2/1/10

I pulled myself out of bed this morning and had a nice breakfast consisting of eggs and toast. Then I got ready for class and headed down to the university. I had Economic History first. I finally figured out that he changed the time of class on Wednesday and that is why no one was there when I showed up. Mystery solved!! Class was good. It won't be bad that I missed those few classes because most of the material is from the book and he just clarifies and elaborates a little. We were dismissed early from class and I had an awkward period between classes. That class was supposed to go until 1:45 but we were let out a half hour early. So I just went to the communications building for my next class. Luckily I brought a book (Freakonomics) and I read for a little. Then I saw some friends from the exchange and they invited me to join them for a coffee before class. So we went and had a quick snack before class and chatted. Then we went to Global Communications. This class is interesting because the professor doesn't actually teach us. He finds and invites guest lecturers to come and speak for our classes. Our speaker was pretty good today. He was Italian. I think that he would have been really funny and witty if he had been able to speak in his native language. It seemed he didn't have the vocabulary in English to articulate his jokes and comments. But you could tell he was a quick witted guy and he had some interesting theories. That class ended around 4.

We came back to the apartment and grabbed a snack. Then Angela and I headed to Casco Viejo on a mission to buy postcards. We had been searching for the street that housed the souvenir shops and finally stumbled upon it. I got a booklet of about 10 postcards I think. That should be good for awhile. Then we just headed back home for dinner. We had a burger night which was awesome! We made french fries to accompany the burgers too. It definitely hit the spot. I also said I would cook dinner tomorrow for everyone. We are trying to take turns making group dinners so we all get a break from cooking and get to eat something new. Helen (one of my British roommates) made dinner last week (lasagna). Not as good as my mom's though considering she bought the noodles but that is a lot to live up to especially on a student budget. Now I need to get to work. I have some reading that I need to do for my sociology class tomorrow.

Buenas noches!