Day Six!

Holy crumpets, you guys, I’ll have been here almost a full week by tomorrow!  Time is seriously flying by.

Had my first full day of classes today, and found it to be pretty chill.  We have art in the mornings at 9am (except on Thursdays, when I don’t have class till 11), then either a break or Culture class, and then we finish the day with Translation.  And I know it’s going to sound horribly nerdy to say, but the time even flew by in my translation class today, which was pretty amazing (it’s a 2 hour class.)

Things I learned today (both good and bad):

No one fully understands the bus system here.  Today the ENTIRE study abroad group got on the wrong bus.  Even our Mexican prof.  Oops.

One is required to wash one’s own undergarments, which means not putting them in one’s laundry basket.  Oops.

The mall is within pretty close walking distance.  Win!

My professor for translation used to do translations for the U.S. Department of State and the army.  (Translation: She’s secretly been even more awesome than I had assumed all along.)  Win!

I have a hearty digestive system, and haven’t been really “sick” at all yet.  (Though I kind of knew this going in.)  Win!

In other news, I’m still really lagging on the “taking pictures” front, but I promise to do better this weekend at Oaxaca when we’re being supertouristy and checking out all of the archaeological sites there.  We’ll be going to Monte Alb�n tomorrow, and it’s supposed to have a pyramid and be a pretty “well-preserved”(ish) Indian city, so I’m psyched for that.

After getting home from classes this afternoon, our TA and a couple of other students and I took a nice long hike to the mall and back today, and my se�ora and I still seem to be getting along despite the laundry debacle, so all in all, I’d say week one in M�xico is shaping up to be a success.

More news as it happens!  J

Location: 11 Sur 5307, Prados Agua Azul, Puebla, Mexico