This is such an interesting cultural expedition. I don't really know how to describe it, but I will try. Today, every group of people ended up being busy during the assigned class time. I mean it, they were just swamped, I could see it with my own eyes -- they weren't making excuses. Well, I hung-around forever, thinking that they would want to learn a-little bit of English while they weren't busy. And they didn't. But they did ask about class tomorrow. I just don't understand.
Oh, and I was going with the chef to swim and meet his niece who is very interested in learning English, and a phenomenal thunderstorm broke -- thus postponing those plans.
So I went to sulk on my hammock.
Then, one of the men from the laundry room walked by, looking at me. I said "hello". He walked back the other way. You might have noticed my new Mayan dress -- well, I ran out of clothes and have been waiting for over 48 hours. I had given-up and was planning to buy more new underwear and another dress tomorrow... Anyway, the man doubled back again. Then he walked over and asked if I spoke Spanish. I said yes. He said that he would like to learn English. So we talked for awhile, and then he asked if I was Room #12? and told me that my clothes were all ready. Was he waiting for me to be randomly hanging out on the hammock? Seems ridiculous, but in 8 days, I have had 4 impromptu lessons there...
Yesterday I bought bras and underwear in Piste -- less than $5 a set! Everything here is just so different...
I'm listening to Broadway hits on i-tunes. Turns out that Luis doesn't mind Barbara Streisand, so as he's working the bar tonight, I think we'll download more of her and hang-out.
Celso is learning very well. He has four notebook pages of English words and can pronounce all of them very well. He also knows that they mean :)
Also, Magali is an absolutely phenomenal student. This morning I went into the store to photograph some of the items for our lesson and she was reading the .pdf of the dictionary that I gave her yesterday :)
Oh, and I was going with the chef to swim and meet his niece who is very interested in learning English, and a phenomenal thunderstorm broke -- thus postponing those plans.
So I went to sulk on my hammock.
Then, one of the men from the laundry room walked by, looking at me. I said "hello". He walked back the other way. You might have noticed my new Mayan dress -- well, I ran out of clothes and have been waiting for over 48 hours. I had given-up and was planning to buy more new underwear and another dress tomorrow... Anyway, the man doubled back again. Then he walked over and asked if I spoke Spanish. I said yes. He said that he would like to learn English. So we talked for awhile, and then he asked if I was Room #12? and told me that my clothes were all ready. Was he waiting for me to be randomly hanging out on the hammock? Seems ridiculous, but in 8 days, I have had 4 impromptu lessons there...
Yesterday I bought bras and underwear in Piste -- less than $5 a set! Everything here is just so different...
I'm listening to Broadway hits on i-tunes. Turns out that Luis doesn't mind Barbara Streisand, so as he's working the bar tonight, I think we'll download more of her and hang-out.
Celso is learning very well. He has four notebook pages of English words and can pronounce all of them very well. He also knows that they mean :)
Also, Magali is an absolutely phenomenal student. This morning I went into the store to photograph some of the items for our lesson and she was reading the .pdf of the dictionary that I gave her yesterday :)
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