Estoy en Chile! Woo:) It sure has been awhile.  I have no idea if Mr. Burrough's still reads this thing, but if he does, here is a message for him:

J.B.-

MUCHAS GRACIAS for writing that letter of recommendation for me (to come to Chile).  I don't know if I ever let you know how much it meant to me to hear those really nice words.  Here in Utah everyone is amazing.  I don't stand out much around here and to have someone think of me as highly as you do is flattering.  So...again, thank you so much.  I appreciate your friendship in my life.  You've had quite the impact on me during my high school years that have helped me a lot through school here.  Anyway...thank you, gracias, y merci!

Okay...to the rest of the world...I actually doubt anyone even reads this now-a-days....but I'm in Chile.  It's so amazing.  i don't understand much espanol and I speak even less, but the people are the most amazing that I've ever known.  So open and loving and warm and welcoming...it's so fantastic.  AND they're so willing to help me and bri out with our language problems.   Teaching is pretty fun, but I can't say that I love it.  I guess teaching really isn't down my road, but i do like getting to know the kids a lot.  My issue is planning lessons...not a huge fan.  It doesn't really help that there aren't specified texts for the grades and I have 10 different grades to teach each week....all on different English levels.  But, it's working...and if I suck, it's not like they can fire me.  I work for free! haha:) 

Getting to know the culture is awesome too...they eat a lot and are ALWAYS giving you food...always.  I've never had so much issues with my bodily functions...and it's not from the water either.  But, the food is so good.  And I think that's it.

My dear friend Bri (the one with me) has a Chilean boyfriend.  Everyone stares and whistles at us because we're the gringas...and the only girls with light hair and eyes, which is a big deal to people down here.  They love it and yell things like, "I love you!" and "hello" (pronounced HAY-LO) "How are you?"...basic English things they all learn in school.  It's funny.  THe kids at school all call me Miss (pronounced Mees) or tia...it's pretty cute.  Tia means aunt, but it's also a form of endearment around here too.  I like when the kids call me tia...mees gets on my nerves bc most kids yell it to me at hte top of their lungs:) haha.

Anyway, so that's that.  I have a boy back in the states...Andrew.  He's a keeper. 

I think that's all.  I think I'm going to France this coming Spring.  I want to go like nothing else, so I think I will.

Guess who's coming home!?!?!?! AHHH! ME!!!!!!! MAN! i am sooo excited! Beyond excited! weooo!  Here's what happened. . . I started taking Spring classes (8am to 10am) and started working full time too (usually 9 hour shifts--rough) and I am more than just burnt out.  I dread pretty much everyday because it's a crap load of work. . .I wake up at 6:45am, don't stop until around 8:30pm, try to fit in a little bit of a social life, and then go to bed around 11.  I can't keep up with myself! It's like a constant tired-battle. haha:) So, I dropped all of my summer classes (only 4 more weeks of Spring classes! woo!!!), which gives me the freedom to come visit for a week at home! Oh man, I physically ache to be back home.  I miss the East Coast--and of course all of my dear friends.

So woo! I'm coming home:)  I am really excited to go to Chile! The 8 o clock class that I'm taking is Spanish--haha! The first week was something else--I didn't know what anything was in Spanish and confused French and Spanish together all of the time--but now I'm learning more of the words, so I'm getting better.  I just can't imagine being down in Chile and actually having to speak ALL spanish--i'm so screwed. haha!:) It'll be really good though, so I'm excited.  I bet I'll come home speakin it like a NATIVE! Maybe not, but I'll at least be able to hold a conversation. 

I live at home with my mom and brother--it's so nice.  It's really relaxing and just. . . a relief.  I love my roommates, but I hate being a part of the dramatic scene.  I've had enough of it to last me quite a while:).  As for Jim. . .he was something else.  He's much more shallow than I ever realized when I dated him. haha:) Which is awful to say. .. he's a good guy, but he's just shallow and treats girls SO poorly.  I guess he has lots of flings, and I think he's just desparate for new attention every few weeks.  Since he broke up with me, I think he's kissed 3 other girls--I guess I'm lucky because I lasted FOUR weeks instead of 2.  AND I was his first official girlfriend. hahah:) Oh man! But after he did some immature things a few weeks back (which really helped me get over him! So thank you to you, jim!:)), I just kind of had the screw you attitude (before that I was really nice to him--I tried really hard to be his friend and just be normal. . haha)and I think it REALLY bothered him.  You see, last week he texted me out of nowhere (I hadn't talked to him for at least a month) and wanted "to talk." haha! Oh man, so I was like, either he wants me back OR he wants things between us to be normal.  So I met up with him and he wanted things between us to not be awkward (I didn't think it was awkward. . .I kind of liked it because I knew I was in control and HE felt like the idiot--that is an awful attitude! haha:)) and we just talked for like 10 minutes.  Man, he's so. . .just clueless.  He pretty much told me that I was being awkward and blamed me for things being weird.  hahah! OH mannn! but he was the one who ignored every single message or call or anything I ever sent to him.

But anyway, I'm pretty sure he wants me. . .why you ask? Becuase I always catch him staring at me, and he talks to his roommate (who happens to be a good friend of mine) about me.  Maybe I'm being too confident, but just an assumption.  And I would love if he did too--bc my revengeful side would LOVE to reject him:) Hahah! Oh man, I really am an awful person.  I need to stop.

As for my dating life now,  I'm turning it off for a while---a long while.  I don't have any interests, and have no interest in having an interest.  My plan for the future goes as follows: this summer-work, save for Chile, go home, go to Idaho.  this fall- go to Chile and have the time of my life. next winter: go to BYU for a semester. next spring- work like no other to save money. next summer- go on a mission.  After that, who knows? That's a pretty long time. . .about 2.5-3 years worth of planning right there.  I'm ready for it!

Man, I'm so tired.  I want to go to sleep REALLY bad but I'm at work, so I can't.  I just have to make it to 6 and then I'm homeward bound.:) I MISS YOU ALL!