So these last few weeks have gone by so quickly. I don't even know where all the time went. Within these last couple of weeks I've been spending a lot of time with the other exchange students, I see them at least once a week. About a week ago we had another AFS orientation with everyone. When I say everyone, I mean EVERYONE. It was the 7 exchange students that arrived in August, 2 exchange students who arrived in February (me and and a boy from Thailand), 2 people who returned from exchange in August, and a girl who is going to England in January. It was really fun to talk to everyone and get advice on returning, as well as giving advice about going on exchange. We ate, and then we played some group building games (3 legged race, pop the balloon, etc..) it was really fun! Then that night we all went to the house of the girl who had spent a year in Norway and returned in August. That was pretty fun too, some of the people got really drunk so it was pretty funny to watch.
Then about two days ago I went to go get a package that someone sent for me. When I looked inside it, it was a waffle maker! two months ago my aunt told me that she had sent me a waffle maker, but it never got here. Then finally it didn't! I've been going a little crazy with the waffling (yes it's a word in my book), but hey you leave something for a long time and then your able to eat it again? you will go a little crazy. It's just how it is. The waffles are really good too! They taste so much like the waffles from home!
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
R.I.P
This past Tuesday the mother of a friend from Superstars passed away. She had gotten sick right after my last dance competition, and I thought she was getting better because they brought her home from the hospital, but apparently she had gotten worse. My Superstars teacher told us all that she had gotten worse and that she was about to die. Then on Wednesday, as I'm getting ready to go to Superstars practice, I get a text from another friend saying that there isn't any because she passed away (she was really involved with Superstars). I can't even imagine what her kids are going through. To think that my friend, who is my age, lost her mother only a few days ago is completely unbelievable. That her entire world turned upside-down right infront of my eyes. My heart goes out to her and her brother, and well, her entire family. I didn't really know her very well, and I'm not GREAT friends with her daughter, but I do see her at Superstars and we talk, and we are friends.
So then I started thinking about my family and if something were to happen to my mom while I was on this adventure. I started getting really nervous, but then I talked to her on Skype and I know that she is completely healthy and alive. So I feel better :)
Anyways....RIP (I don't know how to say it in Spanish) Ana nunca te voy a olvidar, espero que estás viendo abajo a tu familia, y que los cuidas durante esto tiempo. Te aman mucho, y están muy tristes ahora.
(I said: RIP Ana I will never forget you, I hope that your watching down on your family and help them through this time. They love you very much and they are very sad right now.)
So then I started thinking about my family and if something were to happen to my mom while I was on this adventure. I started getting really nervous, but then I talked to her on Skype and I know that she is completely healthy and alive. So I feel better :)
Anyways....RIP (I don't know how to say it in Spanish) Ana nunca te voy a olvidar, espero que estás viendo abajo a tu familia, y que los cuidas durante esto tiempo. Te aman mucho, y están muy tristes ahora.
(I said: RIP Ana I will never forget you, I hope that your watching down on your family and help them through this time. They love you very much and they are very sad right now.)
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Las Estudiantinas
This weekend was the weekend of "las Estudiantinas" which is a week dedicated to all high school students. "Las Estudiantinas" are parties that are only for students in high school (there are also some for college students). There are four estudiantinas, on four different days, wednesday, thursday, friday, and saturday. Each day there is a estudiantina for each school (and of course the schools have to share because there are a lot of high schools in my city).
I had originally planned on going to all of them, but that didn't quite work out, so I just went to 3 instead of all 4.
I'm not entirely sure how to start, and this is taking a lot longer than expected. So I'm just going to go day by day.
Thursday: Thursday was the day that kicked off las estudiantinas (well it was for me). There was one on Wednesday but I didn't go to that one due to things with my classmates. Anyways, after school I went to classmate's house for lunch. Then after that, we went to the club.
