First day of school!

Well Argentina is great! It took a while to get here, but it was so worth it. We had a three day orientation in Buenos Aires, and we made friends with lots of exchange students from other countries, like Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, Finland, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Denmark, and others. Everyone was so nice, we were all sad to leave! But there are two other girls from the orientation that live near me, one from the U.S. and one from New Zealand, so at least we might be able to see eachother. I got to Salta, a city about the size of Seattle, and my host family yesterday and they were super welcoming. They made sure to talk really slowly so I could understand, but I still have no idea what most people say. My family has a swimming pool and big house, and I have my own room that they decorated for my arrival. When I arrived at the airport, they were there with a big sign that said, "Bienvenido Hannah" and the whole family was there. I came on a plane from Bueno Aires with the two other girls that are going to Salta (the province), and we were so nervous and excited that we were almost hyperventilating. I love it here, except for the school! Today was the first day, and I didn't understand a single thing the teachers said. I have to write a two page paper about a nail for my psycology class...and I have no idea how that's going to happen! I'm having a lot of fun, but I feel stupid and slow because everyone has to talk to me like I'm an idiot. Yael (my 15 year old host sister) is really nice and explains everthing to me, and her friends are great too. I also have two brothers, one that's thirteen and one that's nine.