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I'm sorry I haven't written in the blog for a long time. Way too long. I'm not gonna lie, it's definitely not one of my priorities. Anyways, my life here is going pretty well. I'm still in my third host family, Jon and Lisa, and since I got really attached to them I believe its gonna be hard to move out next week. My next host family is supposed to be quiet and by quiet I mean REALLY quiet. All Canadians are reserved and would rather keep their buisnesses private-if you know what I mean- and let's  not forget that personal space seems to be essential, but Cal and Jacinta are extreme in this sense. Apparently, from what I've heard, they barely talk to each other and when they do conversations are limited to monosyllables. They seem very interesting people, though. Cal is an architect and Jacinta works in an art gallery, They've travelled to Italy several times and they loved it. They have two children who have grown up in a surprising conservative way: they home schooled and ended up living kinda antisocially, I'd say. I haven't met them yet so I can't really say anything about them. Their son Jasper is an amazing violinist and I'm pretty stoked to get to hear him play. However, my host family now is all that I could wish for. They are very relaxed and flexible with any of my plan changes. This is probably because they are young and there is Nathan still in the house. Having a brother makes my life definitely more fun even though I have to admit that he's not making any type of effort in getting to know me and the idea of me and him bros looks still pretty far away. We'll get there hopefully. His sarcasm is so dry that most of the times it drives me crazy and I honestly wish Courtney was at home instead and Nate at uni. Courtney is my host sister and she's 21ish so she's going to queen's university in Ontario -like 3 h flight east from Penticton. However, Nate can be nice and enjoyable to talk with and it's definitely good for me to have someone my age to interact with in the house, someone who goes to the same school, turns up at the same parties, knows slang-hahaha- etc. He's also cute so no complains. His friends are my friends-some of them. Carleigh, his best friend and prom date is one of my closest friends and she;s fucking hilarious when she's drunk. I love hanging out with them and I still can't believe she's gonna spend her exchange year in my country, HECK YA. My best friend is Lily, though. She's probably the person I'll miss the most. Our nights always turn out to be the weirdest and I love not knowing what's gonna happen and not even be able to guess. I fell blessed that I made this kinda friends here because the group of friend I see at school or hang out at parties has a lot in common with my group of friends back home. Plus, I love the type of music people listen to here. I mean, my friends listen to. My host brother in particular is down just and only for Kanye West and don't even try to ask differently. I find the humour very distant from the european one, let's say that it's not as obvious. I find myself laughing so hard and I sometimes just need these jokes to make my day. Parties are what we lack home and seriously in this sense Canadians are much more advanced and cooler, I swear. For my best friends who are reading this blog, homies, I really wished you were here to experience what it's like to turn up at these gatherings. I sometimes picture myself with my italian friends and I would't be able to stop laughing while sharing with them the weird shit that happens at these parties. I love meeting new people and I love making new friends. As McCandless points out in Into The Wild, the joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon. There aren't going to be other chances of this kind of experience, at 17 years old, by yourself, in an other country, for a whole year. So, fuck off haters, this is my challenge and it's being unforgettable so far. School is the best joke I've ever had to deal with in my life. Events and activities aren't never ending and school counsellors are always trying to give you a reason to look forward to in order to appeal you to show up every day- as if I didn't want to go to skool anyways. It's fantastic. Laker days, Anti-bullying days, Pajama day, what else. I feel bless every day to have met so many people, have opened my mind to such a mentality, to have been through this all by myself and I never ever want my exchange year to get to an end :).