Today I woke up late, and then I put on my sports clothes
and went for a run around my grandparents’ house. After a while, I ran past one
of Maxi’s friends that I had met last night. I stopped to talk to him and he
offered to show me another place to run. We walked over to like a little strip
of grass next to the highway and he was like ok you can run here and I’ll keep
you company. We ran for like 2 minutes and then I decided it wasn’t really
worth it because I wasn’t getting any exercise, so then we just walked around
for a while and talked. I found it much harder to understand him than other
people, and later Maxi told me it was because he was from a lower social class
and hadn’t received as good of an education. After I got back to the house, I
showered and then we all went to the farmers’ market to stock up on vegetables
for our trip to the country. We walked through the stalls for like 3 hours
looking for the cheapest and most perfect vegetables and fruits. Nancy is a
perfectionist when it comes to food.
When we finally got home, we had a late
lunch (it was like 5 by then) and then Nancy, my grandma, and I cooked some
desserts and I worked on my blog. Then my dad called over Skype, and the whole
family talked to him in Spanish for like 2 hours. It was weird. I’ve been
hearing my dad speak Spanish for years, and I always thought he spoke
perfectly. Like without an accent and with proper grammar and everything. But
listening to him now, I can hear the accent and pick out the errors. I
definitely am not even close to surpassing him in terms of fluency, but at
least I know I’ve improved a little. My goal is to speak as well or better than
he does by the end of the year! After we finished, a bunch of people came over
including Vale, and we hung out for a while and ate dinner. Then we all Skyped
with Cristobal.
After we finished, Monse, Nancy, Vale, and I drove up to a hill
called Cerro La Virgen, which is famous for having the most beautiful view in
Talca. All the lights were gorgeous by night, although it was absolutely
freezing cold. When we got home I was super tired and fell right to sleep.
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