Friday, August 3, 2007

Friday, August 03, 2007

I slept till 10:45 and enjoyed the fact that I have no class on Fridays!! I am going to the beach (again!) with Calli and our friend Natalie today at 5. First I have to go register my theology classes with U Católica. Of course the theology campus is about 45 minutes (a metro and a bus and walking) away. But it should be a relaxing weekend. I’m hoping that when I get home on Sunday, I will have internet and that my friend Courtney will be done reading Harry Potter so I can steal it from her!

Getting to the U Católica Oriente campus was quite an ordeal because I couldn’t find the bus stop I needed, despite the fact that looking back now, Olga had explained it to me perfectly, I just didn’t understand. Arggh, the language barrier. I broke down and took a taxi about 10 blocks before I realized we were on the bus route. We stopped at a stoplight right next to the one of the bus stops I needed, so I said thanks, paid the $2, and jumped out of the taxi! I then missed my bus stop and had to walk and extra ¼ mile to the campus. But all said and done it was an adventure and I got everything taken care of. The Oriente campus is beautiful. I think it used to be a monastery and I absolutely loved walking around.

I took the bus and a metro to Calli’s house and we headed out for the beach around 5:30. We got in around 7, went to Sylvania’s house (the niece of Calli’s mom) to have once because there wasn’t any gas to use the stove at our house. Sylvania is one of the million relatives in the family and is incredibly nice. She has two adorable kids and her husband drives a taxi. Sylvania’s 5 year old daughter, Nadia, told me that I look like Barbie because of my hair! We hung out there for a long time and Alejandro, Calli’s “cousin”, came over. Friday night we ended relaxing and going to be around midnight. Calli and Natalie and I kept each other warm by cuddling in the bed under 7 blankets.