Update!

Everything has been going great! I've been busy with lots and lots of homework in school. But that'll all be over soon because I only have 2 more weeks of school left before summer break!!!

Last Friday was graduation day! I dressed up and went with my family to the ceremony and it was really nice. and long. But mostly nice. My school's orchestra is pretty impressive and they played some beautiful pieces. To receive the graduation certificates, they had groups of about 10 kids go up on stage and read off their names and took pictures. Instead of caps and gowns, the graduates wore their full uniforms (blazers, dress shirts, ties, etc.) for the last time. My brother Sergio who is in Germany is part of the class and they called his name and had my dad go up and accept it for him. So that was nice. The ceremony was so long that we left and went to eat dinner in the middle. hahahaha. Afterwards, at about 11 P.M., we went to Victor's house for his party. He is the son of Moncho and Mariella who are close friends of the family. About 25 of the family's closest relatives and friends. We had a nice dinner and listened to some karaoke. And then we danced and danced. Moncho's father, who is in his 80's told them to put on music so "that gringa would dance." hahaha. I was pretty exhausted; especially my feet in heels. We stayed there until 2:30. And I didn't get to sleep until 3:30. soooo tired. Then at 8:30 on Saturday I got up to help my mom. The day of Vicente's First Communion. I blew up a bunch of balloons and tied ribbons and papers to them. Then I helped with some other decorations.

Then we eventually went to the church for the ceremony. It was super long without a place to sit...

Romina and Miryam were there too for siblings and cousins.

 Miryam's sister and I.

The group (minus Felipe and my host parents) there to support Vicente.

 My mom and Vicente:

 We went back to the house and some relatives and friends came over for the party. My mom hired a caterer and there was lots of food. We ate in the patio (where the car is parked) and it was soooo hot. So we eventually moved the party inside. When it got over, everyone took naps. I literally passed out at 5 and slept for a solid 2 and a half hours. At 11, we got in the car and went out to the camp. My dad played fútbol with some friends while my mom and I passed out in the car. I slept so soundly. And when I woke up, it was 12:30 and we were on the way home. No wonder why I'm always tired!

On Sunday I couldn't get up early enough for church so I slept in. And when I got up, I curled my hair so I could take a picture to send to Caroline. I like curly hair. :)

On Monday, I waved my hair because I'm sick of having straight hair everyday. But for some reason, at first the curler was really hot. And I burnt my hair. I didn't think it was that bad, until my friend noticed it at school. AGHH. It's awful. And since then, I've been wearing my hair in styles that it can be hidden. haha. 

 yepppp.

Lucky for me, a few days later, one of my compañeras was selling homemade hair clips. And they hide the scorch marks. hahaha. I had been wanting to buy these anyways because everyone has them and they're cute. :) So I got two of them.

Pink and blue:

I'm not remembering a lot of what I did in school... We have a physics project, a history project, and a few tests coming. I have no idea what I'm doing in math. We're working on permutations and combinations. Which is material that I learned last year in Alg 2, but I remember not understanding it then and getting a bad a grade on the test. So I don't think it's going to go over too well in spanish. On the other hand, in the class of elective math I totally know what to do! Thanks to all the Alg 2 homework on it last year. I got some extra credit points (décimos!). And next week we have a test on it in partners. Vaalery and I are going to rock it.

Oh and on Thursday we didn't do a lot in classes. For an electivo biology class and other science classes for a few different grades, they had a science-fair-type-thing. So a lot of kids were gone from classes. In history, we went to the computer lab to work on projects. But Natalia, Carolina, and I played a game. We couldn't hold back the "ahhh you were so close!"'s and the laughing. And then when the teacher would pass by, they'd say "and this guy here, was the president in this year. But people didn't like him and that is why this event happened." And she kept walking.

On Friday in English class, I took a test on prepositional phrases. Much to my friends' disbelief, I have no idea how well I did. I'm kinda nervous. But mostly embarrassed. Some of the directions didn't make sense and some sentences were written wrong... So who knows....

Today is Saturday! For an activity with the school, it is "el día de la familia" day of the family. Students were supposed to come with their families and bring salads, meat, and drinks. Only 5 kids from my class ended up coming... But I ate with my family with Sergio's course since my mom is the president. After I ate, I went and sat with my compañeros that came. We talked, played cards, and walked around a bit. We found some hurdle-type things (which were really about a foot tall) and they had me run them. :) hahahha. There were a bunch of fútbol fields and a lot of people playing. We were there from 12 to 7 and I got pretty bored... But it was super nice weather!

Anyways. A few minutes before we left, we got a knock on the door and a package arrived. FOR ME! MY VERY FIRST PACKAGE! :) Granted that inside there are Christmas presents and candy for my friends and family... but I was still ecstatic.

So thanks Dad! He sent one package on October 7th. It hasn't gotten here yet... and I'm going to the post office (correo!) this week to ask about it. And he sent a small second one for Christmas on November 17th. And it got here today (the 23rd) What gives??

I backed up my pictures on my hard drives again tonight. And found this one on my ipod that i hadn't put up here.

Going out for ice cream one day:

 My classmates and I take a lot of pictures on my ipod. Like when people fall asleep. :P Love you sleepy Carolina!

Well... that's it for today! I'll write again soon!