❣️First of all — Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I honestly think it’s a real holiday, no matter what anyone says😏
❣️All day at school we had a game: each of us wore a paper heart on our chest❤️, and depending on the class there were rules: either girls👩🏼 couldn’t talk to boys👦🏻, or the other way around. If you spoke — you had to give away your heart❤️ (basically, they “stole your heart”❤️, kinda cute☺️). The person who collected the most hearts won. Someone ended up with 12 hearts❤️! But honestly, the fun part was watching everyone sabotage each other, get caught in awkward situations✋🏼
❣️Our school also had a little fundraiser called “Buy a CRUSH for your CRUSH” 🍊. CRUSH is a soda brand🥤, but of course it also means your crush (how perfect is that🤔). You could buy a can for $1💵 (it came with a Valentine), and if you wanted to send it anonymously, you’d add $1 more💵. All the money went to charity💰 (I bought five). During lunch, everyone got their sodas delivered — so fun!
❣️In PE we went bowling again🎳. Honestly, best way to celebrate! I’m actually getting better💪🏻 — practice pays off😅
❣️In Spanish class🇪🇸 we made our own Spanish valentines❤️)) (so cute — I love Spanish, it reminds me of 2007 when I first started learning English👶🏼). Plus, our teacher gave us those famous American candy hearts❤️ — but with Spanish phrases on them (photo).
❣️After school Chloe and I kept celebrating with ice cream🍦🤤. We went to DairyQueen, which is super popular for their ice cream🍨. Later, I had an amazing dinner with her family❤️ — real American steaks!! 🥩 Juicy pieces of meat grilled outside, literally the size of my foot👣 (best comparison ever).
And when I got home, flowers were waiting for me from Al💐 (my host dad)💕
Try it yourself — imagine how you would celebrate Valentine’s Day as an exchange student in the U.S.!