One month!

I have officially hit the one month mark. I can't believe I've been out of the U.S. for that long. Crazy! I'm feeling a little bit homesick today because I watched the news (online) and they were talking about fall fashion. I'm so sad that I'm missing fall this year! I'm 1/4 done with this adventure, which sounds like a lot until I count the weeks (hey I said I was feeling homesick) which is down to 13.

Things that have changed in the last month:

1. Spring has sprung in Valdivia
2. My brain has began to almost completely understand spanish (speaking is a whole different thing)
3. I've gotten over my coffee addiction, even though I crave it everyday
4. I've developed a love for walking as a mode of transportation (don't worry I'm sure the second I step back in the U.S. that'll go away)
5. I've discovered I might not die from missing people
6. My spelling has been destroyed (You'd be surprised what Spanish does to your spelling)

The weeks here are racing by. I feel like it's always the weekend, which it really is, seeing as how we have 3 days weekends and sometimes only one class a day during the week. Next week is vacation! I'm excited for Friday and Saturday because there's going to be celebrations galore here. Next week is kind of up in the air. There are like 8 of us who have bought tickets to Santiago. We're going to spend a night there (or maybe 2) and then move on to Mendoza, Argentina. Our schedule is pretty free and open so who knows where the week will take us.

Happy birthday to my bestie tomorrow! I wish we could have spent our 21st together but we'll make up for it. Hope your day is amazing! Love you!