Happy Birthday Pampi

As I write this blog post I am fighting extremely hard to not fall asleep. Last night, my classroom had a party at my friend Miri's house and I honestly am pretty sure I slept for no more than a little more than a half hour. This kid from the class below me came and ended up being one of the most interesting people I have ever met so I accidentally ended up talked to him about life and exchange and the world all night long hahah. For this reason, I am sorry if this blog sounds more like the rambling memories of a sleep-deprived exchangestudent's week; but in reality that is exactly what it is going to be! I find it hilarious that for most teenagers, staying up all night is just a normal thing to get over, but I am so a costumed to living like a grandma that it's harder for me!

This week I wanted to make my senior friends cookies and bring them to school as a surprise. On Tuesday I stayed up late making a whole bunch of cookies and I was super excited because I know how much my Chilean friends like my cookies. But after making them, I tasted one of the cookies and realized that I had completely messed up! I had used light sugar instead of regular sugar because I had no idea there was a difference! The good thing was that people in Chile looooove sweets and my cookies were gobbled down in a matter of minutes at school. 

At another point this week, I had to go with my parents after school to participate in a senior ceremony in Fran's place. All the seniors thought it was funny I was there because I always end up showing up everywhere and getting invited to the most random things. When we arrived at the ceremony, there was a photographer taking pictures of all the different families. I tried to explain that I wasn't a senior, but my parents thought it was funny that the photograph we wanted to take my picture so they encouraged him to take a lot of them while I stood there feeling like a very awkward junior! After the ceremony, all the families walked outside to eat cake and the photographers were selling the pictures. My pictures were being sold with the other seniors pictures! All my senior friends saw them and started laughing so hard hahaha. People in Chile are starting to catch on to how my "awkward Sally luck" is a very real thing. 

On Thursday I went to Francesca's house after school to celebrate her birthday with her family. I thought going was just a normal thing, but it turns out she chose me to come to her birthday party over a ton of people she has known for a lot longer and that made me feel special. I have noticed more and more now how people in Chile just seem to confide in me with everything. They all trust me so much! I love it because I take their trust very seriously and will protect it very well. 

On Friday I went out to get sushi after school with Diego, Diego, and Francesca. While we were sitting down to eat, one of Diego's friends from school came up with another exchange student from the US who is from AFS. Her name is Ella and she will only be here for 6 months.  She is so awesome! We ate sushi and talked and I really want to hang out with her again. She is a very real person who I can relate to and I haven't felt that way with very many of the other exchangers I have met this year from the US. 

That is all I am going to write for now because I really really should sleep. Chao!