One week of class left before break!
I woke up for class around 7 after my usual four hours of sleep. We had to present today on a subject we learned about in class at some point. Cynthia and I decided to present on Sincretismo. Sincretismo is the idea of mixing cultures from different parts of the world to create new unique ideals. We decided to talk about American influence on Chilean/Latin American culture.
We used the band Aventura as en example. They are a Bachata band from the Bronx/Dominican Republic. They mix English and Spanish throughout each song. Find them on Youtube if you wanna hear.
Despues de clase, I had a meeting to discuss my classes with Isabel (our liaison at the University). I will only take three classes this semester (when it starts in March) because I am taking Intensive Spanish right now...and another class will count double. Hopefully I can have Fridays and Mondays off!
We all went to lunch together, then Cynthia and I went to Esteban's to hang out. Cynthia read up on our homework (she is a much better Spanish student than me) while I beat Esteban FOUR TIMES IN A ROW in Madden '10! Representing the states. The reading was really difficult even for Cynthia so Esteban read it and explained it to us (in Spanish) with terminology we could understand. Cynthia and I need to present to the class on Thursday about the reading for a half hour so we have some work to do.
I went home and had a nice dinner of pasta and chicken with my mom and brother here...it was very nice. Now I am hanging out in my room but I am going to go to sleep SUPER early tonight (midnight) to replenish my sleep bank.
If anyone has ANY questions please ask with a comment on the site or an email to me (Moyer48@gmail.com) It makes it easier to talk about things I know you guys are interested in! Hope you are enjoying my journal so far...I promise it will get more exciting when we start our traveling in two weeks!
Hasta Manana
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