Today marks one week with my family! This experience is really stressful. I knew it would be, but I didn't realize it would be this hard this quickly. Luckily, I know it will all be much easier soon!
On Thursday, I went to the plaza with Mariana, Caroline, and Annika. After a little while, we left and came back to my house. We played MarioKart, and it was a lot of fun! It's really nice to hang out with the other exchange students. It was fun to be with Mariana and exchange friends because I was acting as a translator. It's a little confusing to go back and forth between Spanish and English, but I was proud of myself.
Friday was my first day of school! I was really excited for it, but it wasn't as great as I had hoped; however, I did meet a lot of really great people that I hope to be friends with. The most stressful part was not being able to understand people. Luckily, it didn't seem to bother them, only me. Another thing that was frustrating was my inability to understand anything my teachers said. I had an opportunity to look at some of the material we're working on in Chem and math, and I have already learned this stuff. That was relieving because I need to pass my classes to get credit in the US. Worst case scenario, if I don't pass any of my classes, I'll do online school and regular school at the same time second semester.
Yesterday, I hung out with Annika, Caroline, and Jacob. We went to a cake shop in the center of town, and it was delicious! After that, we walked to Annika's house. It's interesting to see all of the different houses here. When I heard about the rainy season here, I had pictured Tallahassee thunderstorms that are strong for less than an hour. I had pictured it incorrectly. When it rains, it doesn't pour, but it doesn't let up for a very long time! Yesterday, it rained for over 24 hours (started raining Friday around 4), and it's raining again today. You can never leave the house without an umbrella!
Today, I just hung out at the house with my family. My nieces came over for a few minutes, and they are so cute! Lucia (1) is still warming up to seeing me, but Emily (5) is so sweet to me! When she got there she gave me a big hug. At one point, we were all sitting down, and Emily came over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I love having nieces (:
Tomorrow, Caroline is coming over before school (doesn't start til 10), and then I start my second day of school. It's about half as long as my first day, so that should make it easier. After school, Julie and I are hanging out.
Things are tough, but I'm glad I'm here. Now, I just need to focus on making the best of it!
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