Schedule

To begin, today I had chicken soup with rice! Incidentally, that's also the name of one of my favorite books (by Maurice Sendak). 

"In January it's so nice/While slipping on the sliding ice/To sip hot chicken soup with rice./ Sipping once, sipping twice/Sipping chicken soup with rice.

I've had a similar soup at Erawan, but the Erawan version had a lot more ginger. 

I think I have my schedule figured out already, which is a relief. Here it is:

Monday

10 AM-12PM: Select Themes: Colonialism; Centro

6PM-8PM: Select Themes: Mexican Revolution; Centro

Tuesday

10 AM-1PM: Anthropology of Religion; CU

Wednesday:

same as Monday

Thursday:

4PM-6PM: International Relations: MX-US; CU

Friday:

same as Thursday

So I have 15 hours of class each week. My 2 history classes are en el Centro, which is the colonial city center (near the zócalo), and my anthropology and international relations classes are in Ciudad Universitaria (CU). So far I prefer Centro because the architecture is beautiful and there are so many people to watch. I also like taquerías (taco shops), and there are lots en el Centro. CU is a big public university. All the buildings look the same (more or less), and none of them are especially pretty. It's easy to get lost if you're new, but now that I know where my classes are I should be fine. There are always plenty of students hanging about to help if I get lost again. I have to take the bus no matter where my classes are. Today I saw Sarah B. on the bus, which was an awesome surprise! 

Other things happened today...I went back to classes! I feel much better. No more plague for me! Also, I spent half an hour playing with gatitito (the little kitten). 

Tomorrow I have a full day. In the morning I'm going on an field trip with my Mexican Revolution class. As far as I know we're going to a hacienda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacienda). Then I have class at 4, then at 7 the director of my program is having a fiesta at her house! I have plans but I also have homework-so much reading! I need to learn to balance everything.  

To close, here are some pictures of my room:

My bed with the amazing traveling PACE flag. Now it has been to Italy, Massachusetts, and Mexico!

My desk. 

Word of the Day: Mascotas. It means pets. La vida es mejor con mascotas como gatitito (Life is better with pets like the boykitten).