PASEO 3-18

This morning, I ran with Caitlin, nicknamed La Kite...idk why I didn't make it up. Then, I went to Lider to get food for the Paseo. All the students of UAH went to this big park, which we described as the park where you would have field day. It was a great day. Esteban and Marcelo were there. I met up with Natacha and she introduced me to Daniel who is in love with the NBA. I also met a lot of students in the philosophy dept. Daniel is really nice and is in my philosophy class. I also met a whole lot of other Chileans, but I can't remember their names.

St. Patty's Day 3-17

In the morning, I picked up my poetry photo copies. After lunch, I went to Cerro Navia which is where I'm going to do service. It took forever to get there, and the guy who met us there, Sergio, didn't seem too enthused to see us.

You Put a Smile on My Face 3-16

At the end of philosophy class, I met Natacha who is also in my state class. She is really nice and is willing to help me. Today, I received two letters from Corinne. It made me really happy. I really hope that everything will work out and I'll be able to see her in El Salvador. At night, basketball practice was rough. We did a lot of running.

LOTERIA!!! 3-15

A bunch of us went over Hanna's and played Chile's version of BINGO. We had so much fun...crack jokes in spanish with Eli and Pia the entire time. At night, I went to the same mass as my house brother, Hector, and didn't even know it.

WHITE SENSATION!!! 3-14

I shopped all day to find white clothes for White Sensation. It's a requirement to wear all white or they won't let you in. I found a nice pair of white shorts in the morning, but I wanted to check out other places. Then, of course, I didn't find another pair and when I went back, the store was closed. I eventually found a pair of white soccer shorts. Then, I looked for basketball shoes. I found a pair I really liked, but they didn't have my size because my feet are too big. Then, I met up with a few other students and went to the Precolumbino Museum for a school project. The museum was really cool. It had artifacts from the Incas, the Aztecs, etc. For my school project, I chose to write about a pink shell called Spondylus which is found near Ecuador 40m down on the ocean floor. The divers who would retrieve the shells led short lives because of the work they did. White Sensation was INSANE!!! On the metro there, everyone was wearing white and so pumped up. Inside the building, it was like a different world. It was the best techno I've ever heard with lasers and people hanging from the ceiling. I danced on top of a 10 foot pillar. I met Toni, Java, Kety, and Sebastian.

Cook-Out! 3-13

I went to the Inaugural Mass at school. They introduced two guys that are going into the seminary. At night, we had a cook-out at Lauren's house. I dared David, the seminarian, to jump in the pool, and he actually did it.

First Day of Class 3-12

I went to the wrong room for my Estado class...gonna be super hard. Then, I had the secretary Marisol help me find my second class, Poesia. I love the class and the teacher...the same teacher I had in January. I bought my ticket for White Sensation and then had my Poverty and Development class. Then, I ate the apple pie that I helped bake yesterday.