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amorousodiousI learned the word for fail on Wednesday. I looked it up in the dictionary so that I could use it. The grammar exam was awful, it wasn’t that I hadn’t studied what was on it, it’s just that it was kind of confusing, and even though I could answer every question on the test, for most of them I was only 90% sure that it was the right answer. From what I hear, a lot of people felt the same way.
On a brighter note, sacaba buenas notas (I got good grades) on three assignments in lit class, so there’s at least one class that I might do alright in. That exam isn’t until Friday, so we’ll see. Back to the depressing part of the day, I had a really hard time with economics. The entire test was long answers, with a page essay at the end so I had a really hard time finishing. I don’t like tests that consist only of answers like that because I never know whether I’ve included enough or too much or what. Grar.
I walked home with Liz and Catherine, who also had gone through a tough day of exams. Liz was eating chocolate as a consolation. It’s always nice to have comfort food. On the way home we started talking about the machisto culture here. It’s really annoying at times because it’s normal for guys to make cat calls to girls here, and the situation is only worsened if you’re a foreigner. It’s even more interesting because the actual laws here promote more equality between men and women than they do in the US, but unfortunately due to the mentality of the people, and the machisto culture, the reality is that there is less equality. It’s really sad.
We had cena a little bit later on Wednesday night, around 21,30, so we missed pasapalabra because we were studying. Alicia had her toughest exam the next day so she was preparing hardcore. For la cena we had a different kind of ensalada, with no lettuce, but made with white beans, carrots, and some other vegetables warmed up. You put vinegar and olive oil on them and voila, ensalada. I know it sounds kind of weird but it’s actually really good. We also had some green beans prepared in a sort of tomato sauce, and fried huevos (eggs). Overall, it was a very different and very delicious cena.
Studying commenced once again after la cena and continued until bedtime. We did take periodic breaks however, since Alicia was showing me pictures of her family on her computer. She and he sister look so much alike, and her dog is really adorable. I definitely miss having pets, and it’s even sadder because everyone walks their dogs here, and there’s a ton of feral cats, but I can’t pet any of them because their either someone else’s pet or too wild to touch. Well, as we figured out today, we have 9 weeks left, crazy how the time flies by.
On a brighter note, sacaba buenas notas (I got good grades) on three assignments in lit class, so there’s at least one class that I might do alright in. That exam isn’t until Friday, so we’ll see. Back to the depressing part of the day, I had a really hard time with economics. The entire test was long answers, with a page essay at the end so I had a really hard time finishing. I don’t like tests that consist only of answers like that because I never know whether I’ve included enough or too much or what. Grar.
I walked home with Liz and Catherine, who also had gone through a tough day of exams. Liz was eating chocolate as a consolation. It’s always nice to have comfort food. On the way home we started talking about the machisto culture here. It’s really annoying at times because it’s normal for guys to make cat calls to girls here, and the situation is only worsened if you’re a foreigner. It’s even more interesting because the actual laws here promote more equality between men and women than they do in the US, but unfortunately due to the mentality of the people, and the machisto culture, the reality is that there is less equality. It’s really sad.
We had cena a little bit later on Wednesday night, around 21,30, so we missed pasapalabra because we were studying. Alicia had her toughest exam the next day so she was preparing hardcore. For la cena we had a different kind of ensalada, with no lettuce, but made with white beans, carrots, and some other vegetables warmed up. You put vinegar and olive oil on them and voila, ensalada. I know it sounds kind of weird but it’s actually really good. We also had some green beans prepared in a sort of tomato sauce, and fried huevos (eggs). Overall, it was a very different and very delicious cena.
Studying commenced once again after la cena and continued until bedtime. We did take periodic breaks however, since Alicia was showing me pictures of her family on her computer. She and he sister look so much alike, and her dog is really adorable. I definitely miss having pets, and it’s even sadder because everyone walks their dogs here, and there’s a ton of feral cats, but I can’t pet any of them because their either someone else’s pet or too wild to touch. Well, as we figured out today, we have 9 weeks left, crazy how the time flies by.
