I had a good day today! It was fun and very eventful. The
day started off a little earlier than usual because I got to go to the
University with Marta. We left the Hogar at 6:30 for a class that was supposed
to start at 7:00. We walked about a half of a kilometer to the bus stop then
got into a very tiny bus that had about 10 people squeezed into it. We rattled
and clanked all the way to the far side of town where the University was located.
To paint a picture of the University (because I didn’t take any pictures
because I was scared), it was a couple of large, uncompleted white buildings
that had a very eerie feel to them. They were made of cinder blocks and were
extraordinary plain. Anyways, we arrived at the classroom at 7:06 (I was
expecting to be late) and when we walked in, there were only 6 people in the
entire room! We sat down and waited about 20 minutes while people trickled in.
At around 7:25 the teacher shows up and starts grading material that the
students turned in. At 7:50, the class was about full (90 people) and he
started teaching his Economics 100 level class. I caught a good bit of it to be
honest! We talked about supply and demand and the point of equilibrium between
the two. It was relatively interesting. When class finished up we went to the
market and I bought empanadas and mandarin oranges for us to eat. The 10
oranges cost 50 c in total!
When I got
back to the Hogat, I found Chiki plucking lice off a girl’s head and I offered
to help. For the next hour I sat on the floor picking lice off this girl’s
hair. I didn’t even come close to finishing when I was invited to eat lunch
with Mother Rosario and a fellow nun. We talked about rivers during the lunch
and how Mother Rosario LOVES to swim.
After lunch I was invited to go to a meeting with Carina about epileptic seizures (apparently there has been a few people having them in the community in the past few weeks). Carina and I went so that we could teach the nuns how to deal with a child having a seizure. The talk was led by 3 American doctors who are a part of an organization in the US. They were very helpful and I was very impressed with myself that I understood the entire lecture in Spanish! Afterwards, I spoke to them about my research that I was conducting and also about their organization. Anyways, after the meeting, Carina and I went to the store to buy some snacks for my flight home. I bought Oreos (yum) and Doritos (double yum!) which I think will hold me over for the 12-hour long marathon of a flight!
After lunch I was invited to go to a meeting with Carina about epileptic seizures (apparently there has been a few people having them in the community in the past few weeks). Carina and I went so that we could teach the nuns how to deal with a child having a seizure. The talk was led by 3 American doctors who are a part of an organization in the US. They were very helpful and I was very impressed with myself that I understood the entire lecture in Spanish! Afterwards, I spoke to them about my research that I was conducting and also about their organization. Anyways, after the meeting, Carina and I went to the store to buy some snacks for my flight home. I bought Oreos (yum) and Doritos (double yum!) which I think will hold me over for the 12-hour long marathon of a flight!
Thank you for the emails and the
support! It really means a lot. I will be updating the blog tomorrow morning
and Friday morning. I will then probably wait till Monday to finish the blog
up! I will complete the rest of my Magellan Project at home and that will be done
by the end of next week. Thanks for keeping up with me so far! Chao!!!
The epilepsy meeting. Wanna hear something ironic? The lights would blink when they were turned off.
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