Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Today I set my alarm for 9, but ended up dozing in bed until almost 9:30. I heard the laundromat man (Fani called him the “dirty clothes man” in Spanish because she forgot the word for laundromat) come and bring my clothes back, but I just did not want to get up! I got up eventually, took a not-freezing-almost-warm shower, and ate my usual breakfast (two media lunas, two cups of hot chocolate, and tostadas with dulce de leche). During breakfast, Fani told me a story about how she went to the eye doctor when her children were small because she needed glasses (?) because she had a lot of stress with two small children and the eye doctor told her to go a psychologist (I think). I was really confused! However, I can understand much more of what Fani says. I can get the gist of most of her stories and ask her questions. I tried to check my email, but it wasn’t working, so I had to call my mom (quickly) from Fani’s phone (with a phone card, of course) to ask her a question. I put my clothes away and packed my stuff for the day. I spent some time reading and then I left about 11:45 for the UB. I went to the computer lab and emailed some people and then left for class. I saw Tammy waiting on a bench and sat and talked with her. We went in to class. During the first part of class, we had to write a script about a psychologist and his/her patients on a talk show. Will was the psychologist, I was the mother, Tammy was my daughter, and Trevor was the boyfriend. The problem was that he was the boyfriend of both the mother and the daughter without them knowing it. It was a pretty crazy scenario! During lunchtime, Tammy, Will, Sam (a girl), and I went downstairs to the cafeteria. I ate the sandwiches and cookies that I had brought. We headed back to class after a half hour and just had to wait a few minutes for everyone else. Graciana starts class a lot more promptly than Eugenia. We read our scripts to the class and Graciana went over grammar errors at the end. We then went around the room and said one thing that we like or that annoys us about our host families to practice using the subjunctive. When we got done with this, it was time for the short break. I went to the bathroom and Tammy went to get coffee. We sat and talked until it was time to start class again. For the last part of the class, we read a short text about people moving from Argentina after the peso crisis of 2001. We then worked in our workbooks for a bit because getting assigned our homework. Tammy and I walked down Cabildo only stopping once to gaze at purses before going to a small café near my apartment. There was an advertised special in the window for café con leche and two media lunas for only four pesos, but when Tammy asked for that, the lady said they only have media lunas in the morning, but that she could substitute bread with ham and cheese for the media lunas. However, when Tammy went to pay, it was $6.50. We sat in the café and talked and finished up our assignment in the workbook. Then, we walked a block to my apartment and after greeting Fani, we went into my bedroom and listened to Casting Crowns together and attempted to do homework (but failed miserably) and talked. Tammy took a picture of Fani and me and then she had to leave to get home by 8. I walked halfway home with her and then went back home to eat dinner. I had corn soup, a ton of shredded carrots and a big green vegetable that Fani told me was a giant cucumber (I’m not sure I believe her because the taste and texture was different from cucumber and I didn’t really like it), leftover torta de verdura (kind of like kiesch), and peaches with dulce de leche. I was stuffed when I was done! She gives me enough food for two people and she doesn’t even eat dinner! I went to my room and put my Fani picture on the computer and now I am trying to get caught up on my blog and am posting pictures while I do this. I am going to finish writing in a little bit and then I need to write about migration for homework before going to bed.