REUNITED!

I don't know what it's like to have an ordinary day in Chile yet, but I do know that today was extra special, and that I will remember it for the rest of my life. Today I woke up and found out that Fran and I weren't allowed to go to the movies with our friends because there were people coming over to our house later in the afternoon. At first I was sort of bummed, but I got over it quickly because I don't want to waste my time in Chile being upset. For lunch, our dad took Fran and I out for some pretty delicious Chinese food. You know what is weird? Ordering Chinese food in Spanish! Lunch was nice, but I had no idea what I was in for in the evening. 

When we got home, Fran and I just hung out in her room for a while. At one point we went downstairs and helped our mom slice some bread for sandwiches, but other than that we just sort of sat around. At about 5:00pm, my host mom called to me upstairs saying "Sallyyyy! Someone wants to talk to you!" I thought maybe there was someone on the phone or something, so I ran downstairs. Instead, my host mom pointed to the door. I walked over and opened the door and OH MY GOODNESS FRANCO WAS STANDING ON MY DOORSTEP! (For those of you who don't know, Franco is my Chilean friend who came to California as an exchange student but had to leave half way through his exchange because of a head injury he got while we were snowboarding.) Franco lives in Talca, which is about two hours south of Rancagua, where I live. His whole family drove two hours just to have dinner with my family! 

It was so nice to see my friend again! I am extremely touched by the idea that these two families who barely know me, and know each other even less, got together and planned such a lovely evening to surprise me. I cannot completely put how I feel into words! I am blessed with such beautiful families and I just want them to know how special they are to me! This is a perfect example of how Rotary brings people together. I had such a fantastic evening and I am so grateful to be a part of this program.