Rainy Friday

I had another battle with waking up since light comes in through a window and people don´t know howto be quiet. Luckily, I was able to fall back asleep. Eventually I got up at around 9:30. I had breakfast and read for a bit. Then I showered and got ready for the day. But unfortunately it was a bit rainy so I held off going into the main part of the city.

Eventually I went into the city. I grabbed some food. After I stopped in a market with different vendors. I bought some gifts for friends and some pants that are comfortable and easy to sleep in since it is kind of cold here. From there, I walked around a bit. My shoes were not meant for all this rain. So I went into a shoe store. I bought some nice and decent hiking type shoes that will be really good for going to Machu Picchu. I am so excited for that. Due to the weather and the bags I had, I decided to go back to my hostel. I ended up staying there for several hours because there was so much rain. I only left to have a Skype date with Abbey since it is our 17 months today. After our date, I ran into my Brazilian friends and hung out with them for a little bit.

Since then, I have been moving photos to my harddrive and watching the Hope for Haiti telethon. Though I am sure they care, there people in my hostel who somewhat seem indifferent to this tragedy. Its really sad that they seem relatively unaffected.

Now to pack and go to bed early since I have an early morning in front of me.

The Kindness of Strangers

My first Guilfordian article of the semester
http://www.guilfordian.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=d0031fbe-d705-4e47-a87d-48abd0ee723c

Currently working on the second. Enjoy