Ok I would like to thank my best friend Taylor Juarez for getting me hooked on Tumblr. I have a tumblr site that has pictures of my exchange and it is a more fun thing to update than this blog. I will probably still be posting most of what is happening on here but if you want to SEE what I am up to then you can check this out.
http://chillininchile2012.tumblr.com/
My Christmas was really fun. I was sweating. I also have to admit that even thoug I am from Texas, I am not used to this heat without Air Conditioning. I got good gifts from my family and I of course ate good food. It was my first Christmas in summertime and while it was really wierd, I really enjoyed it.
I change my host family January 2nd. From what I have been told I am going to change families for the summer ( january and february) then come back to the family i am with now so i can attend school in march. I have also been told that my next family is in Cartajena, which is a beach! so that is pretty exciting.
Thats pretty much what has been going on lately..check out my tumblr page!!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Summer in December
ok its been awhile. I have a feeling this blog will be lengthy so grab a cup of coffee and get ready for a novel. No I'm just kidding, but this one will definately be longer than others.
Oh where to begin? Well first off I would just like to say that it is extremely weird that summer is December and that Christmas is 3 days away and I am going to swim parties and tanning like its July. Its so hot here, not Texas hot but there is so much humidity and smog I almost think it might be worse! But I think of the summer we just had in Texas and then I think " ok its really not that hot..." haha.
OH CHRISTMAS IS 3 DAYS AWAY!!
How this even happen? I don't even understand how time could go so fast. I can remember in August when I first started my exchange I remember thinking to myself " If I can just make it through the holidays and past New Years then it will be smooth sailing from there..." I now here I am, 3 days away from Christmas sitting on my roof outside my bedroom in Chile and wondering how time could go by so fast. I am having so much fun here. I have been hanging out with some other exchange students that are here in my area and they are so fun. I just got back from a party/ sleepover with a bunch of exchange students who are from all over the world like Finland, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and U.S.A. They are all so crazy and fun to be around. There was one point where we all simultaneously woke up at 4 am and we were all speaking different languages like German, english, spanish and even spanglish. Of course I think nothing of it and go back to sleep. If i was not an exchange student this would be a really weird thing to wake up to at 4 am. Also another thing that is pretty a normal thing to do is to go to the supermarket and buy food and then sit out on the patio and eat and not care what anybody else thinks because we are hungry and we are going to eat wherever we want. WE don't care if people stare.
The bond between exchange students is the wierdest and coolest thing in the world. We all have a common interest and it doesn't matter what country you come from, what language you speak, what color your hair is, all that matter is that you are an exchange student. We all have each others backs and its a bond you won't be able to find anywhere else.
I have made it to Christmas. I can't believe it. If I can do this I really feel like I can do anything. anything I do after this will be so much easier. I have learned more about my self in 4 months than most people do in a lifetime and I owe it all to my SAVIOR, my Rotary Family, Friends, and of course family.
Ok, maybe not a novel. I feel like i had more to say but i cant remember now. I am going to bed now. Chao everyone! Have a Merry Christmas!!<3
Oh where to begin? Well first off I would just like to say that it is extremely weird that summer is December and that Christmas is 3 days away and I am going to swim parties and tanning like its July. Its so hot here, not Texas hot but there is so much humidity and smog I almost think it might be worse! But I think of the summer we just had in Texas and then I think " ok its really not that hot..." haha.
OH CHRISTMAS IS 3 DAYS AWAY!!
How this even happen? I don't even understand how time could go so fast. I can remember in August when I first started my exchange I remember thinking to myself " If I can just make it through the holidays and past New Years then it will be smooth sailing from there..." I now here I am, 3 days away from Christmas sitting on my roof outside my bedroom in Chile and wondering how time could go by so fast. I am having so much fun here. I have been hanging out with some other exchange students that are here in my area and they are so fun. I just got back from a party/ sleepover with a bunch of exchange students who are from all over the world like Finland, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and U.S.A. They are all so crazy and fun to be around. There was one point where we all simultaneously woke up at 4 am and we were all speaking different languages like German, english, spanish and even spanglish. Of course I think nothing of it and go back to sleep. If i was not an exchange student this would be a really weird thing to wake up to at 4 am. Also another thing that is pretty a normal thing to do is to go to the supermarket and buy food and then sit out on the patio and eat and not care what anybody else thinks because we are hungry and we are going to eat wherever we want. WE don't care if people stare.
