Passing the Days

So, I have been trying to put up a new post for a week now and haven't gotten to it. It's not totally my fault though because the internet here hasn't worked for the past couple of days. Catherine and I whined about it for quite some time before deciding that our complaining really wasn't helping anything, haha. Its just that without a TV here, losing the internet really sucks! I have been trying to read "Orlando" by Virginia Wolfe, but as you can imagine, that is going slowly. So other than reading, planning trips, and talking with our host mom we have little else to do. Its so cold outside that we don't really want to venture out!

However, today I did catch the bus over to Laura's house in Pocitos. We did some studying for Literature class. The readings are so hard because for one, they're in spanish and two, they were written over 100 years ago. So just imagine trying to read Shakespeare in Spanish and maybe, just maybe, you can understand my frustration! Needless to say, it took us about 4 hours to read 20 pages of, "Barranca Abajo" a play about a gaucho's family troubles.

So let's see, oh yeah, about the soccer game last Wednesday. It was fun. Of course, I don't have much to say because of my limited knowledge of the sport or the teams here. Uruguay played against Ecuador, a supposedly worse team. The game ended in a tie, which meant there were a lot of sad Uruguayans in the end. I was happy though; one check off the ole list of things to do in South America.

So, lately I've been feeling a few pangs of homesickness. On facebook there are tons of pictures of Alpha Delta Pi (my sorority) recruitment. Seeing all my friends having fun and experiencing another exciting week of rush is a little sad. Not too much homesickness though. Actually, this Friday Bonnie Kate, Daniel's (my boyfriend's) sister, is coming to visit me in Montevideo. She has been doing an internship in Cordoba, Argentina for the past month and is stopping over in Uruguay before she flies back to the U.S. It's going to be great to see someone from back home...

and in one week, Daniel is coming! He is visiting me from September 24th until October 9th (so 15 days). We have plans to visit Buenos Aires and Colonia, along with a couple other day trips outside Montevideo. I really can't wait!!!

Time just keeps flying by though. Between salsa and tango classes, school work, get togethers with friends --the weeks go by so fast. I'm really excited because this week my literature class is taking a field trip to the annual arts and crafts exhibition. It showcases the works of people from all over Montevideo and the countrysides of Uruguay. I'll let you know how it goes!