Dia Numero 5 Miercoles

Hola Amigos!
Today was my third day of classes. We are all starting to get comfortable with one another. Uwe, Andreas, and Steven Spielberg and I have really been enjoying our classes so far. I talked with one of the head ladies today about my classes because they have been a little easy for me. She is an American who has lived in Mexico for 12 years...seven in Oaxaca. Her husband is Mexican and she has a baby Gabriel that she brings to work with her everyday....maybe I should move here and find a Mexican husband?! We had a funny discussion in my conversation class today...we mix mostly Spanish with a little bit of German and English. We have been teaching eachother bad words in our languages. My conversation teacher Adrian, cracked me up when he thought the U-Haul company was called OO-Ha-OOL..which is phonetically correct in Spanish. We have been saying Ooo-Ha-OOL ever since. Also, Uwe thought that another American guy whose name is Greg, was Crack like the drug. I asked Uwe what the guys name was and he responded Crack...you know like the drug that you smoke. I was so confused! It can be really funny how things can get lost in translation or mean something completely different when it is slang. For instance who knew that in Spanish "planchar su ropa" means to iron your clothes but "planchar" alone is slang for having sex. If I do need to iron my clothes I will be sure to say what I am going to iron. I went out after lunch and a rest today to look for a bookshop. I have already read 2.5 of the 3 books that I brought. I ran into one of the guys that I had met at La Embajada on Monday...his name is Lalo or Eduardo. He is quite interesting with several facial piercings (which here in conservative Mexico is extremely strange) but he is extremely friendly nonetheless. We had a "nieve" or "helado" (ice cream) and he showed me where there was a bookstore that sold English books and then decided to come with me the the¨"Cafe Social" at a bar called Tamarido. Every Wednesday the school organizes a group outing at Tamarindo so students can chat and make friends. It was really fun! Uwe, Andreas, and Crack were there too along with many other students whom I didn´t know! We had a nice time! It is amazing how quickly you familiarize yourself with people when you go somewhere alone. They become your "amigos" so quickly...they are safe..."Que raro!" I showed everyone pictures I had on my camera of friends and family and everyone thought I had such a fabulous life! It is fun to have a Oaxaqueñan friend to converse with because I am forced to speak only spanish. He speaks so little English! I am having such a great time and am excited to make such fast friends. I have extreme confidence in my ability to function outside of my normal box. How cool to be doing something like this "sola" or by myself! Adios...Besos....Hasta Pronto!