On Thursday morning I got up and went to school with my siblings because they go to the same school as Alex. Alex's school, Instituto Ingles, is known for being one of the top schools in our city, and just from one day of visiting I could tell why! The school was huge compared to what I am used to, and I was kind of nervous because I didn't know anyone but I knew I'd be fine because I was with Alex. During the classes, the students were all very quiet and respectful and the teachers gave lectures in deep voices and everything felt very serious. However during the breaks, the students were fun and nice to talk to and it was great meeting all the people from Alex's stories! Her school was so organized and fancy and I had such a great day visiting! After school we met up with the other exchange students for the last time as a group. It probably should have been sad, but it wasn't. It felt so normal like nobody would go home and nothing would change. I think it will be a lot harder when we have to accept that we are all living in different countries and can't just take a taxi and meet up in the center for ice cream. At this point, however, I just feel numb. Happily numb, but still very numb hahahah.
On Friday morning Alex and I went to my school together so she could see my exchange life. She was shocked at how incredibly small my school was. I would say that Colegio Quimahue is known for being the tiniest school, but because it's so little practically nobody knows it even exists hahaha! Alex really enjoyed her day there, though. She met all my friends (and I don't know how anyone could meet my friends and not fall in love with them as quickly as I did) and she got to see how we are kind of like a big family. A bunch of little kids came up and asked me if she was my sister hahahah and she was surprised that all the younger kids knew me. After school we went and at sushi for lunch with Paula and Helena and had a lovely time hehe. I eat a lot of sushi in this country...wow.
Now for the BIG news:
On Saturday morning, my host mom recieved a call from a police officer saying that one of her son, Cristobal's, suitcases has been left behind in the airport. She was confused because Cristobal was supposed to arrive a week later, but soon realized that he had tricked her to come home a week early as a surprise. I had known about the surprise, and keeping it a secret was so hard! She had missed her baby boy soooo much and I just wanted to tell her but I never did. When she found out, though, she was furious! She stormed the house wanting to know who knew about the surprise and why nobody would tell her. My mom is one of those people who loves surprising others but dislikes being surprised herself hahaha. I sat her down and told her that the best thing she could do was get over herself and be happy! I told her she shouldn't be mad because she was going to see her beautiful boy again for the first time in a year and that if she wanted to surprise him we still had an hour! She told me that he loves lemon pie, so I agreed to make him one while she got ready and took a shower. I started to make the pie and then realized we didn't have butter, so I ran over to the jumbo. When I got back, he had already gotten home and was waiting for me in my room!
Monse was probably the happiest to see her big brother again! Unfortunately, that didn't stop her from trying to tickle me to death for not telling her the big secret!
Cristobal's family loves him a lot and really missed him during this year. You could feel the house practically bursting with happiness and I was surprised at how much energy he had after such a long trip! I was so happy to see him after so long and he greeted me with a big bear-hug hahaha. He then went around town surprising all of his best friends at their houses while Alex (who had come over to the house after hearing the news) and I finished making the pie. We all sat down and had a big happy family lunch together that day and ate delicious food!
After lunch, Cristobals friends and Alex and I all went to play a game of soccer. It was sooooooooooooooo amazing! I hadn't played in forever and it was just so so so fun! His friends are way better than me, but I actually scored a few goals and they were impressed because girls don't okay much soccer here hahaha. It ended up being one of my favorite days of my exchange so far!
Seeing Cristobal get home makes me wonder about what it will be like for me. I mean I know it will be very different, for we are from two very different countries, but it's still comforting to see how grateful his family is to have him back! I know my family misses me and wants me home, and seeing his experience makes me look forward to going through the happy emotions he is experiencing. Leaving this country will be hard, but going home is just another part of the experience, and my plan is to make the best of that part of my exchange.
Sooo yeah! We are all pretty happy over here! Freezing, but happy hahahha. I love this family and this country and this year so much. :)
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