Good Friday

4-2-10
I woke up and relaxed in the morning. When I checked, all my photos of Iguazu finally finished uploading. I then did some reading homework done before continuing on the John Grisham book I am reading. Next week, I plan to hit up the English bookstore and find a new book or two. I had planned to go to the Zoo but when I stepped outside, the weather looked like impending rain so I voted against since it is only 5 blocks away and I got around 80 days left. I grabbed lunch and then came home. I read some more the book and listened to the soothe sounds of Nick Drake.

I then watched Goodfellas, a movie I had been wanting to see for a while but never had. I really liked it and see why people consider a great gangster film. I went out for mediocre sushi for dinner. I guess I should not have high expectations. I am just looking forward to have some real good stuff when I come back stateside in June. During some hour of the night, there was a precession for Good Friday. I tried to get photos, but I got there too late and didn't want to run in socks. I hung out with people the rest of the night before bed.

So it begins...

2-24-10 continue
So I got to the bus station but I was told to get on the wrong bus. So I did until someone came and claimed the seat. Then I had to grab my suitcase and wait for my bus. Luckily this didn't take too long. I rested for a while until a woman came and sat next to me but she was in charge of the blinds which she wanted to see everything. This disrupted some of my sleep. So it was not as easy to sleep on this bus as the one to Mendoza.

2-25-10
I drifted in and out of sleep due to my refusal to do anything. My bus took forever to back to Buenos Aires but it finally did but an hour late. I quickly hopped into a cab and got my hostel. I put down my bags and checked things online. I checked Nikon's website and based on my translation they had told me that there was no point in fixing it. I wanted to double check, so I quickly dashed out the door. I got to the Nikon store where I was told this. So I have to get a new one. But to add insult to injury, they gave me back my camera and lens. It felt like salt on a wound. When I asked why, he never gave me a real reason why. I then headed around the store and asked what their various options.

After getting some prices, I headed to a used camera store that I knew of. I quickly rushed there. Turns out the street it is on, has several different used camera stores. So I went to various ones and find outing my various options and writing them down. So I came back with 5 different options to decide from. I then headed to try to meet my friend Dana to get back my camera from her but I ended up not being able to at that time because she was running errands. I headed back to my hostel. There I emailed my rents and explained the situation. Then I was able to meet with Dana. Then I headed to my hostel. I asked someone who had a camera if I could see if my lens still work and it DID!!!!!!!!!!! I was happy about this. Then I got changed and met up with Desiree. We got sushi at this restaurant that she knows the bartender. We got free shots periodically. It was nice. We talked and had fun. Then we moved to a bar. It was a lot of fun. Then we grew tired and called it a night.

2-26-10
Woke up and got my stuff together. Then I started to move into my residencia and meeting people.

Under the Pressure

2-10-10

I woke up around 9ish. I hung out for a bit before running some errands with Michele and Natalia. We first stopped for juice. I met their famous juice lady, Then Michele and I went to a market to make some purchases. Then I dropped off a postcard and a roll of film. Then we headed back to the hostel.

I hung out and watched Lost. Amazing as always. I talked to Abbey and read for a bit. I grabbed lunch with Michele and Natalia next door. Got a lot of food for three soles. Natalia´s boyfriend is in town (he is a sushi chef in Madrid, aka AMAZING). We met him before I headed to school.

In the tutoring room, we changed from reading to math. I first worked on multiplications with the children. Some got it and others didn´t. I showed them some short cuts. Then when we changed groups, and I then focused on doing addition and subtraction in the same time. Again some got it and others. I had to drill it into their head. We had a short circle time due to rain and hail. Then in family time, we practiced our dance moves the whole time.

After, we had our meeting. Then Michele and Niko and I had pizza for dinner with beer. We talked about various topics from broken fingers to the ocean.