Last week on Friday we had our last performance with the Colorguard and it was kind of sad because I wish we could perform more, since that we're getting pretty good at it (even if I dropped the flag at my first toss, but that didn't distract me, I immidiately took it again and started the exercise pretending nothing happened). Then right after the game I came home because we were having an Halloween Party at our house at it was just the best thing ever. All my friends were here and we did some crazy stuff (just gonna mention that at some point I was locked in the closet with Eddie and Katie and it was pretty creepy...) and then they moved things around and had fun like crazy people do and we acted like everybody was drunk but of course nobody drank so it was so funny, I guess it's just american people, they are out of their mind, but in the best way. We jumped on the trampoline singing at the top of our lungs and then we layed there watching at the stars and having deep conversations about our exchange year and our secrets and fears and hopes and dreams and it was seriously one of those nights that I will remember forever.
Then last Saturday we had the Sadie Hawkins dance and it was so awesome that I can't even describe it. We had the long week-end because it was teacher day on Friday so I had time to go out and look fot t-shirts with Sabrina and Devan and we ate at IHOP with Eddie and Katie and it was so good that it should be illegal. Unfortunately Sabrina found out on Saturday morning that she had kidney stones, so now she's fine, but she has to rest, so she didn't come to the dance. And for that reason I spent the entire day looking for a girl for Justin and in the end we found it, so he wouldn't have been alone and everything went right. Me and Ryan were wearing a Red Sox t-shirt and of course red socks. We danced all night and had the time of our lives and they also played two Taylor Swift songs and I was fangirling so hard that I almost feel guilty. (forgot to mention that on Wednesday there were the CMA and it was so amazing to watch them with Victor and Helena on the couch on the big screen in HD...)
Sometimes there are moments when I feel like I really miss my friends and family but I'm happy because I'm so lucky that I have amazing friends here and an amazing host family that makes me feel like home. I'm so thankful for what I have every day, and right now I'm just trying to enjoy every single moment and to see the good even in the hard moments. I'm trying to remeber that every day is a challenge and I'm always learning new things and growing and changing in so many ways that I can't even describe it. And at the end of the day, I realize that no matter what, I will always have a second family and a lot of friends on the other side of the world that I will come back to see. And I will always have a second home, and Idaho in my heart. Because "home is where your heart is".
I will forever be proud of myself for my choice to live this scary adventure that will make me fearless and more confident and aware of what another piece of the world looks like. And I'm realizing all these things only after 2 months, so I can't wait for what is to come.
Because I learned that to grow you have to step out of the comfort zone, break the boundaries and destroy the walls.
"Explore. Dream. Discover."
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