So, I'll tell a little about what I have been up to this week!
So, the last time I posted was Sunday, and the following Monday was one of the best! We all went to la playa in the morning (our first time heading to the public beach--by ourselves!) Our madre showed us where the bus was, but when we got on we realized we had no clue where to get off! Luckily, we found out we just ride it to the very end.
This is what we arrived to!
Anyway, we got there in the morning, at around 11, and we were there until 3. Yeah, a long time. And none of use realized until it was too late that we were SO sunburnt--even me!. My poor friends (especially Conner.. ohhh man...) were so so so red afterward. We had FHE that night, and everyone was putting aloe on each other and sharing their pain.
The next day was our second day of school, but Rebecca couldn't even come with me because she was feeling really sick from her sunburn. So I rode the bus by myself to school, and felt super boss while doing so. :D
After school I went with Claire and Conner to Walmart for the first time, and I got a picture of their setup of bikes.
We then went to do our homework at Claire's house, which is soo nice. It's the nicest one of all of the homes we stay at :)
Moving on to Wednesday, we went to the movies! I got to see Inside Out in Spanish, which was just as good, if not better than the first time I saw it! I definitely noticed how many things I had missed, because the first time I watched the movie was at a drive-in theater, and we were sitting way far away so it was a little tiny screen. It was definitely worth it to go see that one, even though everyone else went and saw Jurassic World.I'm not a fan of that movie, but IntensaMente? Definitely.
Alright, I've got to go to bed so I will save the rest for tomorrow, supposing my internet works! Pray that it does :)
As for interesting facts, here are a bunch!
- Many houses and fences are made of stone, the more rural areas just using random pieces and piling them together to make the fence. I like the feeling it gives, much different than the white wodden fences that you'll see in classic US movies. Also, lots of houses have fences that have spikes on top to prevent anyone from climbing over.
- The men will almost always be seen wearing pants out in public. I've no clue how they take the heat dressed like that, but usually the only time I'll see them wearing shorts is on their own property.
- Meal times are WAY different here. It takes some getting used to, because even if you eat breakfast at 6 in the morning, lunch isn't until 2pm. Snacks are needed. Then dinner is around 8, but it's a lot lighter than lunch.
- There are no bus-stop signs on the smaller streets, so you just kind of have to know where the bus stops. I'm still wondering how you find out in the first place? Like if you just moved in... How do you figure out the bus system? It seems pretty hard to figure out on your own.
