So many changes in such a short time!

Wow, so since my last blog a lot has happened (I promise I am trying to get better at blogging). Anyway, we´ve started classes and those are going okay (not my favorite part of the experience by far). We have three different teachers but our spanish/grammar teacher is my favorite. She is really fun but we play weird games in her class. We also got to go watch the toma de posicion de Barack Obama (inauguration) yesterday instead of going to her class.

I still really love the family that I was put with here in Morelia but I am now considering switching families. Although the family is wonderful it is hard because everyone I know lives in the opposite direction from the school. On Monday I am going to visit three or four houses in order to pick a family that will work better in location. I am very sad to be leaving my family and I have not even had the chance to talk to them about it. Although I am sad I do think that changing will be the best (and safest) option for me in the long run. I could definitely use some prayers for making this decision as it is very hard!!

Other than that life is good here. It is warm and it has been so fun. One of the highlights was going to a Monarcas soccer game here in Morelia last Saturday night! It was a blast! It definitely made me miss my brother and going to soccer games with him though (especially since we were with a brother and sister). It was really fun even though the game ended up a 0-0 tie and was slightly boring soccer. At the stadium they walk around selling beer in liter-sized cups and all sorts of food like churros, nuts, etc. I ended up buying a monarcas jersey at the game and I am hoping to get to more games this season (although it is hard with our schedule of excursions on the weekends)!

It has been great to be here and the staff at our school is amazing. We have three really great teachers who are all very different and fun. There are also a lot of great people to help us with other things (liking homestays, paperwork, etc.). We also have what Abby and I have called our amigo pagado (our paid friend) Cristian who is around our age. He takes care of everything our group needs. He goes with us on excursions and he is in charge of making all of the arrangements and stuff. He is also really great about helping us find fun places to go (and helping us get there) and he usually hangs out with us too.

That´s it for now and I´ll try to write again soon! Hasta luego!!!