1.) I saw JUSTIN BIEBER!! thats right folks THE Justin Bieber. He came to Santiago for his MyWorldTour South America and my friend has connections with the airport and we were able to go and see him when he came in on his private jet for his concert here in Santiago. Unfortunatly his mamnger said no photos or autographs but we did get to see him when he came to the airport. Of course we were seperated by glass and my friends and I were the only 3 calm people in the room. The other girls were plastered against the glass crying and saying things in spanish that I didn't understand. We got a head nod and a wave from the Biebs and thats about it. After Justin left the airport in a helicoptor, which is probably necessary considering the fans here are crazy, his manger Scooter Braun came in. Scooter was very nice and apologized on behalf of Justin, saying he had to get to school. We took pictures with him and talked for a little while. What a fun day.
2.) I have been practicing nonstop for the alianzas at my school. They are today and tomorrow. I have a small part in the musical "Chicago" i simply play the part of a blonde in the beginning of a musical number. The cheerleading dance is finally coming together and we have been practicing really hard. The musical is tomorrow and the cheerleading dance is thursday. I hope my camera has enough space for all the videos I want to record! haha
3.) I went shopping on sunday and also went to San Cristobal and saw a japenese garden and the place we went to had a really cool biking trail and and an awesome view of Santiago.
ok well maybe that is only 3 things but they seemed like a lot in my head. Some other things on my mind are:
- college
-family
- future
- spanish
haha. Lately I have been in an odd mood- I think it is the stage between homesickness and just pure lonliness. There are days when my family isnt doing much and I just go in my room and watch tv. Im pretty sure i watched all of the "One Tree Hill: series in a matter of 5 days. I'm not really sure how this happens. Its not that I am trying to avoid my family, I love my family, but I have some days where nothing else is going on and I just don't want to talk to anyone or days where I don't think I can stand to hear anymore spanish, but the next day I am fine. I was not much of a "hugger" while I was in the states but now I find myself wanting hugs all the time. WIERD. It is a feeling hard to describe and I think only people who have experienced it would understand. I included this written by another exchange student in Brazil because I think it describes my experience perfectly.
"I am an exchange student. How do you know what is a dream if you never accomplished one? How do you know what is an adventure if you never took part in one? How do you know what is anguish if you never said goodbye to your family and friends with your eyes full of tears? How do you know what is being desperate, if you never arrived in a place alone and could not understand a word of what everyone ...else was saying? How do you know what is diversity if you never lived under the same roof with people from all over the world? How do you know what is tolerance, if you never had to get used to something different even if you didn’t like it. How do you know what is autonomy, if you never had the chance to decide something by yourself? How do you know what it means to grow up, if you never stopped being a child to start a new course? How do you know what is to be helpless, if you never wanted to hug someone and had a computer screen to prevent you from doing it? How do you know what is distance, if you never, looking at a map, said “I am so far away”? How do you know what is a language, if you never had to learn one to make friends? How do you know what is patriotism, if you never shouted “ I love my country” holding a flag in your hands? How do you know what is the true reality, if you never had the chance to see a lot of them to make one. How do you know what is an opportunity, if you never caught one? How do you know what is pride, if you never experienced it for yourself at realizing how much you have accomplished? How do you know what is to seize the day, if you never saw the time running so fast? How do you know what is a friend, if the circumstances never showed you the true ones. How do you know what is a family, if you never had one that supported you unconditionally? How do you know what are borders, if you never crossed yours, to see what there was on the other side? How do you know what is imagination, if you never thought about the moment when you would go back home? How do you know the world, if you have never been an exchange student?
