For Javi

I have a gorgeous friend named Javi who wanted me to use a picture of us in my blog. Unfortunately, I forgot to post it earlier, but that's okay because I am doing it now! Since its kind of boring to just post the picture alone, I shall write a little about Javi and my other friends to go along with the picture. 

This picture was taken right before a dance show that she took part in (that's why she has in such heavy makeup). Javi does folklore in our school and she is a really great dancer! She also enjoys making fun of how I speak Spanish and giving me nicknames like "Salhola." She, and the other girls in my class are very special to me because I have recently begun to realize how hard it is to be friends with an early exchange student. They had to completely reach out to me and try twice as hard as usual to make me feel accepted and they did this without knowing the least bit about me! When they did find out things about me, they wanted to learn more about them and find other things we had in common. And even though they don't all speak very much English, they try very hard to read and understand my blog because they want to know how I feel in the depth that I can't express in Spanish yet. Maybe this is a Chilean thing or maybe I am insanely lucky; I have no clue. What matters is that I love my friends so much and can't wait to spend the next 10 months with them!