More Interesting Stuff... or not

My life has been pretty quiet over the last couple of weeks, but I figured it's time to update anyway.
Last week I went to another wedding. This wedding was particularly interesting because the groom was the son of a member of my Rotary host club, and the bride was the daughter of a member of another Rotary club (which hosts my classmate and friend, Victor Perez). (This was funny because we didn't realize we had been at the same wedding until the following day.) For the first time, I was a guest of the groom's side of the family. The main difference, I learned, was that instead of getting a box of cake or cookies at the end, we were each given a bag of raw rice. (For cooking and eating, not for throwing. No birds were harmed!)
Another interesting bit of wedding information is that here, the brides wear more than dress for the event. I'm pretty sure they are rented from the wedding planning companies, for wearing for pictures and the ceremony. Some brides have 2 dresses, while others have as many as 5. They are generally large and fluffy.
This week, I have been rather idle. I've had little schoolwork to do, because every was busy studying and reviewing for the midterms happening yesterday and today. As I am still not required to take these tests, I had these two days off. I had sincerely hoped to spend time with my friends but all plans fell through and I ended up hanging out with either my host family or my computer for the last 2 days.
I have started working out a bit more often, in an attempt to lose some of the pudge that I've developed during these months. I am also eating normal amounts, rather than overstuffing myself to be polite. My host parents say that I eat very little, because their young sons (10 and 8 years old) eat as much as or more than I do. They also say that if I lose weight while living in their house, it will look bad. Apparently, it would mean that they didn't feed me enough, which is the ultimate indication of whether they were good hosts. Thus, they keep trying to get me to eat more than I want, and I have to turn down quite a lot of food.
Wish me luck!