Soy Chilena! (Mas o menos...)

Last night my host dad told me that today at 9:00am we would go to the international police so that I could get my Chilean I.D. Card. But whoops! I thought he said we had to wake up at 9:00, not leave at 9:00, so when I woke up I had to rush to get dressed and I didn't have time to take my morning shower. I am already not the most photogenic person, but to make things worse, I had to get my picture taken for the I.D. after I had just woken up! I think the picture is terrible, but I don't care, it makes a good story. Now I am Chilean because I have a Chilean I.D. :)

Later I went to school with Fran and Stephy because they thought that they had to take a school picture. When we got to the school, we found out that the picture is to be taken on Wednesday, and everyone at school was playfully teasing Fran and Stephy about their mistake. We hung out in their classroom for a while. I didn't mind because I love going to school and seeing all of Fran's friends and meeting more people! During class, different students would wave to me and I would wave back. Other students would text Fran saying "does she speak Spanish?" or "her name is Sally, right?!" and we would laugh and Fran would point to show me who had sent the message. I cannot wait to start school!

When we got home from school, my host dad agreed to take me to a near by track so I could run. I told him that if I don't run, I will eventually need to get a new uniform skirt, and he laughed. When I went upstairs to change, I opened the closet door and the rod where I'm supposed to hang my jackets fell out of the closet. I told Fran and Stephy and we were laughing really hard while trying to fix it. We gave up after a few minutes and just took the clothes out of the closet. I changed into my running clothes and got into the car with my host dad. Driving with my host dad is hilarious because he likes to dance in the car! It's so funny. Also, in Chile they play music that is popular on the US, except here the bad words are sung loud and clear because they don't mean anything in Spanish and sometimes it shocks me to hear such bad words in a car ride with my parents! We got to the track and the weather was absolutely perfect for running. I love running in the winter because its refreshing to feel so cold and so warm at the same time. My host dad ran and walked while I ran. I only ran two miles, but it still felt so good to exercise after doing nothing for the past few days. I miss crossfit, but I would exchange Chile for crossfit anyday, hahah. While I was running, I could feel everyone at the track (which goes around a soccer field where a bunch of boys play soccer) staring at me as I ran by. I felt a little self conscious, but then I realized it made sense because I was the only girl at the track PLUS I look totally foreign to everyone in Chile! I'm still getting used to looking different, hahaha. Tomorrow, my host dad and I are going to run again. I think tomorrow I will run three miles. Everything is great here! I hope you all had/have a good day too. :)