School!

SO I know I said that I'd write a blog about my first day of school but I got so caught up in it all that now I'm writing a post about my first week at school. BUT before I do that I have news the the cat gave birth to kittens!

Three little gatitos! One black and white, one grey and white and one exactly like their mother, Ginger/grey/black spots on white. They're very cute and at the moment, not very exciting because all they do is drink milk and not open their eyes. But soon enough we we'll be able to play with them! Except there is also a sad side to this story, as one kitten died the other night. :( Poor Marco Junior wasn't drinking his milk and left this world a little early. RIP. But we can't let that hold us down, as life moves on and so do we.

SO anywho, I started school on tuesday, I only had two weeks practice of speaking spanish and bam, I was chucked into a school with only one other exchange student, who I don't know who that is still...and all the students here speak totally in spanish, and a very impressive english when they try. But I tell them not to, as I really want to improve my spanish, so it's an emergency only thing. Anyway, So my first day of school started with a long and boring speech from the principal, seems like our schools are exactly the same... After that we were taken to our first class, where our coordinator explained some new system thing blah blah blah, I don't really know, haha but now I HAVE FRIENDS! Two weeks in this country of hanging out with Sophie and Afs Volunteers and finally I have friends!

So there's this process in school called "Hora Libre" Which is caused by the non-existence of Relievers (or substitute teachers or something for you americans). Hora Libre, Translates to "Free hour", meaning that when your teacher doesn't turn up, you get the class off to go into town! I had Analysis of Visual something for three hours, but the teacher didn't turn up. SO My new friends and I went off to play soccer for three hours, I thought I would have been terrible as I kept telling them but they made me play anyway, turns out Onerahi Soccer has made me a little better and I was actually a lot better than I expected. woohoo! So through my soccer skills, I earned a place in my class!

From then on, I've been sitting in each class daydreaming a lot while the teacher speaks because I get way too tired from focusing on what they're saying. And lucky for me, I have a basis on each subject in school because of the subjects that I took at Kamo, like the topic in history turns out to be on the World wars and Russian Revolution...which are the two topics I specifically learnt about in Year 11 History, however, I don't think I'll have any basis in Political rights, whatever that class is... However, Good news is that I ace english! woo! Who saw that coming!

Also there have been so many dopplegangers that I have met on my exchange, Kellie Wharerau, Vaughan Brooke, Anthony from SMOSH and many more! It's like reminders from New Zealand are lingering everywhere! I'm also making a Pavlova tomorrow for the first time tomorrow, so wish me luck!

But apart from all that, My exchange is going really well, I have amazing friends, I have a great school, I have an awesome family, I have a typical routine. I HAVE A LIFE.

Also, Happy Saint Patrick's day and Happy Birthday Grandpa!