Dia Numero 14

Viernes! El Fin de Semaña!
I kind of forget what day it is here sometimes since I don´t have a super stict schedule to follow other than going to school Mon-Fri! I went back to school today and some of the teachers were relieved to see that I came back. They thought that after the incident with my family I might not return...they figured I was sick! Although I made it to class, my head wasn´t really in the game! I enjoyed my conversation class today talking with my professor Miguel and a classmate named Carolina. We discussed many of the sayings that are common here in Mexico..."No mames guey" Literally means don´t suck man or don´t be stupid. "Guey" (pronounced way) is the equivalent of man or dude and you hear it alot among the younger Mexicans (orele guey..ok man). Although it seems silly to discuss swear words and bodily functions it is quite essential to becoming socially fluent in any language. Fluency, I have learned takes much more than classroom grammar lessions or even conversations with other spanish speakers. You must spend time with true Mexicans in order to understand the context of their language! Who would know that "codo" means elbow but also cheap because someone who doesn´t want to reach into their pockets keeps their elbows close? Or that "ya chupe farros" means something like "I bit the dust"...Translated literally it means "I am sucking cigarettes already"...I doubt that you would learn that in Spanish 101. I am continuing to take it easy as I am still not feeling well. Tomorrow I have plans to see Monte Alban which is are ancient ruins up in the Mountains. Katie and I are hoping to go to a club and be "borachas" tonight! I am looking forward to getting out! I am realizing how much this experience has made me want to see more of the world...LIVE somewhere foreign for awhile...don´t worry I´ll still come home for Christmas...haha! Adios...besos...Hasta Pronto!