En el fin del Mundo

Hola! I do not have many exciting stories to share, but I will update you on a few topics. The food has gotten a little better, still weird. I had lentil soup for lunch today, and it was better than I had first thought. Liliana also made me flan, so that was a nice treat as well! We also had spaghetti last night, so I've been full and satisfied for the last 24 hours, not just full! haha.
My mandatory Spanish class started yesterday, and it is going well. We are reviewing now, blah. But I need it. It stinks actually being in CLASS! I keep imagining my parents and family on a CRUISE right now and Molly Keel at the lake and I am a little envious! I guess what goes around comes around when in late October and November I get to wear shorts =) I hope to see more of the city and take some pictures this weekend. Hopefully, I will be able to upload some by early next week.
Class "shopping" at the private university starts Monday. I am visiting one class there. Wish me luck. Luckily, I can walk, so I don't have to be worried about getting lost in the transit system.
Oh, for the past two days, the teachers at the public university were on strike and the entrance to our campus was blocked off! Unfortunately, our class was not affected because our teachers are not really paid by the state/province? But once the second semester classes start, if our university teachers go on strike, NO CLASS! How nice! It supposedly happens a lot at the beginning of a semester, so keep your fingers crossed! Today they were burning stuff in the entrance way (small piles on the asphalt), but no one seemed to think this was dangerous? The police weren't even there! Jose (our director) said it's typical Latin American fashion, bienvenidos! (welcome)
"En el fin del Mundo" is an expression Liliana always says to me when I get that blank look on my face after she's tried to communicate something with me. She tells me "Caitlin, you are at the end of the world! Don't worry! You will understand soon."
Hasta Luego