Who would have thought that I would have a problem with my host family for the first time now, 2 weeks before departure?
Tomorrow is my AP Latin exam, for which I have worked hard all year. So I guess I was under a little bit of stress for sure. When I came back home, however, my 8 year-old host brother was being really loud. Let kids be kids, sure, but I asked him multiple times to be quiet in order for me to focus a bit better.
He must have either said or done something, because out of nowhere, I somewhat exploded. I yelled at him to be quiet for once and called him out for never respecting or listening to me. Angry, he responded back, but one sentence struck me. I think he said something along the lies of "This isn't even your house; it's my house, and I will do whatever I want."
Sure, I was petty. Sure, he was annoying. And I don't really care about what happened anymore - that was a couple of hours ago. But his sentence still bothers me. After sharing 9 months of our lives together, after numerous times I played tag with him in the playground, after all our family day trips we went on, he still considers me as an outsider. Completely understandable, but definitely unexpected.
I wonder how the rest of the year will unfold. With only 14-15 days until my group flight back to the United States, will Andrea and I be able to heal our relationship?