One tequilla, two tequilla, three tequilla... floor...or not. :)

So much to say today. Saturday night I did not go to the bar crawl. I'm mostly bummed b/c they supposedly had a "party bus" and I never got to go to a dance in one so it is one of my life goals to ride in one. Its a bit silly but oh well. Instead, I went out to dinner with a few girls at 11 pm. Yes, that was our dinnertime. I had a pizza, an empanada, and half a strawberry daqari (which unfortunately did not settle very well) Then we met up with another larger group at like 12:30 at another resturant. The waiter gave everyone 3 free shots. I have no idea why, even those of use who came late got them for free. I only had one though b/c I wasnt feeling that well. These shots were on top of the almost one bottle of wine each that had already been dranken. We definatley were the obnoxious and very loud Americans but we had been seated in the basement almost alone so it wasnt too bad. The dinner for 13 people including all the wine only cost $30 per person. Money here doesnt seem real. I've heard some Americans compare it to monopoly money, everything seems so cheap that you dont mind spending and spending. However, sooner or later it will add up! We then left the resturant around 2 and proceeded to a bar and eventually the group split up. Some went to a club but there was a cover charge and I was low on cash so I stayed behind with some others. We went to a local cafe (let me remind you of the time, 4:30 am) and I eventually made it home by 5 am.

I only got 6 hours of sleep because I went to a mall with my host mom and host sister. I also woke up feeling a bit nauscious even though I barely drank anything. That is just my luck! I guess the alcoholic genes dont run in me b/c if they did I'd have a very high tolerance which I dont believe I do! I just get sick and shakey not tipsy.

The mall sounded like a good idea but it was a bit of a bust. It was huge and had a lot of stores but a lot of it was expensive. If you were to walk around town you'd find stuff a lot cheaper. I still need to take the time to go shopping but I am very busy with orientation.

Once we got back from the mall at 6 pm I took a "nap" that lasted until the next morning. Haha. I am still adjusting to the culture and time differences.

This morning I took a placement test at a local universtiy to see if I could take a class there. I found out that I can and I placed a 3 whatever that means. After the test myself and another friend walked about 25 minutes in the wrong direction so it took us about an hour or so to get back to orientiation. It didnt matter that we were late but my legs got tired b/c I had also walked 45 minutes to the schools location too. I've been walking a lot around here which I enjoy but it tires me out.

Then I ate some lunch with friends and we ewnt to a park. We bought magazines in spanish on the way and tried to read them without much luck. I tried to translate but itwas tricky. I think I need a sentence translator like you can get online. :) At the park a man tried to sell us some jewelry. We didnt want any but he wouldnt go away right away so we talked to him a bit. There were a lot of people around so I figured it was ok, plus it was nice to talk to a local a bit. I think he actually invited us to his house to watch movies but I pretended not to understand. haha.

Later on, I got to take a tango lesson as part of an optional orientation program which was the highlight of my day. I think I did pretty well too considering my dancing skills. There were more girls than guys but it worked out because just rotated. It was nice because I usually have to be the guy b/c of my height! We have another lesson on friday and I cannot wait!

Interesting fact of the day: In many public bathrooms they have a bar soap in the shape of an 3D oval attached to the wall. See my pictures for a visual.

~Lizzie

p.s. I guess I lied about the two way streets being non existent. However, they are definatly in the minority.