Last Friday was Chile's "Dia de Alumno" or "Students' Day." This holiday is celebrated like Mothers Day or Fathers Day, but instead the students are honored by the entire country and all the teacher put on shows at school while about parents make us big classroom brunches.
The day started with a big classroom brunch where we all sat a put decorated tables in our classroom and ate delicious foods and cake.
After eating, we played "Amigo Secreto" which is like secret Santa but without Christmas. I had to get a gift for a boy in my class, so I made him Oreo Bon Bons and a card and he loved them!
Paula had to give me a gift and what she gave me was exactly what I would have chosen out of all the gifts in the class: a letter. I know it might sound lame, but I have begun loving letters so much more than actual presents. I like words and I love when people form messages out of words just for me, and especially in Spanish! Paula made me a huge heart shaped card filled with a very long and sweet message and I loved it so much it is hanging on my bedroom wall!
After the brunch we went down to the courtyard to watch the teachers but on a show for us. It was absolutely hilarious! The teachers wore all sorts of wacky costumes and I was almost crying I was laughing so hard hahahaha!
After the teachers show, one of the most beautiful things ever happened to me! I was told our whole senior generation was going to gather and take a group picture together. We all got in a big circle so that a teacher could take our picture from the balcony. We were waiting to take the picture when a bunch of people shouted for me to go into the center of the circle. I didn't understand what was going on, but I did it anyways. They them told me to start spinning in circles, which was even weirder, but I did that too! I spun about 10 circles giggling while everyone counted aloud my number of circles until they told me to stop. When I regained the focus in my vision, I saw a girl in my class holding up a Chilean flag that every single senior in my school had signed for me! I almost started to cry it was so sweet! They then ran in and gave me a big group hug! I haven't been alive for long, but that was certainly one of the happiest moments of my life so far. I later found out that it had been Lilian's idea and that she had brought the flag to school and told them to make me some sort of special moment. It was such a special moment. Best first host mom ever hahahah :D
That night, Alex and I went with Eduardo and his friend to their Air Force Ball. It was so much fun and we danced a lot and just had a good time together. Anywhere I go with Alex or Eduardo I am sure to have an outstanding time though, so I shouldn't have been so surprised!
That's all I have really done! Today I went to crossfit for the second time and I am totally loving it. I completely ate dirt doing box jumps and was hunched over thinking I had ruptured every internal organ in my body for a few minutes, but after that I was fine and I finished the workout with nothing more than a bruise the size of Saturn on my left knee. Good night everyone!
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