this week so far

This week has been more hectic than I expected. I should have known better, seeing as we didn't have class for a whole week. It was worth it, though, to go to Panama and Tortuguero, which I still need to finish writing about.

Monday was a good day. I spent a lot of time doing homework. SC and I also went on an excursion to find Halloween costumes for the USAC fiesta Friday afternoon. I had NO IDEA what I wanted to be, and I am not creative with stuff like this. Luckily walking around gave me some ideas - Christmasy something, Rasta, etc. SC and I toughed if out through the rain to go to a lot of different places to get stuff. I finally decided on rasta-ness. I will be donning my red, yellow, green and black this Friday and Saturday. I wanted something that was easily recognizable.

Another reason that Monday was a good day.....My host mother made fried chicken 'strips,' I guess you could call them, for lunch and they were SO GOOD. And then for supper we had leftovers of those AND macaroni and cheese. BEST DAY EVER - food-wise! I was ecstatic.

Tuesday was busy. I had to spend the morning in a workshop at the hospital with Claudia which went well. I left at lunch time and had lunch at home - KFC that my host parents had bought. It was good. I then had class 1-4 and 4-7. The 4-7 is sometimes tough for me, because I am sleepy and hungry and that's just a bad combination for me. But the professor is really sweet and so it makes it easier to get through it!

I then had to go home and write an essay for Intl. Political Economy on the Washington Consensus, which I knew nothing about. I later went to KL's house to watch a movie with a bunch of the others, and it was fun to eat popcorn and watch a movie and laugh together. I really do like the group a lot and am so thankful that we are all close and like each other!