On My Way to Chile. . .

The adventure starts tomorrow and I am freaking out a little bit. My brain it is running and I keep wondering what I am going to forget to bring because I always forget something. Do you remember back in elementary school, when reading out loud was the most stressful part of life?  You would look down the rows, see you were the fifth person, and then skip to the fifth paragraph in the reading.  You study that paragraph and make sure you knew how to say all the words so no one would tease that you couldn't read.  Then the teacher would call on the next student randomly not going in order of the rows!! That is the feeling I have about the Chile trip at the moment. I'm scared that all my preparation will be for nothing because I've studied the wrong. I'm nervous that even though I've taken Spanish almost every year since the eighth grade, I will step onto Chilean soil and know absolutely nothing. I wonder if the scenery and food will be as great as I have pictured in my head. I wonder what avocado tastes like. I wonder if the sing White Christmas in Chile. Other than my random thoughts I am pretty much fine. I have finally calmed myself down about the food and have come to terms that my Spanish won’t be perfect by tomorrow. I am a little more nervous about the summer camp than last week. Due to all the blog assignment, I am comfortable with the country itself, but I feel like I may be the drunk uncle out of all the camp counselors. I am not an education major, so I don’t know how to teach little humans anything. The only kid that I am consistently around is my one year old nephew, and I am just trying to teach him to cover his face when he sneezes so I can stop getting sick. That is still a work in progress by the way. I want these kids to finish off the week having had fun and feel like English is a language worth studying rather than something that they are forced to learn. If I make one baby friend, then I will be a happy camper. 

 I am super excited! I can't wait to say CHI-CHI-CHI LE-LE-LE VIVA CHILE!!

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  1. catlyf3December 26, 2017 at 9:02 PM

    The kids will love you! They will be so excited for us and would try to get all of our attention! You'll have a clan of baby friends

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  2. UnknownDecember 26, 2017 at 9:26 PM

    I am with you on being nervous but excited all at the same time! I really hope I don't forget to bring anything because that would be horrible! Don't be nervous about the camp though! It will definitely be an amazing experience!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2018 at 6:20 AM

    Looking back on these blog posts it's crazy to think that we did it! We made so many amazing memories and friends, things we can carry with us forever! I'm glad we got the chance to experience this together!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 26, 2018 at 3:52 PM

    Love the picture Jerica! I really enjoyed the trip with you and so glad that we could form such a great relationship. You are such a great person and it was a pleasure to get to know you.

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