Sunday, I went with my host sister (Claudia) and her boyfriend (Emilio) to Emilio’s family’s beach house at a beach called San Clemente. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and windy and quite cold (which to me seemed really weird, since we were at a beach, practically on the equator), so we didn’t spend much time on the beach. It was alright though. On Monday we rode a banana- basically tubing, except the tube is shaped like a banana and it’s in the ocean. Initially we couldn’t stay upright- we got on and immediately flipped over twice in a row. But then two people got off and stayed in the boat and we were fine. We spent the rest of the day hanging out and playing cards, which was fun except when I got stuck playing ‘war’ with the two five year olds.
In the evenings, we played card games and listened to people play the guitar and sing. I stayed up way too late and got quite sunburnt, but I had a blast.
Halloween wasn’t very exciting here. Unlike the US, there isn’t really anything for kids to do- their Halloween is mostly focused on a party at their school or something. At night, a lot of people go out to parties, but that’s really it. I think it’s only a holiday here because it’s a holiday in the US, and it looks like fun. :)
I’ve spent the rest of the week so far just hanging out with exchange students. I finally feel a lot more comfortable here- I’m okay with taking a taxi, so I can get around a lot easier, and I’ve figured out where most things are. It’s nice to finally be able to go out with just friends now!
Tomorrow I am planning on cooking lunch for my family, so hopefully that goes well. I am not very confident though- I’m a pretty terrible cook. Hopefully it will be edible!
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