I did change my host family about 3 weeks ago (wow it HAS been a while) and they are wonderful! I have a little brother too named Gabriel. He`s 9 years old and he`s so smart and quick with his words he makes me laugh. We love to watch movies together with our traditioanl bag of Heaven..I mean Piqueo Snax! My host parents are super too! We laugh and joke together (or at eachother..lol well mostly them to me! My host father calls me Rubia Loca (crazy blonde) and my brother calls me La Conejita (Little Rabbit girl---its becusae of my cheeks he says ha!) and pretty much I can talk to them about anything and I`m learning so much from them. Oh yeah! I`m also taking those really scary cramped and crazy city buses to school by myself! Its about a 45 mintue trip from my bustop near our apartment in Pueblo-Libre to the bus stop near my colegio in San Borja and then about a 10-15 mintue walk to my school (traffic determines time). But yeah I`m kinda getting the hang of being Peruvian =)
Im speanding most of my class time in school hardcore studying my Spanish vocabulary. I can speak so much better. Although its not even perfect Spanish it now feels natural to speak, like english.
So I officially passed my first Holiday test. It was my first Thanksgiving without my US Family. That was hard I got to admit and I know that step 2 is Christmas.
But I can definitely say I didn`t lack a family for Thanksgiving (El Dia de Acción de Gracias)
The exchange students and their families all came together for the American exchange students to have their celebration feast =) It was incredible. We did have a turkey and it was yummy. Althgouh I believe it was the only American like food we had there. It was a very Peruvianized Feast. But yellow potato purée with ensalada roja con betaregas and arroz con leche and Panéton made it very special. I still had the "a tick who consumber too m uch blood and is ready to pop" feeling afterwards. We even got up and made speeches about our home traditions and the things we`re thankful for. I`m thankful for my one great big International family this year.
Muchas Gracias a Todos.
December is coming up so this means SUMMER VACATION! I already got my first sunburn all on my face from helping out at a Rotary function at a camp for people with Autism and Down Syndrome for 2 days. It was nice to be helping people along with the other intercambistas and playing with them like soccer, volleyball, and basketball or arts and then in the night we had like this mini talent show were everyone sang and danced. These are really loving people. I`m also really excited becuase I`m GOING TO MACHU PICCHU!
(one more time..i feel like i wasn`t too clear with my last phrase..;D)
I said, "MACHU PICCHU!!!"
..On Wednesday! (Today is Monday!) I bought a new camera and am ready to make some memories! It is ON like Donkey Kong for Machu Picchu!
So, Ojala, I will update afterwards about my trip!
