Matias

Matias is almost 4 years old. He is my fist and only nephew at the moment. In my house we are three daughters no boys. He is the first boy at home and my dad. When my sister was ready to give bird we were at the hospital for almost 4 hours waiting for the doctor. When he came out and told us that we can see him I felt like a hole in my stomach. I was so excited that day that I still feel that sensation; it seems as if it was yesterday. He was really tiny and long as soon as we saw him we started crying. When he was 8 months he started saying some words and before Christmas he learned to walk. He is the smartest kid I ever met… of course he is my nephew. He loves to play the guitar in a Metallica way. He does not play professionally yet but he would start practicing. He is hyperactive; you can be exhausted after spending a day with him. He loves to talk and create stories for you. He is a social kid, and he is smiling all the time. Her mom, my older sister says that we spoil at him too much; actually she is right but she does not understand that he is the only one and he is not only her baby but ours as well. Matias is one of the persons I missed the most, and one of the persons because I’m really excited to go there and spend time with. In fact, he is just the best.

To take decisions

Since we are kids we start taking decisions. Sometimes it was easy because you used to decide what kind of game you prefer to play. While, time goes by decisions become more interesting and you are not feeling so confident anymore. Some decisions implicate leaving other things or carry out sacrifices. At the same time, when we decided something we have to be prepare for some consequences. To decide coming here it was a huge change. I had to leave many things I have already started; as my family and friends. Like I was saying we have to be prepare for the consequences, in my case it was to get use to this new life and country. Now, to finish my college it would take me more time and sometimes I feel I don’t belong here. Sometimes, I feel homesick and I would like to leave everything and go back home. When I feel like that before calling my mom I always call my sister. I know she will say the perfect words that I need in that moment. One of the things she will say is “sistersita all the sacrifices you are doing today you will see those reflects tomorrow”. After she says that and even I had heard that many times is still being very helpful. Every time, it sounds like if it was the first time she ever says that to me. This is something I decided; for the moment there are not change of plans. I am going to stay here, keep going with my studies and trying to adapt to this country. All the consequences that had showed up and the ones that would show up in future I will take in an easy way. May be they would be nice things and others not so good. I will pass through nice experiences and other ones probably really bad. In any case, I’m going to try to keep a positive attitude and just thinking that someday I would be thinking “it was one of the best experiences”.

Lujan Zoo

If you have a chance to travel to Argentina you might visit the Lujan Zoo. It is famous because you are allowed to touch the animals. However, it has something particular; there are not any animals such us: dogs, giraffes, horses, snakes, monkeys or others. The animals you would have the chance to touch are felines. Yes, you are not wrong you can touch and take pictures with lions, tigers, pumas and others like elephants. It is amazing to have those animals in front of you. They are huge, and titanic. At the same time, you feel scare because you never know how they can react. Even thought, the trainers were explaining that they won't do anything to us because they were well trained they still are wild animals. It was a nice experience and I’m still laughing when people ask me if they are true pictures. When I told my mom, she almost cried because she said it was foolish from me. On the contrary, my dad said that it was something you have to do before you die. In any case, it was something I would remember forever.

Music

I cannot play any musical instrument; however, I love to listen to music all the time. I think music is one of the best things in the world. It does not matter your mood because you can find the right music to listen to according to how you feel. At the same time, you can dance, sing and be happy everything at once. I need music, to do homework, to drive, to do laundry, to sleep, to work out, to clean up, or just to be at home. I like all kinds of music, currently someone gave me a cd with Brazilian music in it. I do not know how to speak Portuguese but I can sing some songs and moreover I can understand them. Sometimes I feel like being alone but I need to have music to think or to be with myself. I cannot imagine the world without music. I think it would be really sad. By the way, I can accept your music I will enjoy listening to the music you have in your country.

Boston Weekend

This weekend I went to Boston to visit a friend. Boston is a city that has lots of history and most of its buildings are contemporaneous. I visited many places, and the weather was extremely good. There were many people may be it was for Columbus Day; that made the environment more fun. I took the Duck Tour which goes around the city telling you the history of the same. It takes more than an hour. The best part of the Duck Tour is that it goes inside the water like a boat. Right there you can see the whole city, in a panoramic view. You can take thousands of pictures because it has beautiful views. People is really friendly at leas my friend's friends were nice. One of them has a penthouse where we made a bbq and we were able to see the sunset. Boston is a walking city; it is difficult to find parking there. There are a lot of people walking like in New York City. Actually you will enjoy much better if you walk because you can take pictures get inside of the stores and eat, they have good restaurants everything in once. Sunday I went to Harvard University, it is amazing. For Columbus Day, they have a parade like carnival. Everybody were using costumes and playing all kinds of music. People were dancing in the streets and there was all kinds of food. I had a lot of fun; I haven't seen my friend for five years. I was really sad when I was ready to come back home. I hope, I will be able to go there soon. If you have the chance to go there just go you won't regret.

Great-Grandpa

Did you know that my great-grandfather is 103 years old? Yes, my great-grandfather is over 100. He is really sweet and a funny person. He has difficulty to hear others but he is still being conscious. He cannot see so well anymore but you can talk to him because he will answer you effectively. My family and I celebrate his birthday, he loves to dance and that’s the only day he can drink a glass of whisky and he can get a cigar. His birthdays are the best. All the family comes to share with him. That day you can see relatives you haven't seen for a while. That day, you can see how people has changed, how big the kids are. That day, your aunts and uncles let you know if you have gotten fat or you have lost weight. My dad makes me dance with him, because he is not a good dancer and he doesn’t like to dance with my mom’s sisters. My grandpa’s brother loves to play the piano. He divided women from men and makes us sing. Then he starts playing music to dance and everybody jumps on to the dance floor. My great-grandpa is not dancing anymore but he is at the table smiling all the time. He says he enjoys watching all of us together. Everybody wants to take a picture with him. Everybody is around him hugging him, talking to him or just being with him. The doctor says that’s the best medicine he has, it makes his heart happy. That’s why he is strong, and really wise as well. He loves to tell anecdotes; my favorite is when he relates about how he kidnapped my great-grandma. May be, he doesn’t pronounce the words so clear anymore, but his laugh is amazing. His laugh is like a 6 year old kid. My grandpa doesn’t like this too much; he says he is not in an age to be playing around anymore; however, you can see him in a corner laughing by himself, because he knows he is lucky to still having his dad next ho him. This is the fist year I am not going spend the big party with my family and I am sad. However, I am happy to know the rest of my family will be there with him having fun and making him happy.

Mami!!!

I haven’t seen my mom for almost eleven months. She came today to visit my sister and me. Since yesterday I couldn’t sleep so well because I was excited to see her. I have a closed family, we try to talk everyday. I have many things on mind that I want to do with her. Next weekend we are going to Boston. I think we are going to have lots of fun. I can talk to her for hours about any kind of topic. I’m the middle of three sisters and my mom says that it was destiny. My two sisters have a stronger temper and I am a calm person so when they start fighting I'm the one who make them stop. My younger sister is already 19 years old. My mom is sad because she says she does not have more babies at home. Now she spends time with my nephew but she does not have enough people at home to cook for. My sister and I are going to Ecuador to spent Christmas; but my mom did not want to wait; as a result, she is going to stay for 3 weeks. I hate to cook and I don’t even know how to. I have a list of all the things I want her to cook for me. I just asked her if she minds to cook for me and she said that she missed that a lot so she will enjoy doing it.