The bond between exchange students is the wierdest and coolest thing in the world. We all have a common interest and it doesn't matter what country you come from, what language you speak, what color your hair is, all that matter is that you are an exchange student. We all have each others backs and its a bond you won't be able to find anywhere else.
I have made it to Christmas. I can't believe it. If I can do this I really feel like I can do anything. anything I do after this will be so much easier. I have learned more about my self in 4 months than most people do in a lifetime and I owe it all to my SAVIOR, my Rotary Family, Friends, and of course family.
Ok, maybe not a novel. I feel like i had more to say but i cant remember now. I am going to bed now. Chao everyone! Have a Merry Christmas!!<3
Saturday, December 3, 2011
The Chilean Way
Hello everyone! I apologize for not writing sooner.
This past month has flown by. Time seems to go by faster when you understand what people are saying, it also goes by faster now that I am actually speaking more spanish. When i first came to Chile I was in "cuarto medio" which is like senior year, but they get out a month earlier than everybody else in order to prepare and study for the PSU, which is sort of the the SAT but way harder and without calculators, and they only have one chance to take it and get a good score. I guess you could say its kinda a big deal. My host sister ,Camila, has been studying non-stop for this test. Anyways, I was in cuarto medio but when they finished I switched to tercero medio (junior year). When I switched, at first it was hard. I was like my first day of school all over again. i didnt know anyone, everyone asked the same questions like "where are you from?" " do you like Chile? do you have brothers and sisters? do you like the school? do you have a boyfriend? what is your family like here? how do chileans treat you?" and the list goes on and on and on... except only this time i couldnt say " no entiendo" which is I don`t understand, because I did understand. I have been here for 3 months. I understood everything. So i patiently answered thier questions. They were all super nice to me and they said I speak good for only being here 3 months. They all want to practice thier english, which is cool. The teachers are really nice too. The cool thing is I will be here in march when I have to start school again, and I will be with the same students so it is a good thing I meet them now.
This past week I went to Reñaca. Reñaca is in Viña del Mar which is one of the most touristed areas in Chile. It is absolutly beautiful. God created such a beautiful earth for us to live in. The beach was so pretty but the water was reallllllyyyyyyyy cold!! It kind of reminded me of the California coast, because after all it still the pacific ocean, except on the other side of the equator. The city of Reñaca was sort of built into the hill side, everything was so steep. I got a tan, it felt wierd tanning in November. I just sort of went, tanned, chilled, if we wanted to do something we just went, no plans ahead of time ( the chilean way). I had an amazing time.
The day after I got back My host sister had her high school graduation, then later that night i stayed up until 4:00 in the morning do a last minute presentation that I had to present in spanish today. Of course I didnt find out about it until thursday night because my host siter forgot to tell me. whoops. So I was doing it the chilean way, drinking coffee and finishing at 4 am. But I presented today and I think it went well. I went to an event today with my family and other exchanges and thier families and it was really fun. We had an asado or BBQ and I got to talk to other exchange students, and laugh about expierences or stupid things we have done or said.
Also my family put up the christmas tree today. It looks AWESOME, with all it ornaments and blinking lights! When i leaarn how to put pictures on my blog I will post lots of pictures. I am sort of challenged when it comes to things like that. Welp i think thats all for now. Sorry for the grammer and probably bad english, but hey i am learning another language, i am exchange student. That is my life right now, doing things the Chilean way.
This past month has flown by. Time seems to go by faster when you understand what people are saying, it also goes by faster now that I am actually speaking more spanish. When i first came to Chile I was in "cuarto medio" which is like senior year, but they get out a month earlier than everybody else in order to prepare and study for the PSU, which is sort of the the SAT but way harder and without calculators, and they only have one chance to take it and get a good score. I guess you could say its kinda a big deal. My host sister ,Camila, has been studying non-stop for this test. Anyways, I was in cuarto medio but when they finished I switched to tercero medio (junior year). When I switched, at first it was hard. I was like my first day of school all over again. i didnt know anyone, everyone asked the same questions like "where are you from?" " do you like Chile? do you have brothers and sisters? do you like the school? do you have a boyfriend? what is your family like here? how do chileans treat you?" and the list goes on and on and on... except only this time i couldnt say " no entiendo" which is I don`t understand, because I did understand. I have been here for 3 months. I understood everything. So i patiently answered thier questions. They were all super nice to me and they said I speak good for only being here 3 months. They all want to practice thier english, which is cool. The teachers are really nice too. The cool thing is I will be here in march when I have to start school again, and I will be with the same students so it is a good thing I meet them now.
