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Another Friday and another AFS presentation. Only this time I had to stand in front of a roomfull of people and talk about Minnesota. It was horrible. I was incredibly nervous, which made me stiff and awkward, and my voice was jumping octaves and wavering. I didn't use the notes I wrote because I wanted to look more natural (ha!), so the presentation was way too short too. But thank god the Tuna Noodle Hotdish turned out all right (in spite of quite a few modifications), and at least I wasn't so nervous and awkward when people were asking me questions afterward. In the end, I really did have a good time, but I really should work on my stage fright.
Then I got home and there were problems in the family. Gah. I feel bad for everyone involved, and I wish they'd just all understand each other for once! I'm not involved in any way, but it does make me feel awkward when Paola's sobbing in the living room, trying to get her parents to let her go out so she can be with her 18 year old "boyfriend" who has another girlfriend too. Him, I don't really feel sorry for at all, because he's leading both of them on and screwing everybody over. And I wish it would stop and people would just get along and be happy! How can people who have the same damn language and culture misunderstand each other and fight so much?
Then I got home and there were problems in the family. Gah. I feel bad for everyone involved, and I wish they'd just all understand each other for once! I'm not involved in any way, but it does make me feel awkward when Paola's sobbing in the living room, trying to get her parents to let her go out so she can be with her 18 year old "boyfriend" who has another girlfriend too. Him, I don't really feel sorry for at all, because he's leading both of them on and screwing everybody over. And I wish it would stop and people would just get along and be happy! How can people who have the same damn language and culture misunderstand each other and fight so much?