Tengo clases hoy!!!!!

This is a photo of some fishermen I saw when I went to the coast with Andie and my host parents.

I have eaten so much bread and delicious food, I am about to burst. I finally figured it out with the meals. Desayuno is light, usually just bread and yogurt. Almuerzo is the main meal served around 1 o'clock. This meal consists of meat, potatoes, ensalada, more bread, fruit, and dessert with coffee. Then my family calls dinner "Once". Once is lighter than almuerzo, but it is often leftovers from almuerzo. Once is usually pretty late, the earliest I have had Once was about 8 p.m.

On Friday Ben, Andie, and I met an English class of Chilean students. It was a lot of fun. They were all very excited to meet us, and many of them made plans to see us the next week to practice speaking Spanish and English. The group of students that I talked to wanted to get together later that day around 4. So Ben, Andie, Will, and I all met up with the students for a "conversation hour". They are all very nice. I am excited to make Chilean friends!!!!! We were on campus for a few hours, and then it started to rain. We decided to call it a day, and planned on seeing each other next week. It was interesting to talk to a group of students so interested in what things are like in the U.S. Tuesday we are going to meet up with another group. That should be fun, too.

Other than Friday, this weekend was pretty uneventful. I went to al cine with Ben and Andie. We saw Horton y el Mundo de los Quien. Ben and Andie were a little disappointed that it was in Spanish, because they wanted to hear Jim Carrey and Steve Carell's voices. I was glad it was in Spanish, I need to hear as much of it as I can. Later all five CMU students met up to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. We went to a brewery, so our celebration was more like a Chilean/German celebration. We had a lot of fun though.

Today I officially start classes. I have three classes back to back starting at 2 ending at 7. I am just glad to be going to class. This will be a good way to meet more students and potentially make friends. I guess I should get ready to go to class. I still don't really know where all of my classrooms are. I'll let you know how my classes go.

Chao,
Sarah