Corre, Corre, Corre!!!

So, Thursday was a hectic day all day long. I was not able to help in the kitchen because I was finishing my Spanish homework. We had to make up a scene in spanish, so this is what I came up with (the setting is two girls in a farria).

El Puesto de Joyería

Alicia: ¡Hola Juliana! Vamos buscar un puesto de joyería.

Juliana: Ta, vi un puesto debajo de nosotros.

Alicia: Ta, te segué.

Pablo (el vendedor): Hola, ¿Qué puedo hacer por ustedes?

Alicia: ¿Podemos mirar a tus collares y oros?

Juliana: También ¿Tienes una pulsera negra?

Pablo: Esto es todas de las pulseras negra y los collares y oros están allí.

Alicia: ¡Gracias!

Juliana: ¡Gracias!

Pablo: De nada.

Juliana: Ohh, me gusta un pulsera lisa, pero no tienen un pulsera lisa.

Alicia: Puedes ahorrar dinero ahora. Ayúdame buscar un collar y oro que son parecido.

Juliana: Ta, ¿Qué color?

Alicia: Hmmm. . . azul o verde.

Juliana: Hay un collar verde lindo. ¿Te gusta?

Alicia: ¡Sí! Es muy lindo. Ahora buscamos un oro parecido.

Pablo: ¿Están bien?

Alicia: Mas o menos porque me gusta un collar pero no puedo encontrar unos aros verdes.

Pablo: ¿Te gusta eso?

Alicia: ¡Sí! Cuanto cuesta si compro un collar y unos aros verdes?

Pablo: 250 por todos.

Alicia: Está bien, gracias. Los compro.

Pablo: De nada.

Next, I ate lunch and rushed to get ready for Spanish class. We have a 30 minute walk from Casa ACU to the Catholic university every time we go to class. I really enjoyed class because I understood most of what she said. We talked about the past and the present and how things have changed, which led to are next homework assignment (presenting a powerpoint completely in Spanish!!!!!!).

Then I walked back to Casa ACU with just enough time to power walk to the Alianza for my weekly English Conversation Club. This is a place for people wanting to improve their English, but most of them are fluent in English so it is more like a place for them to just talk in English for an hour. We ended up talking about education and the differences from Uruguay to the US learning systems. Interesting fact learned: Most people in Uruguay do not write out of class essays in any level of schooling. I wish ACHS and ACU had that policy!!! lol

On the way back to casa, a friend and I people watched all the way down 18 de Julio. We decided that it is more culturally acceptable in Uruguay to show public affection. Coming from a high school that punishes couples when they hold hands, it took a while to suppress a shocked look every time I see someone smooch on the street. It's common for couples to kiss during red lights or waiting for a bus or sitting down on the bus, etc. Another thing that we noticed was how different the people on streets were coming back, compared to an hour before when we were walking to the Alianza. The people were younger, there were more vendors on the streets, and restaurants had more customers. Why the change??? People had stopped coming home from work and the city night life had started! This is the time when the couples are able to spend time together after a long day of working.

We didn't power walk back from the Alianza, but we made it just in time for another English conversation group at the church next door. Other groups before us have offered to read the bible in English with different people from the community and our group agreed that we would like to continue this tradition. Tonight was the first night, so none of us knew what to expect or who would even show up. At first only a couple of church members (who know enough english words to hold a conversation) showed up, but then more people came and everyone had at least one person to talk to. My partner was this man named Alex, who knew quite a bit of English already. He was from another church in Montevideo and had been a believer since he was 11 years old. We quickly read through the passage and began to talk about our faith.