May 29, evening

I FINALLY HAVE INTERNET but it is slower than those Galápagos tortoises. Therefore, facebook, email, and especially blogging is still kind of limited. I ws so tried last night that I legitimately fell asleep at 9:30. Probably because of walking around the city. I woke up and got dressed for Mass; Zeheivy said that most people go pretty casually but I wore the skirt I brought for this specific purpose just in case. Big mistake; I stuck out like a llama in a herd of sheep. Anyway, I ate a cheese omelette with bread and drinkable yogurt for breakfast. By the way, the cheese here is white and squeaky (no joke) but fresh. The Mass was a little depressing, mostly because I couldn’t understand anything (I learned later that the priest is Italian and therefore has an accent; it made me feel a little better.) Plus I was tired. I’ve been pretty lucky with the whole altitude sickness thing, but they’re not kidding when they say you experience fatigue. I could fall asleep pretty much anytime, anywhere. We stopped at a fruitería after mass and got some avocados; then I sat and knitted while Zeheivy cooked. This was the worst; I was still tired and a little lonely from being in an apartment with only one person and Zeheivy was playing English music. I just kind of sat and knitted, which was nice (I managed to stuff some sock knitting in my carry-on. Real life-saver.)ANYWAY after this Juan Francisco, Zeheivy’s son, came over with his kids: Camila 14, Juan Emilio 8, Ariana 7. They were so fun! We watched a dubbed Drake and Josh, they talked to me a lot, and we watched a little of the royal wedding. Ariana kept asking me what my favorite this or that was, and Camila complimented my Spanish. Apparently the last girl that stayed here didn’t know any Spanish and cried all the time. It made me feel really lucky. We ate potato soup with avocado, fish, rice, lentils, fried plantain, and we drank blackberry juice (no joke). There was ice cream for dessert! Camila showed me the Wifi channel that doesn’t need a password, and we kids played cards. Afterwards Juan Francisco drove us to the Parque Metropolitano, and we messed around a little. Again, SO MUCH FUN! The park is basically a forest, but there were park-like toys like monkey bars and such; I climbed those and they were impressed. I’m excited to hang out with them again; they’re muy chévere, or cool. Needless to say I went straight to the computer after coming home, but like I said it’s slow. I’m glad I get to start classes tomorrow, and I do confess that I miss speaking English.Fun random facts: My sheets are yellow and the opposite side of my blanket has ducks on it. Zeheivy doesn’t seem to use her living room. I ate a fruit today that looked like an alien. No joke. You get sick of people staring at you, but you quickly realize it’s your fault for doing stupid things like wearing a skirt. Most university students here commute. Or go to a different country to study. Kids aren’t as hard to understand as I thought.