Random-o

So today in school I wrote down thoughts and things that I was going to put on my blog in my notebook...

My notebook is safely inside my desk, at school, so rather than try to use my brain (which is very tired from a lack of sleep) and remember what I wrote, I'm going to share some things that I've noticed are very different from the US, things I think need to be said, or just random little blurbs that really don't fit into their own post.

1. Today I actually understood Econ (!!) and was even able to answer a few questions -- correctly!

2. I absolutely ADORE my Religion/Philosophy teacher, Natalia. She takes the time to make sure I understand, and sometimes there are mini English lessons in the middle of class if I don't know what a word in Spanish is, and she prompts the class to try and think of it in English, or she explains it in Spanish, and I tell the class the word in English. It's soooo nice to have a teacher that really takes care of me, and makes sure I'm following.

3. I have to acknowledge the girl that sits next to me in class, Andrea. She always helps me in class, and is very good at understanding me, and doing her best to explain difficult concepts (hello, philosophy!). She actually says that I speak Spanish very well, which is nice to hear. I'm starting to think that I actually speak Spanish better than I understand it, because when it's a conversation that I know the vocabulary needed, I can say pretty much exactly what I want to say, and be understood very well, whereas I cannot always understand what is being said by others.

4. People here drive like maaad. Even if it weren't a rotary rule, I would be beyond terrified to drive here. The roads are really curvy, and they go really fast in their tiny little cars. Not so great for my motion sickness. :S As crazy as it sounds, I actually think you have to have a lot of skill to be able to drive so badly on a regular basis and not be in a number of crashes (per day)

5. A follow-up on my post yesterday -- I'm actually not a picky person, I'm quite the opposite. Just ask my Aunt! :) It just so happens that the one type of food that I absolutely cannot stand (the smell of it actually makes me nauseous, and sometimes get a headache) is what they seem to eat an awful lot of here -- Seafood. I will try almost anything, but I decided to stop trying seafood ever since one time in a restaurant I tried some sushi and, well, really couldn't keep it down. I think it's much better to politely turn down seafood than to have to "sea" it again. ;) (I know, really bad pun. Give me a break, It's 10:40 and I slept for 5 1/2 hrs last night)

6. I had the most ah-maaazing pastry at lunch today. I have no idea what it's called, but it was fresh out of the oven, and was a warm and flaky pastry-type bread on the outside with chocolate cream in the inside. ooooh my goodness, it was good. I couldn't find a picture of it online, so instead i'm going to put a picture of the store I got it at.

well, I better start my lovely routine of trying to sleep.

Besos!
~Gwen