Back to School

Back in school....
For the first time in my life..these words did not bring thoughts of new clothes, notebooks, nothing....It`s been tough getting up early in the morning (i have my cell alarm programmed for one snooze...) Braulio has called my cell several times in the morning to get me out of bed if he hears that i´m not up and about getting ready. He left last night, at 3 am until the 20th of May. Hence...i rushed out the door this morning with breakfast in hand because he wasn`t there to call me....It`ll be weird without him in the house, because I sometimes get home and Mema and Johanna have gone, so we chill for the evening.
This will be random.. a thought process and in no particular order of time...
I now walk to a friends house in the morning, where he is generally waiting for me (one or 2 minutes) and we walk to school together, much slower than when i go alone, but it makes for good company. After school i walk with friends til our paths part (i end up walking like 20 minutes with my ipod for company). I hope to continue until june..even in the cold (altho not sure about the rain...)
Yesterday afternoon I went to my Rotary counselors office for my monthly allowance, although it wasn`t ready so we just talked about my trip and such. He has been to Quebec city and we started talking about some typical canadian food (poutine, pancakes with maple syrup etc...) I then had a craving for pancakes so when i got to the house told Braulio i was going to make them...canadian style. Here they eat crepes. I looked up a recipe on the net, but we looked for baking powder and did not find it. Hence..we had little crepes. Later, when Mema returned, she found the baking powder...
I have also finally been given the approval to go to Tierra del Fuego for a weekend with 2 friends. Also was given permission to hit up Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, and Santiago in May for a week or two. YAY!!!
My host cousin is going to have her baby either today or tomoro by ceasection. (no idea how to spell that!!). This is the first cousin to have a baby, so the whole family is going crazy. The kid has tons and tons of clothes, blankets, soothers, like 20 hats..its insanity!! Mema and Johanna go along to doctors appointments and so on...
I have changed my airline ticket....for mid june. I`m looking into work for summer at home (i know..a bit of a shocker...) Kids in my classes forget that i wont be here for the graduation in june, the other torres del paine trip etc etc. I am told frequently that I´m not allowed to leave on this end, and from friends at home that i should hurry up and head home. haha.
It`s definitely been a learning experience. It was nice but also weird to arrive back in Punta Arenas because most of the people that I did stuff with outside of school are now gone, Julia, Gonzalo, Manuel...etc etc.
With the arrival of a new gym teacher, the class has changed alot. I also heard however, that the year always starts out with warmups, stretching etc, and then fades in the end months. We run 10 minutes in the gym (small and boring....) , stretch, and then do the work.
What else can i say??? I often think of things i should write, and then forget. I bet i am forgetting something important right now, but can`t think of more...so the blog, for now, ends here. Happy Spring!