Life's going goood :)

I had a blast last weekend with my friends, I can't wait to hang out with them again.

School's going, I had my first test today, it was in English class. Expect it didn't really count because I'm not really taking the class, my teacher just thought it would be fun if I took it.. It took a total of 50 seconds, I spent the rest of the time napping :)

I also found out that there was a perfectly good reason why I'm so lost in my chemistry. It's their 3rd year of chem... this is my second.  One of my friends in the class is going to let me copy her notes from last year and explain it to me, so hopefully I'll follow the class a bit better soon. And maybe I'll understand why equations with 1/2 Oxygen in it are all of a sudden allowed, I'm pretty sure Mrs. Wilson told us we couldn't do that.. correct me if I'm wrong.

On friday I have my first 'real' test in spanish lit. .... hmm, I would say wish me luck, but I don't think lucks gonna help me any. I haven't understood a single thing in the class yet... My tutora (which basically is my homeroom teacher) told me not to worry about tests in my classes right now, but she never explained what don't worry means. Does it mean 'oh don't worry if you fail the first couple tests it's not the end of the world' or 'don't worry because we're not actually going to count these tests'? I guess I'm going to find out the hard way and if becomes a problem I'll talk to her again about it. My goal is to pass all my classes.. I think the only way I'm going to make it is if the teachers cut me A LOT of slack.. like: "hey! She tried on this test, so let's give her a 10!"



( Spanish Grading System:
              you can get anywhere from 0-10 points.

• 10 being the highest (you're basically a genius if you get a 10)
• 9-10 is considered 'outstanding' and only a certain number of students can normally get it. 
• 7-8.9 is considered 'very good'
• 6-6.9 is considered 'good' 
• 5 is the lowest pasting grade (5-5.9 is considered 'sufficient') <-- my goal 
• And anything under a 5 is failing )

And while I'm at explaining things, apparently when and what I eat it is something people are interested are knowing...

I eat breakfast (desayuno) when I wake up, it's normally a bowl of Special K ceral (YUM) , though sometimes it's biscuits dipped in hot chocolate (YUUUMMM)

Then I eat a sandwich at school around noon (I consider it lunch, but everyone else calls it a snack)...

Once i get home from school around 2:30 it's lunch time (almuerzo) and we eat the big, hot meal of the day. Normally it involves fish (we eat A LOT of fish) or meat I never knew existed.. 

Around 5, 6, 7:00 we have merienda (another snack) this is normally yogurt or a sandwich with nutella (<3)

Then FINALLY before we go to bed we have dinner. A light meal, yogurt, biscuits and hot chocolate, leftovers... you get the idea

So yeah, a lot of food and my host mom said she was worried I was going to go back to America too skinny.... I have a feeling that that won't be the problem.

and bye now---- oh yeah tomorrow NO SCHOOL!  Christopher Columbus day!!  Me and my family are celebrating by cleaning, ffffffuuuuuuuunnnnnnn AND I played volleyball today! First practice!! Woohhooo, I can't wait until the next one (every tuesday and thursday).