It feels like it was just yesterday when I was writing a post about how I had been in Chile for a week. Time is really flying by! I really can't believe that I have been here for a whole month! It still doesn't feel real to me that I will be here for another 10 months or so, but I am so grateful for this experience and all of the amazing people I have met along the way so far. I can't wait to see what the next 10 months will bring, I am sure lots of adventures! I want to thank my parents for being able to give me this opportunity and also my host family for letting me become a part of their family! My family is truly amazing, they are so funny and caring and loving. I really feel like a part of their family.
I continue to enjoy myself here. Everyday is a new adventure. Everything continues to be good as well; school, family and friends. I have really begun to open up and I am not as shy anymore. I am much more confident in speaking and just trying. I am much more comfortable in school with my classmates and as well as at home with my family.
School is going great as well. I still don't understand a lot of what my teachers are talking about in class, but I am trying my best! It is difficult to have that feeling of not understanding all of the time. It is frustrating, but I know in time I will be able to communicate a lot better than I can now, it just takes time! The other day in Physical Education, I learned how to dance the Samba. It was interesting to say the least! From my understanding, we are going to learn a choreographed dance and then have to preform it. That will be quite the experience! It is really fun so I now look forward to gym class. My classmates are great though, they think I am so funny which is funny to me. We joke around a lot and it feels like I am with friends from home, they have really made me feel comfortable within the classroom. Overall the social aspect of school is great!
In the past month, I have learned so much about myself, I have tried foods I have never even heard of, and liked most of them too! I have gotten to know a new lifestyle, I have made amazing friends that I know will last a lifetime. And, I have craved Al's French Fries almost every day...plus my Mom's baking. I have never craved Maple Syrup so much in my life either, it's hard being a Vermonter without syrup for a month!
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