Sunday, November 30, 2008

hello dominical

woke up this am at 4 since i went to bed at 830pm last night. for $15 i got a stay in the school guest house, a HOT shower, laudry with a DRYER, tv, internet and breakfast. at 10 i called a cab to take me to my bus that left at 1030, of course there is an accident with the road shut down and a parade with a bunch of firefighters. so my 10 min drive became 27minutes and i get there just in time. everyone has told me to get to the bus early so i can put my stuff in the very back so it is less likely to get stollen, so great its probably going to be stolen except for the fact it weight 5000 pounds. 3 hours on the directo bus that stopped a few times for who knows what since it was in spanish and i got to san isidro where i was told to find a cab but there was some guy standing there with my name on a piece of paper...this school does everything for you. he tells me something in spanish and all i get is that there is a problem with the roads....i can stay in san isidro for the night or drive to where there is a mud slide, walk across and get another cab....that is exactly what i do, whats a little mud on my bag?. we pass the mile of cars stopped because of the mud slide and drive to the front, some guy walks up to the car i am in picks my bag up and carries it across the mud slide that is just now almost cleared and the big trucks driving across it are sliding all over. it was definetley ¨a little mud¨, it was up to my ankles, i was slidding trying to stay standing and not be hit by the sliding trucks crossing one at a time. so here i am in dominical, my very clean clothes are now muddy...but it is not raining here, it is very underwater which is not normal. and i dont really know how much spanish i have learned that is anygood outside the classroom, or anyconversation with a teacher....maybe i should stay longer

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