For those of you who are still reading my blog, just be glad that I didn't add an entry on Monday. (My blog entries will be a day late, since I don't have internet at mi casa... so this is my entry from Tuesday even though today is Wednesday!) I must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. I had to wake up at 6 am to play Hokey Pokey with the shower. It's so cold, that that's about all I could handle--stick my right leg in, stick my right leg out, stick my right leg in and shake it all about! I feel like a spoiled American because I can't contently take a shower without any hot water. Let's just say our accommodations here are a lot different from those in Heredia.
Yeah so the towel I was given to use is an old beach towel with holes in it, but I am gracious that, although this family doesn't have much, they are sharing it with me. It really puts things into perspective for me. With only the basics, I am realizing how much I take for granted. I didn't expect to get a reality check like I got last year in Mexico, but here it is. Although it's not perfect, I truly am blessed to have the life that I live. I once again can see how it is possible to live without many material items. I didn't realize until this week just how much I rely on the internet.
What else can I complain about from my manic Monday? I had plans to lay in the sun after we got out of class at noon. That didn't happen because it started raining at 7 am when we were eating breakfast and it continued like this all day. I felt like a wet dog once I got "home." Oh yes, I know! I was also put in the wrong class here in Samara. Me and another Flagler student have been on the same track since we got here in May. We both began in advanced 2 and worked our way through advanced 4. We were told that we would be in advanced 5 in Samara. To our surprise, we have been put into advanced 3, so basically I am repeating stuff I have already done. Even the professor was surprised when we told her we had already taken both advanced 3 and 4, because she was expecting a group of students who had just completed advanced 2. Apparently, the two of us have to stay in this class this week because nobody is teaching an Advanced 5 class this week. I'm frustrated because I feel like I am wasting time and money, but on a more positive note, a review of the subjunctive is always a good thing, and I'll have an easy week as far as studies go.
Our family here consists of a married couple, two 7 year old twins, and a 14 year old son. The twins are named Racquel and Genesis, and they love coming to knock on our door when it is time for dinner. They are too cute! When we arrived on Sunday, we met the family's parrot named Lolita. Monday when we came home from school, she had gotten out of her cage and flown away. The parents said she has done this before and eventually returned because she was probably hungry. The dad has spent two days searching the neighborhood for the lost lora, but no luck just yet.
Today was a lot better day because I started it off right. We didn't have class until 1 today, but if we want breakfast we must be in the kitchen at 7 am. No complaints, because we were up and moving by the time our yoga class began at 8 am. I haven't done yoga in quite a while, but a) yoga is very relaxing and b) doing yoga on the beach is even more relaxing. Imagine: eyes closed, holding yourself in child's pose, inhaling and exhaling as the waves crash on the beach in front of you. Yoga on the beach was SO worth getting up early when I didn't have too (and that's saying a lot, because I HATE waking up early). Then to improve matters, today was a very sunny day until about 11 when the clouds began to roll in. So after yoga, we spent some much needed time in the sun!
Even though I LOVE the beach, I don't like a beach with rain. It sounds like there will be a lot of that this week, unfortunately. I miss Heredia and my other Familia Tica.
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