This past week I went to Reñaca. Reñaca is in Viña del Mar which is one of the most touristed areas in Chile. It is absolutly beautiful. God created such a beautiful earth for us to live in. The beach was so pretty but the water was reallllllyyyyyyyy cold!! It kind of reminded me of the California coast, because after all it still the pacific ocean, except on the other side of the equator. The city of Reñaca was sort of built into the hill side, everything was so steep. I got a tan, it felt wierd tanning in November. I just sort of went, tanned, chilled, if we wanted to do something we just went, no plans ahead of time ( the chilean way). I had an amazing time.
The day after I got back My host sister had her high school graduation, then later that night i stayed up until 4:00 in the morning do a last minute presentation that I had to present in spanish today. Of course I didnt find out about it until thursday night because my host siter forgot to tell me. whoops. So I was doing it the chilean way, drinking coffee and finishing at 4 am. But I presented today and I think it went well. I went to an event today with my family and other exchanges and thier families and it was really fun. We had an asado or BBQ and I got to talk to other exchange students, and laugh about expierences or stupid things we have done or said.
Also my family put up the christmas tree today. It looks AWESOME, with all it ornaments and blinking lights! When i leaarn how to put pictures on my blog I will post lots of pictures. I am sort of challenged when it comes to things like that. Welp i think thats all for now. Sorry for the grammer and probably bad english, but hey i am learning another language, i am exchange student. That is my life right now, doing things the Chilean way.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
another you know you are an exchange student when...
I decided to do another one of these because i think of them all the time:
You know you are an exchange student when
- you unknowingly load money on your micro/ metro card everyday and actually find out it not necessary. haha lesson learned.
- when some one tells you that you speak well/ or have a good accent and you just give them the most ridiculous smile in the world.
- you find it harder and harder to remember you own native language.
- you have a whole conversation completely in a different language and you feel so accomplished
- you have random homesickness moments and have done nothing to provoke them.
- you are a part of like 10 different groups solely for exchange students on facebook.
- the first words you learn in school are words you should never say.
- you are talking to another exchange student and then realize you are both speaking spanish and understand eachother...coolest feeling ever.
- you discover hulu and pandora dont work, and you are crushed. ( But Chile did get netflix...finally..now all i need is the password. haha)
- you find yourself translating english songs and other things for your friends.
-you still have pictures you took at an outing in october but still haven't uploaded them to facebook yet.
- your new wears off
- every class becomes art class
- you discover there is no word for "akward" in your host language and that there is no way to describe "swag"
- you say you dont know the language just so you don't have to deal with sales people.
- you don't know how everyone is able to cross the street with out getting run over because the moment you take one step into the road, you come inches away from getting hit. and to make it better there is an extremely scary cross walk right next to school so everyday everyone gets to watch the crazy foreign kid play chicken.
- you have to constantly explain to your friends at school that high school in America is not like the movies at all and the parties aren't like the movies either.
- you cant tell jokes anymore because they just are not as funny in your host language.
- your friends at home just don't understand anymore
- when you try to convince yourself that a word in your host language is also a word in english...(entonces..definatly not a word in english)
- some english words sound wierd to your ears
- you see facebook posts in all different languages because you have friends all over the world
- you have to clarify which family you are talking about
real talk- thanks for reading :)
You know you are an exchange student when
- you unknowingly load money on your micro/ metro card everyday and actually find out it not necessary. haha lesson learned.
- when some one tells you that you speak well/ or have a good accent and you just give them the most ridiculous smile in the world.
- you find it harder and harder to remember you own native language.
- you have a whole conversation completely in a different language and you feel so accomplished
- you have random homesickness moments and have done nothing to provoke them.
- you are a part of like 10 different groups solely for exchange students on facebook.
- the first words you learn in school are words you should never say.
- you are talking to another exchange student and then realize you are both speaking spanish and understand eachother...coolest feeling ever.
- you discover hulu and pandora dont work, and you are crushed. ( But Chile did get netflix...finally..now all i need is the password. haha)
- you find yourself translating english songs and other things for your friends.
-you still have pictures you took at an outing in october but still haven't uploaded them to facebook yet.
- your new wears off
- every class becomes art class
- you discover there is no word for "akward" in your host language and that there is no way to describe "swag"
- you say you dont know the language just so you don't have to deal with sales people.
- you don't know how everyone is able to cross the street with out getting run over because the moment you take one step into the road, you come inches away from getting hit. and to make it better there is an extremely scary cross walk right next to school so everyday everyone gets to watch the crazy foreign kid play chicken.
