we woke up to a breakfast of heart shaped pancakes, syrup, and coffee. tram asked if she could have some orange juice, so our little abuela broke out some oranges and squeezed them on the spot! so cute! we took pictures, of course.

we sprinted to school, thinking we´d be late, but then proceeded to wait and chat with the other students for about 30 minutes before orientation began. the entire orientation was in spanish, with some people helping to translate for the newbies. the medical student lecture had no translators, though and at one point one of the lecturers began talking about jung/piaget and the universe…. and i got lost. lunch back at home was noodle soup and beef stew. at 2pm, we came back to school for our first 4 hour lesson. my teacher is young, only 20 years old, and a student at the nearby university. i wrote down verbs, nouns, and stumbled though a conversation in spanish about my life and my teacher´s life. she´s a 20 year old university student studying restaurant/hotel administration. we share a passion for photography and wine and cheese outings. so fun!

dinner was mashed frijoles and steamed plantains. the rain had caused the power to go out, so we studied in the kitchen by candlelight. the kids (julio, eduardo, and andrea) came to study with us, so we learned spanish while they learned english and ate jolly ranchers fresh from the US.

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