Summer Time

Its so hot, guys. Actually, I think Ukiah is hotter durning the summer, but since there isn't air conditioning here anywhere but in cars, I'm usually melting as I push on through my Chilean exchange. Since it's summer, my days all sort of run together and I have given up trying to distinguish which day it is. This wouldn't bother me except that it has turned out to be a habit that makes for sloppy blogging. Oh well.  I'm sorry. I hope you guys will continue loving me anyways. Hehe. :)

Most of my days start off the same way: I get up, workout, shower, eat breakfast, and then either read, write, or play ukulele until it is time to eat lunch with my dad. My dad always makes interesting lunches for me. Sometimes they scare me, but instead of being offended by the faces I try not to make, he seems to be entertained as he watches me try to choke down suspicious looking sea food and turkey hearts. Once you learn to not think about what you are eating you would be amazed at the things you can manage to stomach! 

After lunch is when I usually have plans with friends. I try to hang out with my Chilean friends as often as possible in order to practice speaking Spanish (and also because I love them and they are all beautiful and amazing), but when they are busy, I make plans with the other exchange students. When I hang out with exchangers, I always try to speak to them in Spanish. I feel awful when I talk in English because I know that this my be one of the most Spanishy years I will ever get to live! When it comes to choosing to hang out with my exchange family or my Chilean friends, I will always choose Chileans because that's what I came to Chile for, but when it comes to sitting on my room or hanging out with exchangers, well, the choice is an easy one to make. 

Evan takes the train to Rancagua to visit me a lot. We meet up with AFS kids, cook food, or hang out in the mall and keep eachother company. Evan wants to be a politician someday so he knows a lot about politics in the US and is trying to get me to know more about my country. He sends me a lot of articles to read to help me be more worldly and aware. I could go on and on about how happy I am to have him as one of my greatest friends here hahaha. He is the coolest. 

One of Evan and my new favorite people to hang out with is Sarah, a girl from Texas. She is funny and athletic and wants to be a chef someday, but also knows a ton about politics. These people are brilliant, really. You all would be lucky to meet them!