- you have to constantly explain to your friends at school that high school in America is not like the movies at all and the parties aren't like the movies either.
- you cant tell jokes anymore because they just are not as funny in your host language.
- your friends at home just don't understand anymore
- when you try to convince yourself that a word in your host language is also a word in english...(entonces..definatly not a word in english)
- some english words sound wierd to your ears
- you see facebook posts in all different languages because you have friends all over the world
- you have to clarify which family you are talking about
real talk- thanks for reading :)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Halloween in Chile
hey everyone! Just an update about how last week went. Last week my school had alianzas which i guess you can describe it like a competition between grades. My school is all ages starting from kinder. My class was in the white group and we had to do a musical- Chicago. We also danced a cheerleading dance like i mentioned before...it went really bad but we all had fun doing it. The little girls also had to dance and they danced to a song from camp rock 2. The older girls also danced to to katy perry and the older guys danced like Watchiturros. It was really fun and the musical "Chicago" went really well and we won third place. So obviously we were upset because everyone knew that it went REALLY GOOD! So like the rebellious teenagers that we are we all decided to come to school the next day in black clothes, as a way to protest and to show "mourning" because white is a happy color and no one was happy so we wore black instead. Thinking back on it now it was just a silly competition but it was serious at the time. Haha. I thought the wearing of the black clothes was funny, plus it didn't hurt anybody so it was fine. My friends are awesome.
Also Halloween weekend I went to Rancagua, which is about an hour away from Santiago. I stayed with my friend Lucy who is an exchange student from Oregon. How do I know her? well I met her at a Rotary Orientation and we were immediately friends. This just goes to show how you can immediately become friends with another exchange student. I went on Friday and we went to a Halloween party. Man! It was so fun. More people looked at me wierd because not only am I blonde, but Lucy is blonde as well and two blonde girls, together in a small town in Chile look like tourists. I guess in Santiago it is more common to seen light haired people. I felt like it was my first week again because everyone was looking/staring at me and I didn't know anyone. The party was really fun though! I stayed until monday ( which we had off of school for halloween) which I though was pretty neat because we dont get halloween off in the States. hahahaa. We saw the movie "Contagio" which i guess in English is Contagion?
I am at a point in my exchange where I can understand everything..minus the slang ( Chile has cool slang but sooo much of it) and I can speak when necessary. Also being with Lucy this past weekend and then skyping friends and family back home I have discovered that not only is it hard to speak spanish, it is equally as hard to speak my native language as well. It is hard to switch from english to spanish over and over. It is hard to explain.
Things I miss from home; Obviously my family and friends!
- Free refills
-free water
- being able to drive where ever
- my bed
- spicy food
- fuzzy's tacos
- bible class at PR
- oddly enough, babysitting
- leadership class-
- not having to say "sin gas" when i order water ( first time got me..haha)
-salad dressing
- costco hotdogs
- the smell of my house
- the quietness of my neighborhood
-cheap clothes
- cheap shoes
Things I love about Chile;
- My family
-My friends
- the GINOURMOUS MALLS!!!!
- the shopping (dont worry mom and dad I just look ;)
- the hustle and bustle of Santiago and all the strange/ interesting people I see everyday
- EMPENADAS!! :D
- waking up and looking out my window at the beautiful Andes mountains
- how it is cold in the morning and cold at night
I feel like my first list was longer and I feel it shouldn't be that way but i really do love it here. I have a family friend who just arrived from Texas today and he is here in Santiago on business and he has a suitcase full of things from home for me. I get to see him tomorrow and I think seeing him will make me feel more at home and also when he returns home he can reassure my parents that I am doing fine here. I am excited. My dad put Stride gum in there. :) anyways..that wasnt about halloween at all but honestly I couldnt think of a title.
Also Halloween weekend I went to Rancagua, which is about an hour away from Santiago. I stayed with my friend Lucy who is an exchange student from Oregon. How do I know her? well I met her at a Rotary Orientation and we were immediately friends. This just goes to show how you can immediately become friends with another exchange student. I went on Friday and we went to a Halloween party. Man! It was so fun. More people looked at me wierd because not only am I blonde, but Lucy is blonde as well and two blonde girls, together in a small town in Chile look like tourists. I guess in Santiago it is more common to seen light haired people. I felt like it was my first week again because everyone was looking/staring at me and I didn't know anyone. The party was really fun though! I stayed until monday ( which we had off of school for halloween) which I though was pretty neat because we dont get halloween off in the States. hahahaa. We saw the movie "Contagio" which i guess in English is Contagion?