Friday: That day after lunch, I went with a friend to the house of her classmate and hung out with her and all of her classmates. That was so fun! We all made T-shirts and just hung out, they were all really excited because the club we were going to was the one for their school, so..GO SCHOOL SPIRIT! Then we left and went on the bus to the club, it was us (30 teens) and a few other people. It was really fun because they were chanting and singing the entire way. Once in the club, we all danced for a while but eventually everyone kind of broke up into 2s and 3s and went off to different parts of the club. I stuck with my friend and her friend. It was great! I have never had so much fun at one of those clubs before.
Saturday: Then saturday I went with almost all of my classmates. That wasn't quite as fun. I was with the classmates that are completely opposite from me. They had gotten together beforehand (I didn't go because they met in a place that was really far away and I couldn't get there), and had taken that time to get drunk. So by the time we met up, they were completely wasted...I'm not entirely sure how they got in. Because the security is to tough, they don't let anyone in who has been drinking or taking drugs. The day before, they didn't let five girls from my group in because they had been drinking. They had to go home, maybe that will teach them a lesson..follow the freakin rules. Anyways, my classmates got in, and after about 15 minutes, I wanted to leave. Other than them being completely wasted and me being worried about them because they always looked like they were going to pass out, there were soooo many people I could barely move, let alone dance. Then, when we were walking around (my classmates seemed to like doing that a lot) I was always in the back (which everyone had warned me to not be) and so I was always getting pulled from the group to another group where boys would try to kiss me (ok, so people go to las estudiantinas for 1 of 2 things...or both. Dancing and hanging with friends, or kissing cute people). I didn't feel safe at all. At one point I was completely surrounded by boys that were all trying to kiss me and feel me up, and it really scared me. I wanted to cry. So then as soon as I found my classmates I just told them I was done. Then I turned around and left.
So it wasn't a great ending, but las estudiantinas were pretty amazing...at first! :)
I had originally planned on going to all of them, but that didn't quite work out, so I just went to 3 instead of all 4.
I'm not entirely sure how to start, and this is taking a lot longer than expected. So I'm just going to go day by day.
Thursday: Thursday was the day that kicked off las estudiantinas (well it was for me). There was one on Wednesday but I didn't go to that one due to things with my classmates. Anyways, after school I went to classmate's house for lunch. Then after that, we went to the club.
Friday: That day after lunch, I went with a friend to the house of her classmate and hung out with her and all of her classmates. That was so fun! We all made T-shirts and just hung out, they were all really excited because the club we were going to was the one for their school, so..GO SCHOOL SPIRIT! Then we left and went on the bus to the club, it was us (30 teens) and a few other people. It was really fun because they were chanting and singing the entire way. Once in the club, we all danced for a while but eventually everyone kind of broke up into 2s and 3s and went off to different parts of the club. I stuck with my friend and her friend. It was great! I have never had so much fun at one of those clubs before.
Saturday: Then saturday I went with almost all of my classmates. That wasn't quite as fun. I was with the classmates that are completely opposite from me. They had gotten together beforehand (I didn't go because they met in a place that was really far away and I couldn't get there), and had taken that time to get drunk. So by the time we met up, they were completely wasted...I'm not entirely sure how they got in. Because the security is to tough, they don't let anyone in who has been drinking or taking drugs. The day before, they didn't let five girls from my group in because they had been drinking. They had to go home, maybe that will teach them a lesson..follow the freakin rules. Anyways, my classmates got in, and after about 15 minutes, I wanted to leave. Other than them being completely wasted and me being worried about them because they always looked like they were going to pass out, there were soooo many people I could barely move, let alone dance. Then, when we were walking around (my classmates seemed to like doing that a lot) I was always in the back (which everyone had warned me to not be) and so I was always getting pulled from the group to another group where boys would try to kiss me (ok, so people go to las estudiantinas for 1 of 2 things...or both. Dancing and hanging with friends, or kissing cute people). I didn't feel safe at all. At one point I was completely surrounded by boys that were all trying to kiss me and feel me up, and it really scared me. I wanted to cry. So then as soon as I found my classmates I just told them I was done. Then I turned around and left.
So it wasn't a great ending, but las estudiantinas were pretty amazing...at first! :)
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