Class is going pretty well. Today there was a new kid, he's from Korea and he's about on par with the rest of us language-wise. We must be an interesting group to listen to, a Korean, an American, a Fin, and a Czech all butchering the spanish language. Oh well, it's only the first week...
After class I went and got my school ID. I'm not sure what it is with ID pictures but I always look extremely angry...
Anyways, after leaving the school I went to get either a phone or SIM card, determined not to fail this time. I was able buy a SIM card for my phone, read the spanish instructions and get the thing working without any problems. On the first try! One point for Dave. Before you go thinking too highly of me all it required was removing my old card and inserting the new one. BUT, I could understand most of the directions. There was also some sort of PIN number, not sure what that's for yet...
After lunch I decided to walk over to parque mexico in colonia Condesa. Condesa is a trendy part of the city so it was a pleasant walk, lots of boutique shops etc. Parque mexico is awesome, it's a huge park in the middle of the city with fountains, trees, even a skate park. My goal was to study there for a while before I came home. While I did study a bit I kept getting distracted by flies, it wasn't like a swarm of flies, just one or two persistent buggers that wouldn't leave me alone.
After my attempts to study I stopped by a cafe for a cup of coffee. I'm not sure what the deal is but you can't order a plain cup of coffee. If you want a regular coffee you need to order a "cafe americano" and then they go through some elaborate process to make it, oh well, it's always pretty good.
On my way home I decided to stop by a shoe shiner. This definitely makes the "Dave's Top 5: Mexico" list. It costs 13 pesos (10 pesos~$1), I sat there reading a newspaper while some guy worked away at my shoes for a solid 6 or 7 minutes. Not only does this guy provide a newspaper, the whole ordeal takes place up in a booth with a nice chair and two little foot holds so he can really dig in! I'm pretty sure I'm going to have the shiniest shoes in the neighborhood, once he was done the things looked brand new, well worth my 2 dollars (I tipped well, primarily out of excitement). I will be sure to return anytime there is so much as a scuff on my shoe.
Considering I didn't get lost, ripped off, or fail at everything in general, I was pretty happy with the day. AND to top everything off I got invited to a party!
Alright, it's a party for my host mom and half the house is invited but at least I made the cut.
That's it for now, I think I'm doing better with the length. The next couple posts should be interesting as I'm planning on exploring the city all weekend.
Until next time..
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