So, this past weekend was Halloween and for us in Uruguay that meant a crazy blend of nationalities and really fun costumes. Maddy, Catherine, and I decided to go in a Carnaval theme since we will probably never get the chance again! Thus, with various colors of eye shadow, feather masks, and bright clothing, we pulled off the Carnaval look pretty well. At the Halloween party, there were gauchos, "dead" people, rockers, gangsters, hippies, and various other costumes. Every party is really fun though when you consider the blend of people there: German, Austrian, British, Danish, American, Mexican, Spanish, French, am I forgeting anyone....oh yeah and Icelandic (can't forget Inga)!
The rest of the weekend was spent studying for my spanish and literature exams with trips to the beach thrown in every now and then. Its soooo hot here now. It went from freezing to super hot like that! It was probably about 90 today. Lately I've been getting pretty fed up with the bus, so Cat and I walked the 2 miles to school today. Its not so bad and its way better than being squashed on the bus and feeling like you're in a sauna.
Anyway, my spanish test went good (don't know about lit yet)....got a bueno muy bueno. Haha, yeah, the grading system here is a litter confusing here, but that translates to about a "B." The levels are ridiculous, they go; deficiente, regular, bueno, bueno muy bueno, muy bueno, y sobresaliente. Yeah, a little silly if you ask me and thats not even all of the levels, those are just the main ones.
Got a spanish presentation coming up and lots of exams...but only 1 week of class and 1 week of exams left! 37 days left in Uruguay!!!
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