Meeting the Familia

Hola¡
Im back. I have had a very busy past few days. I have not been able to write in a while!
I went to a discoteca on Friday, but the wait was so bad. Some friends got in, but some of us were left behind. This is weird for me seeing as I am not used to waiting in such a mob for a bar. A bunch of us ended up meeting some Ecuadorians that go to school in America and were on break so their English was perfect. We took a cab to an awesome bar called Chelsea that had the BEST lighting and drinks.
The next day, Nancy took me to her office. I knew she was a doctor, but it turns out she is a gyno.

Nancy's Office

Wow. She did a sort of medical test where she took a photo of my eyes and it was supposed to tell me what is wrong with each organ. Not sure how accurate it is...
As Nancy was looking at the results, Fernanda, my host sister, and her 8 year old son came, Camillo. Camillo was this little boy that was shaking with excitement and just ran up and threw his arms around me. He doesn't speak english, but Fernanda does a bit and told him what to say. They brought me candy and presents.
For those of you that know me, I am obsessed with Yorkies and want one so bad. Well, sure enough, they brought their Yorkie, Foster. I didn't know they had a dog, but I was really hoping for a family with a dog and a little kid so it was perfect!
I bought them each gifts, and for Camillo, I brought a Bears Jersey and a U of I hat. He was soooo happy.

Camillo with his presents

I brought Fernanda ballet shoes because she does ballet, but unfortunately, they were not the right size. They use different measurements here, so she was mixed up and told me the wrong size.
My friend Grace's host mom just left her alone all day, so I asked Fernanda to pick her up. We all went to a place called TropiBurger which was like an apple store mixed with a nasty McDonalds. There were headphones and music players everywhere and and each table, there was an ipod speaker. Camillo was listening, and Fernanda talked to us for a while.

Fernanda and I waiting to go out

Later that night, Fernanda had something planned for me, and it turned out to be... KARAOKE! We took Grace as well, so the three of us went to the karaoke bar and I picked out some songs, and they picked out others. They did not have many in English, but they happen to have had Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber. I sang Shakira in spanish, and Fernanda sang. She is really really good, and I realized she looks identical to Mila Kunis!

Foster

Camillo got a close up

Some other friends from our program met up with us, but then went across the street. When we wanted to leave, Fernanda said it was too dangerous even to go outside unless we had a guy with us. Our friend Steve came back and got us and we went to another bar where they were playing "REGATONE". Regatone is a mix of Hip-Hop and Reggae, and I happen to really enjoy it!
The next day, Fernanda and Camillo left. They are only living here on weekends! I needed to rest up because my first day of  class was Monday.
I will update/write and upload photos tomorrow from my first few days at the University!
For now,
CIAO