the world, or what a rich man lacks

so scarlet and black is a pretty good book. its less serious that i expected. en realidad, its more of a soap opera-smut type of novel. not really what i would expect to be a recommendation from kostopulos but whatever. he likes the magus too.

besides that, everything is pretty cool. we are wrapping up our project here. for the last few days we have been giving charlas on lidership. oh look at that. i cant spell. liderazgo, as they say here. my spanish is super mejor. actually, i only got a 3 on the AP spanish test, but no shame here. can i brag? i got a 5 in calculó. ooooooh....ahhhh. thats right. whatever. so spanish. i can converse now. yeah.

pablo is taking his weekly shower now. ohpah. i dont know how to spell that either.

oh, rachel has lice. i stay away from rachel. she is very embarrased that i am telling you all this but says that it is not her fault. none of you know her anyway, so whatever. poor rachel. everytime she finds a bug, she shows it to me. por suerte, i dont have itchy hair and bugs. hoorah. right now they are trying to call international office to get some medicine prescribed. que asco.

anyway, im out. ciao a uds. ¡nos vemos! capaz.

EDIT...
so more important things that i have forgotten...
- ive learned how to tango.
- i was one of snow whites four dwarves (yes, only four)
- we now have a skunk as a pet. and a falcon. the skunk is way cute. and clean, apparently. it hasnt sprayed anybody yet. its pretty much the most adorable and random pet ever.

Currently Reading Scarlet and Black (Penguin Classics) By Stendhal see related

so, in chicago, they are trying to outlaw transfat....check that shit out

actually the article isnt that interesting. its just the fact that they are trying to outlaw transfat.

Currently Reading Galapagos (Delta Fiction) By Kurt Vonnegut see related

so when i was about 8, my sister told me that hot dogs have fly wings in them. until about a week ago, i hadnt eaten one. and then i discovered that they are not so bad. and since that point, ive consumed about 10 of them. my family is big on hot dogs. the spanish word for hot dog is pancho. pancho also means geek.

so its kind of late to talk about, but...copa mundial...? i cheered for italy. and you all cheered for france. what is there to say but... boo yah. actually, the head butt kind of makes it equal.

we actually dont do much here. ive eaten a lot of roasted peanuts and soup. ive played ultimate frisbee with the biggest tramposos (cheating) youve ever seen. we have put off most of our work until the middle of the week, so between now and wednesday, we just get to laze around and drink mate. my life > yours

Currently Reading Sun Also Rises By Ernest Hemingway see related

today we walked around for six hours trying to sell raffle tickets. it was like selling girl scout cookies, only less successful.

who saw the new pirates of the carribean?

Currently Listening Us Against the Crown By State Radio Waitress see related

Uruguay is badass.

i have internet. and two adorable host sisters. i live on a ranch with horses, bunnies, chickens, cats, dogs, and geese. we have a two story home with heat, electricity, and running water. in the ranch there is also a house for the little grandma and a building with a huge stove and wooden countertops and lots of space that apparently is used for parties and such. i share the cutest room with one of my partners, rachel. it looks like something out of little house on the prairie, with two twin beds with wooden bedposts and matching pink sheets. my other partner, david, lives in the grandma´s cottage. oh, and the food is awesome. our host uncles listen to loud rock all thru the day. my post sucks, but i´m in uruguay, which is inherently cooler that wherever you are. except maybe for andi. but i don´t have to crouch around a heater for the one hour each day it is on to keep my body temperature from dropping drastically.

Currently Listening Greatest Hits By The Ramones see related