I am at a point in my exchange where I can understand everything..minus the slang ( Chile has cool slang but sooo much of it) and I can speak when necessary. Also being with Lucy this past weekend and then skyping friends and family back home I have discovered that not only is it hard to speak spanish, it is equally as hard to speak my native language as well. It is hard to switch from english to spanish over and over. It is hard to explain.
Things I miss from home; Obviously my family and friends!
- Free refills
-free water
- being able to drive where ever
- my bed
- spicy food
- fuzzy's tacos
- bible class at PR
- oddly enough, babysitting
- leadership class-
- not having to say "sin gas" when i order water ( first time got me..haha)
-salad dressing
- costco hotdogs
- the smell of my house
- the quietness of my neighborhood
-cheap clothes
- cheap shoes
Things I love about Chile;
- My family
-My friends
- the GINOURMOUS MALLS!!!!
- the shopping (dont worry mom and dad I just look ;)
- the hustle and bustle of Santiago and all the strange/ interesting people I see everyday
- EMPENADAS!! :D
- waking up and looking out my window at the beautiful Andes mountains
- how it is cold in the morning and cold at night
I feel like my first list was longer and I feel it shouldn't be that way but i really do love it here. I have a family friend who just arrived from Texas today and he is here in Santiago on business and he has a suitcase full of things from home for me. I get to see him tomorrow and I think seeing him will make me feel more at home and also when he returns home he can reassure my parents that I am doing fine here. I am excited. My dad put Stride gum in there. :) anyways..that wasnt about halloween at all but honestly I couldnt think of a title.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
My life so far...
Alot has happened since I posted last.
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?
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Through His Creation
First off I would like to apologize for not posting in a while. This past weekend I went on a Rotary trip with other exchange students to Penalolen. We visited Rhuka Mapuche where we learned how to count to 10 in the mapuche language. Then we went to this beautiful herb garden where you could pretty much eat every plant there. We were allowed to pick the flowers and the garden smelt so beautiful. After that went to a mountain where you could see all of Santiago below. It was beautiful. We had an "asado" for lunch which is like a barbeque only better :) Then we talked with other exchange students and their families. Then a few of us went on a trek up this beautiful mountain. Words can not even describe how beautiful it was. God is so good. I really felt close to God while I was up on that mountain enjoying his creation.
Then on Sunday my host brother left for Germany for his exchange year, finally (he had problems with his visa too) but he is now there safely and he doesn't know a lick of German. Sunday was a hard day for me because everyone was crying and hugging and there was so much love and it reminded me of when I left for my exchange. Renato was crying and his friends were crying and there was just so much love that it just made me miss my family, yet at the same time I was crying because I was happy and thanking God for putting me in such a wonderful loving family.
Being here has allowed me to develop a better relationship with God. Realizing that it IS just me and God on this journey has helped me get through some rough nights. Not being around my youth group has been really hard but it has also allowed my faith to become my own and I realized I don't need anyone else but God. Saturday as I hiked "Through His Creation"I was reminded how amazing He truly is. I was speechless. Being in nature shows the real beauty of God.
"Beauty puts a face on God. When we gaze at nature, at loved one, at a work of art, our soul immediately recognizes and is drawn to the face of God."- Margaret Brownley
I am also teaching a cheerleading dance to some girls at school for the "alianza" week coming up. Which is basically like a competition between grades. Cheering has made me feel more at home. I am excited to see how it all turns out.
Then on Sunday my host brother left for Germany for his exchange year, finally (he had problems with his visa too) but he is now there safely and he doesn't know a lick of German. Sunday was a hard day for me because everyone was crying and hugging and there was so much love and it reminded me of when I left for my exchange. Renato was crying and his friends were crying and there was just so much love that it just made me miss my family, yet at the same time I was crying because I was happy and thanking God for putting me in such a wonderful loving family.
Being here has allowed me to develop a better relationship with God. Realizing that it IS just me and God on this journey has helped me get through some rough nights. Not being around my youth group has been really hard but it has also allowed my faith to become my own and I realized I don't need anyone else but God. Saturday as I hiked "Through His Creation"I was reminded how amazing He truly is. I was speechless. Being in nature shows the real beauty of God.
"Beauty puts a face on God. When we gaze at nature, at loved one, at a work of art, our soul immediately recognizes and is drawn to the face of God."- Margaret Brownley
I am also teaching a cheerleading dance to some girls at school for the "alianza" week coming up. Which is basically like a competition between grades. Cheering has made me feel more at home. I am excited to see how it all turns out.
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