write a book about being an outsider.

2)You spend more time talking to chaperones than to teammates.

3)When the gift meant for you is opened by others.

4)You only have one conversation with an insider, all day.

5)You get left behind on the team's run through of the course.

6)You don't get a dog tag

7)Teammates didn't know you were on the bus until the first stop in Pueblo.