I don't have too much to say for this week but I've been filling my free time with making earrings, helping the maid clean the house, going to tae bo classes, walking around the Plaza and the markets, and talking to the ladies in the salon. My family was on a trip pretty much all week with the exception of my host dad returning home for one night, and my host mom returning on Friday. I also enjoyed going to a concert with my Abuelita on Thursday night, the night before the Day of the Musicians. (Abuelita means Grandma, I don't know if I've ever mentioned that before. Sometimes I forget that not everyone knows the Spanish words I use on here! Sorry!) There was several groups who played traditional Bolivian music. The only bad thing about the concert was that it rained during part of it so we were squished like sardines underneath of an overhang and there were TONS of people there!
The weekend was pretty rough as I wasn't feeling good once again, but thankfully on Sunday I felt well enough to hang out with one of my friends from school. We went to her family's extra house in the country where we rode horses, played a few volleyball matches (with her family and family friends), had some AMAZING grilled steak her dad had made, and played some more volleyball. Then we went back to her house in town and Shadia (that's my friend's name) and I talked and watched a show on TV. Her dad is originally from Palestine and she has traveled there a few times. I got to try some gummy candy made from rose petals that comes from Palestine. It was definitely different but it tasted good! When I got back from her house, mamá, Abuelita, my uncle Miguel and I walked around one of the markets and ate a late supper at the Chinese restaurant here! I still prefer my orange chicken and crab rangoons buuuut the Chinese food here was pretty good too. (: However, afterwards, I started to feel REALLY sick so I waited outside until my family had finished eating and then we went home and my Abuelita made some tea to help my stomach and gave me some medicine.
After waking up this morning, I felt better but Abuelita made sure I ate rice, potatoes, water and other bland foods all day to assure that I would be healthy to travel to Santa Cruz on Wednesday for Thanksgiving. I'm getting super excited for that! The thanksgiving meal is at the exchange director's house for all of the exchange students. She has one every year and each student is supposed to bring one thing to the meal. Therefore, tomorrow I'll be making some of my chocolate chip cookies to take for the meal. I'm hoping they turn out alright! It will definitely be hard with an oven that I'm not used to, not the right cooking utensils, no brown sugar, and replacement "chocolate chips". I could not find chocolate chips ANYWHERE! And the candies similar to m&ms that I will be using costed waaaay too much. Oh well, it'll be nice to be able to bake again, even if it is a complete fail! (:
A few of the tons of pairs of earrings I made
One of the groups at the concert I went to with my Abuelita
Me riding my friend Shadia's horse, Fantastico (:
My friend Shadia and me with her horse (the horses they have are HUMONGOUS because they are competition horses for jumping)
Feeding a carrot to Fantastico... Shadia made it look so simple but she and her family had a good laugh when I tried!
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