Amanda's Year In Paraguay

      Although it has been less than a month since my last post, much has happened. For starters, the school year is over and I am now in summer vacation until February. Next year, my class and I will be the 3rd class (12th grade Seniors).      On Thursday last week, my first day of vacation, my family and I celebrated Thanksgiving!  Since I over think everything and just love making things extra hard for myself, I spent a lot of time planning out what to do. Two days prior, my friend Vivi and I went shopping and my mom and I spent Wednesday and Thursday cooking. On Wednesday, I made mashed potatoes to be heated up later and I baked the apple pie and pumpkin pie from scratch. On Thursday, I cooked the sweet potato and made a side stuffing while my mom cooked the chicken. Turkey is very expensive here so we substituted it with chicken.         On Thanksgiving, I watched the parade from my chromebook. That evening,  Vivi arrived ...

      I 'm trying to post more often, so I'm answering some questions I've been asked (mostly by Aunt Elaine). Comment some other questions if you want. What classes am I taking. What is my favorite class and my least favorite class.     I 'm in the Basic Sciences course, so my classes include physics, chemistry, natural sciences, English, math, philosophy, art, Guarani, statistics, and physical education. My favorite classes are English and natural sciences and my least favorites are Guarani and chemistry, but only because I don't understand them whatsoever. What is the weather like?     Tropical. It's summer here, so the days are getting hotter. Rain storms are pretty common, but it doesn 't really get cold. The most I ever need is a light hoodie. If Christmas in stores yet     Since neither Halloween nor Thanksgiving are celebrated here, stores have been preparing for Christmas for months. Christmas songs are being played on the radio...