My Host Dad is Pretty Cool

Today I woke up really excited for it to be warm again, and it ended up being one of the coldest days I have experienced in Chile. HAHAH. Thanks, Chile. But that's okay because today was a silly and awesome day anyways. During my classes today I did barely anything, as usual. I drew pictures and smiled at people and had little conversations and stuff. It was a lighthearted and sort of fluffy day. During lunch, Dani helped me call my parents and explain that I was allowed to leave at 4:00pm today because my art class had been canceled. After lunch, my biology class had a test so I went and hung out in the library with a bunch of my friends. We played a game that involved running between all the book shelves but every time a teacher entered the library we had to act studious. We were laughing so hard! At one point, a teacher came and asked us if we would help set up the school theater for a folklore dance competition that would take place later in the evening. We then hung out on the stage and hung up flags and folded little papers and played around with the microphones. I realized, while lying down on the stage with friends I had met a week ago, how amazing it is that I am so comfortable with these people. One of the most common questions people ask me here when they find out I'm an exchange student is whether I am accustomed to Chile yet, and I think it's time for me to start saying "yes."

At 3:00pm, I got a message saying my dad was waiting for me in the office. I got super scared because I realized that I had told him the wrong time in Spanish and I didn't want him to be mad. I somehow forgot for a moment that I have the COOLEST host parents in the world. My dad laughed when he learned about my mistake, and congratulated me on getting to miss another hour of biology. He seemed happy to hang out with me and took me running before taking off to teach a security class to the new cops. My dad is a retired cop because in Chile, cops can retire after 30 years of service and still get payed, so he pretty much just does whatever he wants all day and gets payed for it, which is awesome. After running, I skyped Juliana for about half an hour until my mom got home. It was so nice to talk to Ju! I had/have sooooo much to tell her that I cannot put into words and I don't have very much time to try. When my mom got home, she told me she was going to the supermarket. I asked her if she wanted me to come and she got super excited and happy! We went grocery shopping and got coffee and talked a lot. When we got home, we ate dinner and talked more. I love talking to my mom. She is so interesting and happy and always has the patience to listen to what I am trying to say. What we miss through the language barrier we make up for with smiles and hand motions so every conversation is lively and entertaining! I am going to sleep now, guys. Goodnight!