Well spring break has come to an end and with that another chapter of my exchange, and I am leaving Friday morning for the big exchange trip I have been anxiously been waiting for. Realizing that a lot will happen on the trip I thought I should send this update before the trip so that my next update can be just about the trip.
First off, my counselor changed my whole class schedule, she did this because I didn't really have a schedule or a class I just went wherever I felt like going that day. Here in mexico the school has the students separated into different homeroom classes, in the USA this is a group of students you have one class called "homeroom" with (DHS doesn't have this but LaCreole does) but in mexico a group of students you have every class with, These students are usually all very close friends and invite each other to do things all the time. I had a "homeroom" but since I went wherever I wanted, I wasn't very close to them and never mad a close group of friends, I just kind of knew everyone and everyone knew me. Anyways my counselor put me in a homeroom and now I have every class with them. I had never gone to their class before but since I am an exchange student most of them knew who I was. I was in my new class the whole last week before our spring break and I honestly love my new group. Everyone is so nice and friendly (Like every other Mexican I have met).
My spring break was eventful but also uneventful. I mean when I write out all I did it sounds a lot more eventful than it felt. My spring break started march 27th. that same day my new friends took me to try "The best horchata and churros in my city" (Horchata is a drink look it up, it's heaven in your mouth) Which proved to truly be the best. then my host brothers came home for spring break and I got to know them really well and I was extremely sad when they had to go. In spring break we went to the beach, the pool, and I spent a lot of time with the other exchange students in my city. We went for a whole day in the downtown area and it is super pretty there. We also had to learn a dance for the district conference coming up the first days of may. We will be dancing to the song Jarabe Tapatio (you probably think you don't know it but I guarantee you, look it up and you will realize you have heard it in every mexican restaurant you have ever eaten in). Of course I also got a nasty sunburn on my back and now am suffering the pain.
Before spring break is presented my presentation about the USA, Oregon, Dallas, and Me 3 times but I have over 10 more times to go. It is pretty easy to get up in front of the people now because I have a lot of public speaking/performing experience now.
I feel really good about my exchange and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity of a lifetime.
Next time you hear from me I will have many stories from many new places!!!
that's all for now,
besos y abrazos,
Allison
in the restaurant of the best churros
Johanna, the girl from Finland's, birthday party that happened in spring break
A former D5100 inbound, Fernando and I doing volunteer work in a local public school
Practicing the dance for the Rotary District Conference with my Belgian friend, Delia
Tanking photos in our uniforms with our great friend, America
The struggle is oh-so real
Favorite place in the whole school
After making my third presentation to a group of Seniors in my school
