Just to catch you up...

This weekend was great! Friday night, Claire, Abi, Monika, and I went to Carrasco (the ritzy part of town) to have dinner. We ate at this wonderful German restaurant and I'm not kidding when I say, I had the best pork chop ever...haha, it could be the fact that I haven't had pork in a while, but it was delicious! Then, Saturday evening we all went to this Arab/belly dancing show that was amazing. I was definitely impressed!

On Sunday, Maddy and I met up in Ciudad Vieja to go to Iglesia Matriz, the oldest church and building in Uruguay. We attended mass and it got interesting toward the end. Maddy told me that since neither of us were Catholic we couldn't take communion but we could be blessed by the priest. She just said that we needed to cross our arms over our chests and he would know that we weren't Catholic and would only give us a blessing. Well, easier said than done. He just looked at me like I was crazy when I did it and practically shoved the bread into Maddy mouth before she could get away. After, I think she felt a little bad for taking it, lol. So we obviously stood out as the two foreigners who had no clue what to do haha! Then, we headed to the market in Parque Rodo (neighborhood where I live) and tried to go souvenir/gift shopping, but didn't have too much luck.

So, this week is exam week. I had my Spanish exam on Monday, my Uruguayan Literature oral exam today, and another oral exam in Pensamiento on Friday. Let me tell you, taking an oral exam in a language you only halfway know is horrible! But, I'm almost done, yay! Going to Teatro Solis tonight to see a modern dance performace and then its study time tomorrow, boo. I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, though. This weekend I'm heading to Punta del Este beach with all the girls, about 15 of us in all. Then on Monday, I'm heading to on a 15 days South American adventure. First, we are going to see the largest waterfalls in the world at Iguazu, Argentina (the picture above). Then, we are heading on into Brazil to visit the cities of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro. Finally, we are wrapping up the trip with a stay on the island of Florianopolis, Brazil. I can't wait!!!