Yay for today! I feel so accomplished today, and I shall tell you why:
Well, I woke up around 10:30 (so wonderful) after having a fun evening eating pork chops and mashed potatoes with my house mom while watching “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (with subtitles, not dubbed).
Well, after I had my usual breakfast I went to the bank and got monedas (change in coins… I need it for the bus). Then I got another calling card so I can talk to my mommy and daddy more =). Then, I decided it was time to go grocery shopping! My program only provides two meals a day, and therefore it’s easier to go grocery shopping then eat out every day. So I went and bought (get this) a loaf of bread, apple juice, crackers, a package of cookies, and an energy bar for only 15 pesos! That’s only $5 US! I felt so proud of myself, lol.
Afterwards I went back to my apt and got my clothes together and took them to the lavadorio (laundry shop!). They took my clothes and they should be ready by 7:30 tonight! I hope it all worked out well! Lol
Moving along, I got to school a little bit early to check my email and what not, and then it was time for my Spanish class. And I actually liked class today! She talked in Spanish a lot, but was much easier to understand than my profe yesterday. And she gave us worksheets which I actually liked working on and could understand better what she wanted us to do. It was a review of stuff we’ve learned before, but it was still really good to have. We even have homework! Lol
After class, Bridget, Adam and I went to Calle Florida. This is the street that cars aren’t allowed to go down; it’s just for walking/bike riding. There are a lot of stores and it’s a pretty good tourist trap. No worries, I didn’t buy anything other than some post cards, lol.
Now we are at Expanish where I get free Wi-Fi! Woo! We’re waiting until 7:30 where this really good empanada shop opens. Bridget has had a craving all day, so why not?
Anyways…oh, I have a funny story from this morning… as I walk through the kitchen, I noticed that my house mom was cleaning something in the sink… it had tentacles. Now, remember that she cooks me my dinner in the morning and puts it in the fridge for me, so I started thinking…”oh no, I’m going to have to eat something with tentacles… I mean, she said it’s okay if I don’t like the food, but she’s going to all this trouble, maybe I should say something…” and as I was staring at it with what was probably the least grossed out face I could muster (which probably still looked grossed out) Elsa turned to me and smiled and said, “You know what this is? Es Calamari.” And I’m like, “great…squid…great…I have to eat this.” And she chuckled and said, “Es for mi ex-husband! No es for you!” WHEW. I had chorizo (sausage) which was amazing…and potatoes! Lol. That seems to be my diet, meat and potatoes. But they are always cooked differently. They were like, fried thin slices tonight and were oh so good! So were the sausages. Yay for yummy food for this picky eater! (And yay for no calamari!)
Later in the day…
Another interesting fact I learned was that my host mom is a teacher of languages. She speaks French and Italian as well as her native Spanish and a little bit of English. I was like, wow…that’s pretty neat! Plus, we have a maid in our house. She comes twice a week to clean, how wonderful. =) AND… I did pick up my laundry (This update has been written in increments) and it only cost $13 pesos (less than $4 US) and it smells SO good! (MOM! OH no, I’m getting spoiled!!!!!!! He he he).
Okay, I suppose that is all for the day. I am so tired every night, which is strange since I sleep about 8-9 hours every night! It’s all this walking! Lol. More tomorrow I’m sure!
And I've put up more photos in my B.A. album, and a new album of where I live!
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