Who I am now

I'm sitting outside in the backyard today. It's 30 degrees and it's so nice, it feels like summer. I am sitting listening to music. Somehow this feeling of summer doesn't feel that nice and happy to me. It reminds me to when I came here, and this makes me think of the time I have left in this gorgeus place. It's a weird feeling. I don't want to go back to Spain. I've changed so much and I've grown so much during this experience, my views are not the same anymore and I want to stay here. I've read many blogs of exchange students who have gone back home and they talk about the adaptation that it means. Basically, you've changed so much in your new life that getting back to your old life seems harder than adapting to a new culture. It's been a year since I came here, and even if I miss my friends a lot, I know they've met new people too and they may not understand what I've been through. I know I shouldn't be thinking such in a negative way because I still have some time here and I have to enjoy the rest of my experience, but I seriously don't want to leave! I've met some of my bestest friends here, I love them so much! I'll miss my host family so much too, they've helped me so much with everything and I'll make sure to keep in touch with them. This experience has been AWESOME and I wish I could stay here forever...🇺🇸❤️

It's all coming to an end...

Hey guys! 

Lately I've been pretty busy with school and everything in general... I wanted to write another post, because my school year, since I am a senior in my school, is ending in 3 weeks. I still can't believe it, our last day is May 22nd and I am already thinking about my plans for summer.

New Trier has been great. Maybe it hasn't been how I expected at the beggining, but it's been good. This school is a hard school, more like a college preparation high school, and for that reason I've learned a lot. I remember at the beggining I was mad because all  my friends were in easier high schools and had no homework. Also, the fact that there is no diversity in my high school has bothered me so much all this year. New Trier is like a bubble, it's a rich community and there's only white people who is only worried about academics and grades. It simply felt I was not living my american experience. It's been different, but amazing! I had expectations and they changed, but I've learned to adapt to any situation I have in front of me, even if I am not happy with it. Apart from that, I've met my amazing best friends and I've grown so much as a person. 

I'll keep you guys posted ❤️🇺🇸

Spring Break and more!

Hi everyone!!

I'm sorry I haven't posted anything here for the last three months... I get really lazy with this😅

Luckily, I have a lot of things to explain you guys!!! First of all, everything is great with my fam, school and friends. It seems I´ve been here forever! The weather is getting warmer and I´m so so happy with that! Most of my friends live close to the lake and we are going to go to swim in the lake and have lunch there! 🌞

Also, since it´s been more sunny I hangout more with my friends and we go do stuff outdoors, which is really nice!  This week was Spring Break, and I absolutely LOVED it because I got to see my parents and my sister👪 First my parents came to Chicago and we spent the night downtown in a HYATT hotel. The next day, we woke up early and we took a plane to Raleigh, and from there, we rented a car and we drove to my sister's house. I was not that excited to see my sister cause I saw her in New Years, but my parents were. It was so nice because we got to meet my sister's fam and see how it is where she lives. After that we drove to Topsail Island (still in North Carolina). We had rented a house there and our time there was so much fun! We were by the beach and the town was super cute! 

Cold

Hello family and friends! (Even though I know you won't read this)😘

I am so lazy and I haven't updated you guys on my life here in Chicago! 

These two past months have been so intense. First of all, my sister came for New Years and it was so much fun! All the CIEE kids went to spend a weekend in a cabin up in Wisconsin and we got to ski! It was so fun and the place was gorgeous! 

 I switched families and now I am living with the Mantice family! They are great and their food is amazing! (They are greek, so I get to learn 2 languages!) 

It's been so nice to get to know them and I am already part of the family 😊💕.

Me and my older host sister went to Indiana University last weekend, and it was AMAZING! We all went downtown and spent the whole day in Chicago, we went to have dinner at Tapas Barcelona, I met their family... They are all amazing! I have amazing friends that I would not change for anything in this world and I am so adapted in general (sometimes I even forget I am an exchange student, I'm not kidding)

I am so so happy but this experience is going by way too fast!

Bye guys, I'll keep you posted! 😜