Saturday, August 22, 2009

Update...

Hey all!

Hope you guys are enjoying the end of your summer because I am getting bits of spring here. The little birds are learning to fly and it is getting a little warmer.

School is going better. Math is still really hard and so is physics and chemistry... but I guess they would be hard in English too. The class I really love is music but I can't leave out my language class because I am reading Othello in Spanish.


I can barely believe that a month has gone by already and my birthday is in two weeks! When Janet asked me last night about the party I had to stop and count backwards before answering her. She wants to have a huge party and I would just love to go to the beach and relax but big parties are really fun here. It will be out at the vineard/farm that is owned by Cristian's parents and my uncles' band is going to play for us....


I am really having a ton of fun here. I miss home sometimes but then Emillia comes running into my room to ask me to do something with her and everything is better somehow. Who would have thought that little sisters could be used for medicine?


I am waiting to find out how band camp went for all my fellow band geeks and the head girl (you know who you are). I want pictures and details. Was the weather crappy?


Everything!


Oh Cheers by the way.
There was a sort of party to celebrate the birthday of the man who founded the city of Ovalle and I toasted all you people.
Nothing more to say from that....


I love you mom
for sending me the essay topic for the Berea application.
I hope it wasn't over powering on the personality and I know you said you liked it but sometimes I just can't trust my own thoughts about that.
Steps in the right dirrection I guess.




This by the way is NOT the right direction....
behind my friends and I is a cop car. They came to tell us to turn down the music at our street party which was right infront of my house.... really the tree in the background on the left is the front yard.

This is my friends and I in the disco... a dance club sort of thing. It was a ton of fun and I can't wait to go back.... Maybe next weekend....

That's about it. I've been busy and next week is like homecoming week for the school I go to so it will be crazy. Now I should probably get off the computer though. In case my friends show up early....

Besos!









Bored

yawn.
I can´t wait to get out of school....
bored...

Sunday, August 16, 2009










Here are some pictures.... I don't have time to go into much detail but the first is part of my school uniform... I wear it on Thursdays for gym class.
The second is a port near La Serena
The third is my sister and I on the beach in La Serena
Fourth is me with my uncles (Janet's brothers) who love rock music...
Lastly, is my grandpa... (Janet's dad)
I am having a ton of fun... I am soooooo busy though...
I will try to get more photos and more info posted later this week
lots of love!
miss ya'll lots

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Sorry for the delay...

Hey you can not blame me for being a little busy...
School started and now all my friends want me to do this and that and whatever they think is fun...

School is going well... Everything is so different and I have to wear a uniform but it isnt terrible except the pink work coat... that is angry making...
The school is tiny compared to Farwell with my class (as in graduating class) holding about 30 people altogether.... Classes are going well too. I have history, language, biology, chemistry, psycology, philosophy, math, gym, English and music (choir... but I play the flute that I brought.)

Outside of school...
there is a thing called pasiando, where you go out with friend to basically just walk around the central part of town... which is all shops and a square with huge palm trees and fountains...
This past Sunday I went to a barbeque at Janets parents house... her brothers that live in town came too and.... sorry I am laughing as I type.... Janets brothers are fans of 80s rock.... the stuff I grew up with... They were amazed that I knew those bands and could sing their favorites... though not very well.
Saturday... I went out with friends and ended up at a concert or showcase of local bands where one of my classmates happened to be playing with his band. (yes Sara he is cute and he lives around the corner. He also went to Illinois as an exchange student and speaks very good English)
This week was pretty much just school...
Next week is the anniversary of the school and we are having a big celebration ending in a party next Saturday...
I was told about a school Vollyball team as well and I hope to get envolved in that.
I got my Chilean ID card too. I will show you when I get batteries for my camera.... along with pictures of Ovalle and my family....
Sorry to be brief...
I have to do my homework and get stuff around for tomorrow...
Hallejuah Friday!