Sour Cream

Since I don't have classes this semester until my semester in Chile starts (March 14), I have had absolutely nothing to do with my time. My on campus job didn't want me to come back for only a few weeks, so I spent the better half of 2 months watching movies, sleeping and basically being a bum, while my roommates started their semester. A few weeks ago my mom recommended me as a babysitter for anther Metro employee and now I am babysitting 3 little girls on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Emma is 4, Olivia 3, and Zhoey 6 months. They are absolutely adorable and cute and funny and perfect and today Emma said something that made me laugh, so this is that story.

Zhoey was off in her own little world bouncing away in her chair, and I was trying to get the girls to watch a movie with me but they decided they want to play 'waitress' instead. Basically, waitress is a really fun game where Emma and Olivia sit at a fake restaurant table and boss the waitress (me) around and make me get them pretend food, while I also serve their hungry imaginary friends, Jack and Jenny. So I came up to take their order and Emma decided to take charge for the whole group and order for everyone (totally an older sister thing to do, make Olivia think she is being nice when really she just wants her to do exactly as she says. She reminds me of my older sister Lauren). She orders herself a nice bowl of chicken noodle soup, piece of pizza, chicken nuggets and a diet coke to wash it all down. Jack and Jenny also both got bowls of chicken noodle soup and waters, then she looked at me like she was done, skipping out on Olivia's order. So I asked her what she was going to order for Olivia, and she said, "Oh... ummm she'll just take some sour cream".
I have no idea what made her think of sour cream, or why that would be a suitable lunch for Olivia, but a good waitress never questions her customers, so I diligently went back to the kitchen to pour bowls of soup and sour cream.

Freaking Out

I titled my blog 'Freaking Out' because in the midst of making this, not only did I realize that I only have 15 more days in the US before I jet away for half a year, but I also heard a large crash in my basement (or what I assumed to be a crash, I'm not really 100% sure there actually is an intruder plotting my murder right now), and I am sitting in my house alone. Anyway, for any randoms reading this or if you just haven't talked to me in a while, I am studying abroad this semester in Chile and I will be gone for 5 months, which is why I decided to document my travels via the internet. I will be living in Southern Chile in the city of Valdivia, where I will be attending La Universidad Austral de Chile (Southern University of Chile), taking classes with local students and living with a Chilean family. As excited as I am for this adventure, I can't help thinking of all the people and things that I am leaving behind for 5 months: my family, boyfriend, friends, comfort, familiarity. I'm even leaving behind my coveted 21st birthday celebration (I'm not sure what Chile's legal drinking age is, but I know 21 isn't a big deal), which trust me was a hard thing to give up. I keep having to remind myself how much of a once in a lifetime opportunity this is for me. How many people can say they have gone to college in a foreign country? How many people have that chance to be submerged in a culture 100% different from their own, and how many people are actually brave enough to do it? It is going to be hard to be away from everything I know and everyone I love, but it is going to make me a stronger person in the long run. So, this blog is going to serve as my virtual diary, where you can come and find out what is going on in my life, even though I will be 5,000 miles away. Hope to see you before I leave :)