Yesterday marked three months here in Esperanza. I am really excited to be here, I feel as if now I have an aptitude for the local dialect and customs more than I did when I first arrived. My relationship with my host family is still excellent. On the 25th I will be leaving to go on vacation to the south of the country with my Rotary district which will be lots of fun. After that I will come home and watch my brother Pedro graduate from high school, this should be a great moment to share with my family. After this we will spend Christmas here in town and then go to Pina Mar for New Years. Then hopefully if everything goes according to plan I will go to Brazil to visit my host brother Hermano Campos who I havent seen since he left the states in July. There is just the issue of obtaining the tourist visa to travel to Brazil because Brazil is one of the only countries int he Americas that requires US citizens to obtain a tourist visa prior to arrival at the border.
Yesterday there was a rotary meeting for all of the kids who are leaving my district here to go abroad. A lot of the exchange students here from abroad came and we spent the morning and afternoon with each other here in my town, it was a nice day to share with my friends.
Last night my dad had a massive heart attack, my mom called me this morning to tell me what had happened. This really scared me. It is terrifying to think that it could have very well been that the last time I saw my father was when I said goodbye at the airport. Thankfully he is stable now and in good hands at Beth Israel. It just really pains me to think that there would have been so many things I wish I had said and so many things I would have not said. I love you dad, I hope you get well soon.
