It has been a very rainy week. All day Monday and Tuesday it rained, yesterday started clear and rained most of the afternoon and then it downright poured in the evening. The majority of the students in the program have been complaining about it, but I've really been enjoying it. The natural beauty of Mexico is really impressive, and the nightly thunder and lightening that with the backround of the rising valley Queretaro lies in, has been way cool. Two downsides to the rain...My papers have been drenched twice this week hanging out next to my bedroom window and the drainage in Mexico is awful. Everytime it rains the city smells a little funky and I'm convinced sewage floats up and runs down the street with the rain...not a great time to be wearing sandles, or stomping around in puddles.
Today marks the second day of my prospering modeling career in this country. About 3 weeks back a couple of students and I volunteered to be in a government sponsored pamphlet highlighting the benefits of studying Spanish in the State of Queretaro. Last week I hung out for nearly 3 hours and spent a grand total of 20 minutes pretending to read a Spanish text book with a 26 year old newlywed from Michigan. Afterwards I got on the wrong bus and spent an extra 30 minutes trying to get home, eventually giving up and taking a taxi (which are really cheap here, usually nothing over 40 pesos or $4). Today we take our action shots, which should be hillarious because I felt strange enough acting interested in a Spanish text over my level, who knows what ridiculous things the photographers will suggest today. In honesty, I am a little convinced that they simply tell us to do things soley so they can laugh at how awkward we are. Calvin Klein and Hugo Boss in my near future? While anything is possible, I think I'll just finish up my last year of college and see if the circus is accepting applications for fire eaters or tight rope walking.
The program heads off to San Miguel De Allende and Guajanuato this weekend, but I've decided to hang in Queretaro. The decision was made mostly out of financial forecasting, I know I need to curb my spending a bit so I can enjoy Guatemala and still have a little money to buy Top Ramen and hot dogs when I get back to the states (oh, the life). It's a little disappointing because I just found out they will likely be visiting hot springs, but whatever, USA plays Argentina Friday night (Olympic basketball) and the championship game is on Sunday, plus I have a fair share of work I could do in preparation for my final week. AND if my understood my host brother correctly he wants to go to a club or bar Saturday night. Well, that is all for now. Suddenly none of the apostrophes are working, so I guess this is a good time to sign out. Hope all is well. Only 2 weeks now until Guatemala and seeing Claire again for the first time in 3 months!
Oh and by the way, what the hell is this I hear about Obama only having a 1 point lead in the polling right now in the states? Please, please tell me after the convention he gets a huge bump! 2 entirely un-winnable wars, a faltering economy, human rights abuses all over the world, rampant ignorance of international opinion and treaties, gasoline at 5 dollars a gallon...all this under a Republican President and Obama only has a 1 point lead!? Tell me they are polling only the most backward rednecks. Hopefully, Obama gives Biden the nod and all the naysayers about his foreign experience give it a break. But then Biden did vote for the war in Iraq (more ammunition for the GOP)....ahhh...1 point....seriously...1 point?
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