we woke up at 615am to run off to school, but ended up sitting in the new student orientation again and then waited and waited…. and waited for the doctor to arrive. when we finally got going, we piled 8 people into a minivan (2 in the trunk) and drove off to an elementary school where we tried to organize a bunch of rowdy kids so that we could do screening exams and treat problems. it was an exhausting couple of hours, and by the end we were all dreading the next clinic. the van took forever to come back to pick us up, and we ended up having to squish 10 people into the van this time– 3 people (including me) sat in the trunk. tram and i were so uncomfortable 5 minutes into the ride that we requested to be let off and we walked home, exhausted and loopy.

lunch was rice and soup, followed by a fantastic watermelon.

after class, we walked down ave 15, which is a steep 45 degree incline.  the rain started to fall, and the physical comedy began.  i slipped on the slick cobblestone road and fell on my butt, got up, and 2 minutes later, my bag strap broke, leaving me to hug my bag until we reached the lavanderia.  after paying for my laundry, i went to zip up my bag– and the zipper broke.  i tied the strap around and made it partly functional, and then tram and i hauled our laundry home.  thankfully, we got home before the storm.

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