Yaaaaaaay for new friends!

Yesterday I finally made a new friend who isn`t leaving in a week! Here name is Makeba and she's from Las Vegas (she's even heard of Faith Lutheran). She is going to be at the school for the next five weeks, and we hit it off right away. She's a dancer/gymnist, so we were shakin' it during salsa lessons today. Which, by the way, is super hard. I could do the steps solo, but with my partner (Hannah) things got a bit rough. Still, it was fun to dance a bit, especially since I just found out via facebook that my dance studio back home CLOSED for good! I don't know the entire story, but apparently I will not be subbing there next fall (mom, do some investigating on this one). Therefore, I must soak up the dancing here as much as possible. Hannah and I plan on practicing before next week's lesson :) Additionally, I've started streching and doing some basic ballet in the mornings in my room while listening to the Spanish version of MTV. It's so great to dance to music along with super-attractive, scantily-clan Latino women like Shakira. It's great for the self-confidence boost in the morning. Oh, and just an update on the food here (since I'm such a junkie), breakfast is the best meal of the day, followed by "la comida del descanso" or "the food of the break." For breakfast today, I had two pieces of crusty bread with cheese baked in with avacado and eggs. Soooooooooo yummy! Here we spread avacado like butter on bread, and it's an awesome alternative in my opinion. At school around 10:00 we have our 20 minute break during which we have coffee, pastries, and the most delicious watermelon and pineapple you have ever tasted. These two meals make my mornings wonderful :) Also, yesterday was the first time that I tried plantains cooked in a bit of oil and covered in cinnamon and sugar (or in my house, splenda...they're a low-sugar couple, how perfect for me!). It was "muy rico" or "delicious." My papa tico makes juices as well, although his latest (guayaba y limon) is a bit sour. Still, like he says, "totalmente natural." I was placed with the perfect family! How's school? It's going fine. I work hard during class and speak as much as I can, but I have a reeeeeeeeeeeally hard time motivating myself to do homework at night. The Spanish progams with English subtitles on my TV (which constantly emits a high-pitched whistle when it's on) are simply too enticing...I'm working on that...