We have been here 3 months. So far on this move all I can think about is what is in front of me. Our trips. school, classes, moving back, summer, I have not really had time

 to look back at these three months. I have been so focused on what is going to happen that I can not even appreciate how far I have come. When I actually do think about it ( right before I wrote this) I discovered some amazing things. When we left I had a clear vision of this move. I thought I knew exactly what it was going to be like, but when I think back what actually happened, it was different than my vision. So many things have happened, some   good and some bad. I realized that if I look back I feel so much prouder of myself. I feel good that I survived school ( well mostly ), and made friends ( sort of ) and learned new things. So I am writing this so you can understand how looking back made me feel.

School

School has been the biggest thing here in Argentina. I remember how scared I was that first day, how I did not think any one would like me. I have come a long way from my first day. On the bad side, school used to be a little more fun but now it is just boring. I bring stuff to entertain myself at school ( like slime ). When I look back I see how nice everyone is, I see how I made friends so easily. Part of my “vision” was that I was not going to have any friends. That did not happen. I also thought that the school I would go to would not be like the one I go to now. I have learned the way of things, I became familiar with everything. Tommorow I will look back at how far I have come I will have a better day.

Family

Believe it or not but my family has changed to. For starters I see them more (Sometimes too much). It feels like we have gotten closer sometimes yet at the same time we are growing apart ( I do not always agree with my mom and dad). Each us has grown in our own way. Maya, Kuba, and I do stuff with mom and dad that we have never even thought about before. For example Maya now does Art day with dad, Kuba does Science day, and I do book club with mom. That is one of the pros of my parents not working. We also know very well what each of us needs to do to improve. When my parents start working it will be weird for them to not be home when I get back from school. When I look back I see how we have all grown, and it makes me proud to be part of this family.

                                               Cons

If you have Pros you have to have cons. There is money of course. Now that my parents are not working, we have limited money. As my mom said “We have big bucket of money and everything we spend comes out of that bucket.” I do not like to think about that.  Then there is also the location of everything. A few weeks ago I needed some fabric, no one knew where to get it. I had to wait two weeks. Without a car “Going to get some art supplies” is no small task. I am starting to wish  that every store we needed was on the block that  we lived on.  Every thing now takes longer that it used to. Another con is that my mom had decided to turn this move into a chore year. Let’s just say I hate chores, so this is going to be a long year if this keeps up. Looking back I am surprised that I actually made through all this with out having a melt down. ( I had a few but that is OK considering the circumstances).

I have now told you some of the things that have changed, things that are different, good things and bad things. Sadly I could not tell you all of them for then the article would be a mile long. I discovered that looking back is a really could way to look at your life in a different way. If you are having trouble with something. or you are stressed, then sit down at think back to the good times. Looking back I will say that this trip has been totally different then I expected, but I guess this is OK.