It's the second week of classes here, but most are just starting this week due to other week long seminars and some professors still being on vacation. The classes are more relaxed (some are basically undergrad classes.
One of my classes is a first year class, which means that most of my classmates are 18 and 19. On Day One of that class, most people did not acknowledge my presence until they heard their name. The spent the next two days calling my Lizzie McGuire, Kerry from Homeland, and McDonald's (although that's really because the professor can't tell the difference between McGuire, McDonald's and MacGyver) and practicing writing my name on the board. That professor even conducted our last session in English in my honor, which I think was painful for at least half the class.
Other than than that, I have also found a place to rent. I will be living with a Bolivian journalist in a 2 bedroom apartment. We're next to a park and within half a mile of a beach. We are on the 7th floor, which is actually the 8th floor. Uruguay, like many countries, has a floor 0 which totally takes away credit from going up flights of stairs.
That's enough words. If you're looking at this all, you know you really just want to see some sweet pics:
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| I'm still going to the UM! |
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| A giant Uruguayan Flag! |
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My first meal in Uruguay. We went to a mall and had chivitos, basically a skirt steak sandwich with a hardboiled egg. You have to cut the sandwich, so for me, this ended in disaster. At least food courts serve beer!
This is my classmate from Minnesota - Brent Johnson. He was offered several guest spots on the this blog and showed little interest.
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View from my 8th floor apartment Part One:
That is the Parque Rodo, and a small sliver of the Rio Plata/Ocean. Technically we are still on the river and not the ocean. Looks like an ocean to me.
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View from my apartment Part Two:
Another part of Parque Rodo - a permanent installation of carnival rides for kids.
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| Rib and herb flavored chips. My sister and I bought these out of curiosity. While I wouldn't call them bad, I still found the rib flavor unsettling. 2/10, I would not buy them again. |
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| 10 degrees. |
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Food from bags (from left to right)
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