Friday, October 15, 2010
October 15th.
Today. I have exactly 4 months left in Peru. Aaahhh!! I hate saying that! Makes it seem so short!! The time I've had has seemed super long, and it feels like it's been forever... but still. Every week passes faster and faster. It's scary!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Lo siento :(
I feel so childish for some of the personal posts I have written. Forgot these are 1000% public. And there is google translate. Won't happen again.
Yesterday at colegio I got my blood type tested so that I can get one of those student ID card things with a bar code that tells the school when I enter and leave. Cool thing is that we were just taken out of class and put into and room and not told what was happening until we figured it out ourselves when they pulled out the finger-pricking needles, like when we did it with Mr Jirousek! Don't they need consent? And couldn't they just have asked AFS, who has all our medical paperwork? Hmm... not to doubt the sanitary conditions in Peru or anything :P
Then yesterday, after being told not to eat in colegio anymore because I don't eat enough at almuerzo afterwards at 3, I starved for no reason! Haha I ended up being alone in a dark house until 7 or 8. It's weird. I either gets weeks where I'm starved for space, or weeks where I'm a lone ghost. Not that I mind being alone in my room doing homework or reading or writing or playing violin, but it's cool if someone says "We're going out, be back blabla" Am I being picky? Oops. But I am a loooot more relaxed and calm after having my alone time, I've noticed that for sure. Sometimes it's super boring though. I want to see more of the city, the restaurants, the streetlife, the markets, the beach! All my colegio friends keep telling me of these super cool things and inviting me places but I never have permission because Nancy doesn't personally know them. And she found out that some of them drink or smoke, so I'm not allowed to hangout with them. Not even to go to the Plaza or something. :S I guess I understand, but sometimes I feel a little smothered... Also, every monday, the AFS crew goes to the cine without their families, at 7pm. I am not allowed to go because that means I get home at around 9pm, and because I already went to the cine once with Francheska. Okay. :(
I suppose time is my friend and my enemy. A painful wait can lead to something great. Haha. Rhymes. But maybe they'll loosen up a bit. I understand that it is a different culture, and she's super super worried about me, but her children have more freedom than me, even the 10 yr old! haha. I guess it's better than if she didn't care at all and I got into some crazy sketchy situation in Peru though, so that's good.
Still wishing I had my own room.. but learning when to use my time wisely and escape when there won't be someone else using it. Played my violin again today and did some yoga. Feeling slightly neutral. But definitely not my bubbly old laughy annoying giggle self. But also less frustration. Resignation? Feeling kind of emotionally drained from the past week or two. Very tired. Man it's weird. Today after almuerzo, at 3pm, I said I was going to Jhosey's room to do my homework. Apparently that's too early to do homework. And after supper is too late. Very particular about homework times here. hahaha anyways...
AAW!! My colegio friends are the sweetest kids I've ever met. Today Marcielo, Daevis y Yuriko made me a beautiful woven card in super cute broken english, telling me they love me and are here for me and hope that I feel better with my family soon. Yessenia, Christina, Chenny y Veronica also made me something. They made me a colourful powerpoint slideshow with photos of us all and a message saying that they're always here for me and no te preocuppes! Aaaw I can't help but smile. :)
Yesterday at colegio I got my blood type tested so that I can get one of those student ID card things with a bar code that tells the school when I enter and leave. Cool thing is that we were just taken out of class and put into and room and not told what was happening until we figured it out ourselves when they pulled out the finger-pricking needles, like when we did it with Mr Jirousek! Don't they need consent? And couldn't they just have asked AFS, who has all our medical paperwork? Hmm... not to doubt the sanitary conditions in Peru or anything :P
Then yesterday, after being told not to eat in colegio anymore because I don't eat enough at almuerzo afterwards at 3, I starved for no reason! Haha I ended up being alone in a dark house until 7 or 8. It's weird. I either gets weeks where I'm starved for space, or weeks where I'm a lone ghost. Not that I mind being alone in my room doing homework or reading or writing or playing violin, but it's cool if someone says "We're going out, be back blabla" Am I being picky? Oops. But I am a loooot more relaxed and calm after having my alone time, I've noticed that for sure. Sometimes it's super boring though. I want to see more of the city, the restaurants, the streetlife, the markets, the beach! All my colegio friends keep telling me of these super cool things and inviting me places but I never have permission because Nancy doesn't personally know them. And she found out that some of them drink or smoke, so I'm not allowed to hangout with them. Not even to go to the Plaza or something. :S I guess I understand, but sometimes I feel a little smothered... Also, every monday, the AFS crew goes to the cine without their families, at 7pm. I am not allowed to go because that means I get home at around 9pm, and because I already went to the cine once with Francheska. Okay. :(
I suppose time is my friend and my enemy. A painful wait can lead to something great. Haha. Rhymes. But maybe they'll loosen up a bit. I understand that it is a different culture, and she's super super worried about me, but her children have more freedom than me, even the 10 yr old! haha. I guess it's better than if she didn't care at all and I got into some crazy sketchy situation in Peru though, so that's good.
Still wishing I had my own room.. but learning when to use my time wisely and escape when there won't be someone else using it. Played my violin again today and did some yoga. Feeling slightly neutral. But definitely not my bubbly old laughy annoying giggle self. But also less frustration. Resignation? Feeling kind of emotionally drained from the past week or two. Very tired. Man it's weird. Today after almuerzo, at 3pm, I said I was going to Jhosey's room to do my homework. Apparently that's too early to do homework. And after supper is too late. Very particular about homework times here. hahaha anyways...
AAW!! My colegio friends are the sweetest kids I've ever met. Today Marcielo, Daevis y Yuriko made me a beautiful woven card in super cute broken english, telling me they love me and are here for me and hope that I feel better with my family soon. Yessenia, Christina, Chenny y Veronica also made me something. They made me a colourful powerpoint slideshow with photos of us all and a message saying that they're always here for me and no te preocuppes! Aaaw I can't help but smile. :)
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