no ingles por dos semanas!

hola :)
at midnight tonight, I am officially not speaking ANY English for two weeks.
I will not be using my facebook, email, telephone, watching English TV, and unfortunately, not even using my blog :(
I just recently got really fed up with my lack of Spanish, and decided that I wanted to take a 2 week break from everything in little USA, and completely, COMPLETELY, immerse myself in the argentine culture. I'm sure in the next 2 weeks I'm going to get REALLY frustrated sometimes, but now that I am in a safe environment, I have people around me that I love, I feel it is time to buckle down, and complete a mission :)
tomorrow, October 19th is two months since I have left USA, and that I have been in Argentina. WOW! So cool.
I have struggled so many times in the past 2 months, and so much of my accomplishments here, have come from the letters, notes, and vibes you all have sent me. I'm trucking along, and having a really great time in Argentina, I just cannot believe it has already been 2 months...
My family situation is still great, and everything is good down here in little, baby Santo Tomé, Argentina, and now it is time for a really big challenge. My whole class, friends, and family (both in USA and Argentina) know about this, and are completely supporting me!
Anyway, talk to you guys in 2 weeks! And hopefully, if all goes according to plan, I will be THAT much more Argentine, and speaking much better :)
LOVE!
Abigail.
ps. a photo of my family! My Mami, Nazarena, Sisters Justina, and Esperanza, and my Brothers Octavio, Mateo, and Alejo! Unfortunatly, Papi is not in the photo :(

Abigail Michelini!

Hey Everyone!
Last thursday at about 8:30 at night, i was switched from the Pawluk family, to the Michelini family! I had been experiencing a lot of trouble with my other family for many different reasons, and i thought it would just be a better decision over all, for not only me, but the Pawluk family as well, that i switch. The process was difficult, and at times really hard, because as you can imagine, the Pawluk family was pretty hurt and upset that i had wanted to switch. But AFS was supportive, and i was given such a great family in return!
My family consists of 5 kids, and now 6 with me! My brother Octavio is 17, and attends a private school in Misiones, where he rooms for the week, and returns home for the weekend. My sister Justina, who is 15, was one of my best friends in school before i became part of the family! We share a room, and love saying that we are now 'sisters' to everyone :) I have a 10 year old brother, Mateo, and he is one of the sweetest little boys! My other brother is 5 years old, Alejo, and Mateo and Alejo are best friends. Mateo helps out alot with Alejo, and is always asking me if i need anything. I love my little brothers :) Lastly, i have a little 5 month sister, Esperanza (Hope, in english) and yes, i am in heaven. Haha, i love my little sister so much. Yesterday morning, i woke up before anyone in the house, and Esperanza and I spent time sitting on the porch together in the sun, smiling, and having cuddle time. It was so great! My mamí's name is Nazarana, and she is a really good mom to all of my siblings, and me too! Unfortunatly, my familys dad, Enrique, passed away about 4 weeks ago to cancer. As you can imagine, this is extemely hard for my family, but much to my suprise, the house is still so bright and fun. There are people coming and leaving constanly at my house, and just because my family has lost someone SO important to them, does not mean their world has stopped. They carry on, and are doing so well. I am really proud to be a part of the Michelini family, and love them a lot.
Thank you so much for all your support! The past week has been really hard, but now i am with a family with so much love, and im really starting to be happy again :)
I will keep updating!
Amor y Paz,
Abigail.
ps. Photos arent working right now :( I will put some up later!