Love Statue in Philly

Club

I'm not sure if I was supposed to find out which club in Peru I'm going to, but I did and it's the same one our exchange student is from!! Perfect! It's called San Borja Sur! I can't wait to go to Peru, I'm really getting excited to be warm all the time too!! Well it's late here and time to same buenas noches! Hasta luego mi blog!
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Illin'

For the past 2 weeks I have been sick as a dog! I got very sick, and then we had to leave for a trip to Philadelphia. The trip was great minus the extreme illness... Philadelphia is one of the places that really makes me proud to be an American. The architecture and the beautiful monuments are just some of the many appeals of Philly. Every building project commissioned there has to put aside 1% of the total cost to put toward art. That has caused the whole city to be filled with artwork that brightens and beautifies everything there. Despite being so sick, I still tried to go along with all the plans we had to tour the city. We did a segway tour, which was definitely the best tour. I love segwaying, but when you are coughing and freezing cold and oddly motion sick, it's not very pleasant. The trip was an overall success and I actually found a city that I like. I can't wait to make a return visit in better weather.

Duke

This sweet little doggie came into my room this morning and slept in my bed for an hour or so. I'm going to miss him so much when I leave (maybe more than my mom, but sorry mom, I'll miss dad the most). I hope that there is a dog in Peru for me to love.

Tutor

I have finally acquired a tutor to help me learn Spanish more efficiently. I know that it'll be way better than the Rosetta Stone. So far, it has rejected me on the syllable 'res' about a hundred times. I have been really close to slamming my computer into a blunt object... I think that as soon as I can safely drive, I'll have lunch or dinner with my tutor and hopefully it'll help me adjust in Peru. I spent some hours with Peruvian and Ecuadorian exchange students and I understood a ton of what they were saying. It was very reassuring and I think that I'll do fine with the tutor! I'm starting to get really excited about this. My dad brought me some embossed journals yesterday to log my days there. They are absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to bring them back full of memories.

Snow day!!!

Today we had a snow day! It was nice to relax for a while, but at the end of the day, I realized how little I had accomplished... I did my homework for 2 classes (not my algebra though, oops), and I got 5 topics for my research paper answered! I still have to do those word problems though and they are really hard!! I also have 9 more topics to answer, not to mention the actually writing of the paper once I've answered the questions. Then I have to make a presentation about my life and country! All of this has to be done by April 9th! And as if that wasn't enough, I also have to prepare all of my lesson plans for preschool and do my usual schoolwork, while taking private Spanish lessons and trying to keep in shape, and trying to make my friends stop fighting, and getting my truck fixed (the power steering is messed up), and I have to get my online classes ready, pick a college, apply for scholarships, and I'm in a play this semester!!! I'm about to go nutso! Oh, and I'm required to excel at every one of the things that I'm doing! 4.0 GPA!! This is going to be an absolutely crazy semester and I just hope that with my dad, mom, Duke, Rhett, and my friends (that's right, I'm talking to you Aaron!!!) will all still want to be around me in the end!! Peru is coming so soon, but it seems eons away!
Estoy impresionante!
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Sorry?

I had a lapse of faith a few days ago in the form of a full on breakdown! It consisted of crying and telling my mom that I didn't want to go to Peru after all! About 5 minutes later I went into her room and apologized for being dumb and not really thinking. I figure that if I'm sorry about doubting Peru then I actually want to go! It helps that Sarah is here because she knows what I'm going through exactly. I'm also feeling pretty confident that I can understand about 50% of what her mother and sister say! I'm getting a Spanish tutor soon and I know that will make everything look a ton brighter! Even though tomorrow is a day commemorating a wonderful man/ visionary, our school district will still be in session tomorrow, so I must hit the sack and think of some amazing way to sign off...
Recuerde siempre para adaptarse a
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