El Colegio

Today was my first day of high school. I was soo nervous in the morning but then I saw another exchange student named Gus, and we are in the same class so that made me feel relieved. In the morning, there was this assembly and I had noooo clue what to do but some kids helped me.

I really really realllllyyy like school, which shocked me. I HATED high school in the United States but here it is so different. They have a lot of breaks and can go outside and walk around the entire school, you can buy food and drinks, and you can hang out with your friends for a pretty long time. It is way better than being trapped in Westhampton Beach High School until 2:16.

All of the people in my class are soo nice. Most of them speak English, so today I spoke English with a lot of people, but tomorrow I think it will be Spanish. They are all sooo friendly and they are just great. I already made friends, which was something else I was scared about.

I didn't have the right uniform because we didn't have time to get it, so everyone was in a fancy button down shirt, skirts, ties, etc. and I was in a polo with jeans and black converse sneakers. Way to make an entrance. I got even MORE stares because of that.

Overall, I understood a lof of what was said in school today, but I still don't know when I should attempt the work or just sit there and stare at the walls. Today I was actually the only person in the class to figure out a factoring algebra problem without the teacher and everyone was SHOCKED and staring at me because they all think it is sooo hard, so I am sure I will be a math teacher for a little while now.