Colegio

I havent updated in a while because i dont have any pictures-- I really want to get a apiffy one up of me in my uniform :)

Ive been in school for a few weeeks now. It is actually fun. I am learning and always have homework, trying to remember my study tactics. Its been about 10 months since i´ve had to take school really seriously. But it´s going pretty well. I dont have to lowest grades in my class, nor the higheest (as expected) but i´m pretty proud of my academic status.

So life i busy here. I get off school at 5 everyday, excet wednesday (at one) so that doesnt leave much time for after school activities. My class is raising money for a school field trip to Chillán for a week in october. Everyday I hear howmuch they want me to go. They even have me on the fund raising list. "We´ll raise the money for your plane too!!!!" but sadly, i dont think itll happen. Im coming around to my last weeks here. I have about 3 months left but time FLIES when you´re having fun right?

this week has been harder than most. My grandfather died yesterday(US mother´s father): its really hard being so far away and feeling so disconnected. I really wish I could be in Washington with everyone right now. When i got to school in the morning we got news that a chilean friend of mine is partially paralyzed. It´s not clear what happened. I went to see her in the afternoon. The doctors say she ha a good recovery outlook. But my chilean family has been really supportive and I´ll get through it.

Thanks for the support.

Much love

anniversary

So it´s march!!! and almost my chilean anniversary! Ive been in this amazing country seven months tomorrow!

School starts up again on wednesday. Im sort of excited because i can´t wait to see some people but I also did enjoy my summer here (who doesnt like summer, right?). Ive been getting ready for schoool, buying school pencils, notebooks, uniforms, and trying to focus extra hard on my spanish. this semester will matter for me academically. I think i need to come home with a sheet filled with my grade reports and for credit, i need to pass my classes. but, i understand everything now, except weird vocabulary, and i think this semester will be a lot easier.

Tomorrow my older host siblings go to college in Santiago. Ill miss them a lot! The summer has been great with my family..

That´s really all that has been going on. It about 80 degrees here, unlike in MN (hahahah), but some days the temperature can climb up to 90 or higher.

I have to go eat lunch but i wanted to update.