Feliz Ano Nuevo!

Happy New Year!!! Wow-can you believe it? We survived the "end of the world" and now we're all in 2013! I know I say this a lot, but I just can't believe how FAST this year has gone by. I'm not going to lie, I am going to miss 2012. It was probably the best year of my life. I made two amazing best friends, who I know will be my friends for the rest of my life. I turned 16 aka I got my license!! I got accepted into AFS, I went to Costa Rica/ I'm in Costa Rica, and from there, all my adventures began. So many good things have happened to me this year, and I hope 2013 brings even more!

So, my New Year's Eve was verryyyy fun! I went over to my friend Hannah's house with Lupe and Rafa, along with a few other exchange students, and we had a Feliz Ano Nuevo Fiesta! At 12, we lite off fireworks, and watched the fireworks that were coming from San Jose. Hannah has this amazing view of San Jose, so at night, you are able to see all the lights from the city, and it really is a site to see! It was a really hang-outish night, and it was great to be with my friends, and family. Typical food during the new year party is carne asada and chicarones.

So, bienvendios 2013, I hope this year is full of learning experiences  and I hope to become fully fluent in Spanish. I haven't really updated everyone on my Spanish skills for a while...!!  Well, I understand everything. There are few words I don't understand, and they are explained to me when I don't know them. Most of the words are "palabras de ticos" which are made up words by Ticos. My grammar is getting a lot better, and my vocabulary has become a lot bigger. But, as my Spanish improves, my English becomes a bit worse....but oh well!! Also, I have started reading Harry Potter, in Spanish. Yes, it is hard! But I love Harry Potter, and I think it is an easy enough book because I know that book like the back of my hand. So, when I don't understand the words, I look them up, write them down, or I try and see what would fit!

Lupe, my friend Hanna (Sweden), me, and my friend Hannah (Germany).

This is a video of "the first moments of 2013!"

Alight, adios!