On Friday I went to school and had a very fun day! It was fun because we did absolutely nothing but talk all day in our classes. Apparently this past week was a very relaxed one for my class and starting tomorrow morning things will be a lot more serious, but I enjoyed it while it lasted. After school I went out to lunch with my parents. We went to a buffet and it was yummy! On our way home from the buffet, someone crashed into the back of our car. I was wearing a seat belt (which is an abnormal thing to do in Chile) and I am glad I was or else I might have been injured. The car is fine and my parents are fine because it was a very minor accident (and I mean VERY minor, mom, so you don't have to ask Lilian about it or flip out or worry). When we got home, I changed my clothes and my parents took me to my first soccer practice at Colegio Coya. I had fun because the girls were very nice, but in all honesty we barely did anything and very few people showed up and I don't think what we were doing actually counted as "playing soccer." When I got home, I took a shower and then got a call from my next door neighbor, Sofi, telling me to come over to her house and meet her school friends. I hung out with her for at least a few hours. Her friends were super nice and accepting, of course, because they are all Chilean and lovely. My mom came over to Sofi's house to get me at around 9:30pm and I though we would just go home but instead she told me we were actually going to another one of her friends houses. We went to the house and ate delicious crackers and I was trying to smile and engage in conversations but I was so exhausted. At 1:20am I decided to close my eyes for a few seconds, and at about 2:45 I was awoken by two giggling Chilean women. I was SO confused. I said a few things in English and they just kept laughing. I quickly remembered where I was and found it quite hilarious too. We then drove home and I fell asleep within minutes of lying down. I was too tired to blog, hahah.
The next morning I woke up at about 10:00am to go running with my dad. I ran three miles and felt very happy! When I got home I began the long task of switching from the guest room to my new room (Fran's old room). For those of you who don't know, Fran is completely obsessed with One Direction and the walls of her room were covered with posters of their faces. After moving my clothes, I spent hours carefully removing the posters and then scrubbing away the pieces of paper and tape that wre stuck to the wall. It took forever, but I am very pleased with the results! At 7:00pm my parents drove me to a friends house for a sleepover that some girls in my class put together for me. My friends and I went to the Jumbo to buy ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies. They don't have chocolate chip cookies in Chile, and I wanted to do something nice for these people who have been nothing but kind to me! When we returned from the Jumbo, I got to meet the German exchange student who had arrived in Rancagua earlier that day. His name is Nigel and he will be going to the same school as me. Seeing him made me very excited! It's funny how close you can feel to someone just because they are going through the same stuff as you. Nigel is from a different country, we speak different languages and probably have very little in common, but I know we are going to stick together through our exchanges.
When Nigel and his host brothers left, I made the chocolate chip cookies. I had no clue if I was using the right ingredients, I didn't have any measuring devices, and I am already a terrible baker, but the girls liked them a lot! I was so happy, even if they were just pretending to like them it felt good to give back! We didn't end up going to sleep until 4:00am. 
This morning we woke up at about 8:30am (yeah I got 4 and a half hours of sleep...) and hung out and ate breakfast and talked and stuff. Then, I went to my friend Francesca's house to help her and some other friends film a video for what I am pretty sure is a history project. We spent all day filming and filming and laughing and talking at her beautiful house in the country. I got home from her house a little while ago and have come to the conclusion that this was a pretty great weekend.
Before I go to sleep, there are a few more things I want to tell you guys. First of all, Fran is having an amazing time in the US. I know this because she has been messaging me and I have inspired her to create an exchange blog of her own! If you are interested, it is itsfranstange.blogspot.com. You should all check it out sometime!
Second of all, while I was at the sleepover I got a text from another friend I have here in Chile named Dani. Dani was already very special to me because she is so special to Fran, who I trust a lot, and told me that I can trust Dani with anything. But last night, she sent me a series of texts that made me so happy and that I have to share with you. In a nutshell, the texts said that she had read my blog post about Fran's departure, and that she wanted me to know that I have her and her friends here for me in Chile who will cry for me just as they did for Fran when it is my turn to depart from Santiago Airport. This message was so simple but SO heartwarming. Dani doesn't speak very much English, so the idea that she struggled through reading my blog and then took the time to send me a long response to it meant so much to me. People like Dani are the reason I feel loved and at home in Chile.
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