Thursday, August 9, 2007

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Today has been one of the laziest, most relaxing days in my life. I’m telling you, I’m living the life of luxury. I woke up around 10, ate breakfast with Olga, then climbed back into bed with Harry, Hermione and Ron. At 1:30 Olga told me almuerzo was ready, so I took a break. After lunch, I headed back to bed and I read from 2:15 to 4, when I decided to quit being so lazy. Actually my eyes and back were starting to hurt! I excercised, showered, then decided that it was so cold that the only place I should be was in my bed reading! Around 5:30, the Telefonica man came to install the internet! Olga knew within seconds that he was not Chilean and while he worked, she asked him if he was Peruvian. He chuckled/grunted and told us he was Ecuadorian. Apparently Ecuadorians don’t like Peruvians as much as Chileans don’t like Peruvians. Anyway, I now have internet in the apartment. It will be a huge help for doing homework and communicating with my friends and family.
As soon as I had internet I called my mom. Then I called Mommer to wish her a Happy Birthday, but she was too busy getting her hair done to talk to her long lost granddaughter. (Just kidding Mommer! Happy Birthday!)
Tonight I went with Calli and Courtney to see the play FuenteOvejuna, written by Lope de Vega, the Spanish version of English’s Shakespeare. I saw the play in English at Tulane and it was wonderful. Unfortunately, we didn’t think about the fact that the play would be in Old Spanish, so it was hard to understand (think “Dost thou bite thy thumb at thee?” style). But since I had seen it before I was able to explain the basics to Courtney and Calli, enough to keep us from being completely lost. Despite the language difficulties, the play was beautiful both musically and visually. If anyone has a chance to see it in the States, I highly recommend it.
After the play, I had once with Olga while she filled me in on what I missed on Alquien te mira then played on the internet (and talked to Jamie!). As soon as I finish this, its back to HP! I need to finish it before my classes start again!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

I had my first full Wednesday with every single one of my classes. It sounds like a lot, but its really only 6.5 hours of lecture. Wait, that is a lot. By my last class I was pretty wiped. Courtney gave me Harry Potter, so that definitely brightened my day! After class finally got over, around nine, I headed home. Olga fried me eggs and I told her about my classes. Then we watched Alquien te mira together before I climbed into bed with my 737 page masterpiece. I read from 11 to 2 am when I fell asleep with HP in my hands.