Settling In

I'm pretty sick, so I won't make this too long.  I don't know if its the foreign germs, spring allergies, bone-dry air, or general stress, but I can certainly say that I have had better days.  Jaqui, my host mom, brought me breakfast in bed this morning.  After talking with the other exchange students, they're all sick, too, so I'm not alone.

Last weekend, I went to the Talca Rangers soccer game with my host brother, Cristian, who's older and moved out of the house, as well as my host cousin Sebastian.  We lost to Temuco, but I still had so much fun.  His wife is also an amazing cook, and it was definitely one of the best meals I've eaten in Chile so far.  

The market where we went to buy the salmon and clams

Ra Ra Rangers!

I still look forward to school every day.  I learn more and more and my spanish gets better and better.  Jules, Tristan, and I are learning to dance La Cueca in gym class to perform in the school's independence day celebration.  Because it is on the 18th, known as Fiestas Patrias, September is basically Chilean Heritage Month,  My school even had a Catholic mass to begin the celebrations.  While I couldn't follow everything, it was a great reminder of how important Catholicism is to the Chilean history and culture.  

That's all for now.  I have to go find -another- box of tissues.  

Max

P.S. I posted a journal entry on the RYE Florida page.  You can read that here.