un poco enferma

Hello everyone, sorry I haven´t written in awhile. My brother Mariano is always on the computer and he gets very angry when you try to get him off. Today is Sunday, and I have just spent my first weekend going out with my new friends. On Friday, I went to Mariano´s house for a barbecue. There were 14 of us. Each one `pitches in a little money for the food and drinks, and then the boys cook the meat. It was a lot of fun and a great way to get to know everyone. The time for going out here is very different. The kids usually leave there houses at midnight and don´t come back until 3 or 4! It is very hard to get used to, I had to take a nap before I left! Yesterday I got invited to a 15th birthday party, which is like a sweet sixteen in the United States. However, I didn´t feel well and ended up falling asleep before my friends came to pick me up, which was at 3 in the morning! I ended up having a fever and I still dont feel very well, but my mom and grandma are taking very good care of me. And my brothers still like to mess around and make me mad. For example, Mariano yelled in my ear while I was taking a nap, and today Gustavo got me out of bed to show me his new bed. The good thing is Guillermo always is looking out for me and tells them to leave me alone. Besides that, school is going better now that I am getting to know everyone. I took my first test and I got a really good score on it! Even though it was just a spelling test I was still really proud of myself. I have to read a whole book in Spanish! School is very hard work and I have to study very hard! Well, thats all I have to say for now. Talk to you later