Saturday, October 20, 2012

Pickle

Hola everyone,
   I'm sorry for not posting in a while, been quite busy. I am in a bit of a pickle right about now, and only I can solve it. I have not been doing so well the last few weeks so I asked my Rotary counselor if I still feel unhappy in December if I can change families. He took that as I definitely want to change families so is looking for one for me. I am weighing the pros and cons of both options. I would have to change schools if I change families, which I really don't want to do because the teachers are amazing and already have like a special schedule for me at the school I attend now. I absolutely adore my little brothers and my host parents are great to me, trying to make me happy in any way. Making decisions for yourself, growing up in a sense, really sucks. I will write in about a week what is happening with this situation.
    In the meantime if you have a spare moment, I LOVE getting letters, postcards, etc. Please e-mail my Mom for my address if you are able to send me some words of love and encouragement- greatly appreciated!
-Joslyn

Monday, October 8, 2012

Madrid

Had a great Sunday going to Madrid! The whole group was Silvia, Manu, Guzman, Tanner (another exchange student), and I. We saw the royal palace, the very center of Madrid, some beautiful churches, and lots of tourists. 








YES, I ate one of these!

Friday, October 5, 2012

First Rotary Meeting!

Left at 8:30 with Silvia to be at Rotary at 9. It was at a restaurant Silvia said was "very old."That was true, but I liked it very much. The dinner was as follows: The little meat things (below) as an appetizer, delicious soup, then duck and potatoes for the main course, dessert of a chocolate mouse and ice cream, after that was coffee, tea, and some shots of whiskey! I think that was in honor of a guest they had from Brazil. I didn't understand most of the talking, but I understood when we (the 5 of us exchange students) had to get up one by one and present ourselves. Silvia said I did a wonderful job. In Spanish, I explained where I was from, where I am living now, that I have two little brothers instead of older ones now, and that I love Spanish food. After plenty of goodbyes, Silvia and I finally made it home around 11:30. Whew were we tired!

Keepin' it cute!

 Appetizer MMMmmmMMM
 My first real cup of tea.....No me gusta.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Great Sunday!

My first horse races!

                                                This poor guy hurt his leg during the race :(


                                                     At the toy store! Can't help myself...

So I started off my Sunday with the horse races at 1:00, then lunch at La Mocha, then did a project and some homework with a classmate at 5:30. Right when I got back to the house, Silvia, Manu and I left for Gran Plaza- a huge shopping center only 5-10 minutes away. There I bought a birthday card for great grandpa, but could find no tights that I need for school. I ran into the house when we got back because it was exactly my time to Skype Savvvvvy. We skyped for about 35 minutes, I miss that girl so much! We had to say goodbye because I was going to church then. Because the horse races were when  I was supposed to go to church, I had to wait until all my other things were done to go. That means church at 9PM! I am not understanding anything in church which makes me sad :( Came home and had dinner, then went straight to bed. Didn't cry at all the whole day!

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