I had a good night sleep before class on Friday. I had Marcelo's class at 1:30...I think his class is my favorite we talk about really cool interesting stuff and everyone has to participate. His class ended at 2:50 and I was planning on going to the gym quick (my plan allows me to go between 9am-4pm) but I needed to print out the readings for his class. I went across the street to the computer lab. On my way over I saw my friend Salvador (from the 2v2 basketball tournament). He walked with me into the lab to help me figure out everything that was going on. I got to printing station and the lady asked for my login information for the school system. I didn't have any of it...but she knew I was a stupid gringo so she took me into her office and used her personal account to print it for me...FO FREE. The only downside was I had to wait an hour and a half! There were so many students in the lab printing syllabi and things like that it seemed the line was never ending.
I got back home with no time to go to the gym. The girls called me and said they were going to a party in Parque O'Higgins by the school. I went back to change and head over but I fell asleep! They said the party was fun but I knew I would meet up with them later. I hung out with the family waiting for a call from the girls. They were at Sebastian's (a kid from our university Alberto Hurtado) house and around midnight I went over. It was someone's birthday party and I had a really good time. I spoke a good amount of Spanish, and I can always count on my peers to teach me all the garabatos (bad words!).
We stayed out pretty late and I slept almost alllll day Saturday. I don't know why I've been so sleepy I guess I am turning Chilean! Judith woke me up for lunch, my autopilot took me in a trance to the table, and afterwords I went right back to sleep. I woke up again in the afternoon to go to the gym. I went for about an hour, and came back just in time to shower and get ready for our next activity.
Judith, Francisco, and I took the metro over to Judith's niece's apartment. It was kinda a house warming party for her new apartment. It was a very very nice place. We went up to the roof on the 26th floor to have dinner. It was really cool being able to see almost all of Santiago. We talked for a long time and ordered pizza. They do pizza a little differently here but I still really like it. They have chopped tomatoes instead of tomato sauce on most pizzas. It's a little messier but you know you are getting the real deal.
I talked with Judith's brother Ricardo a lot. He is a really nice and kind man that helps me out with all my language issues. He makes me feel pretty stupid by knowing perfect English and knowing verbs like "hoist" but it helps me get a good feel for the true meaning of the words in Spanish. I feel like I am learning at a faster pace now because I am more comfortable with the language and I can absorb more when people are talking. I tried to tell Fransisco a riddle today but I am sure it would have made more sense to him coming from a 3 year old...so I still have a lot of work to do! My Chilean sister Macarena (yes Macarena) is coming back to Chile April 8th. She works for Marriott in Miami right now but I am excited to meet her she seems very very nice.
I am taking it easy Saturday night hanging out with the family so I can get some sleep (surprise) because we are planning a busy Sunday. Cuidense!
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