01/09/2012

Hello again!  Today was my first day of classes at Tec!  All I can say is that I think I am really gonna like my classes and my teachers.  Let's see my first class was "literatura lationamericana" with profesora Imelda Vela Otríz.  There are only about 10-12 of us in the class and all girls at that!  We talked about "los mitos", or myths, today and of course did the normal boring routine where you go around the room and say your name, where you're from, and why you are in México in the first place.  The profesora seems like she is going to be a very nice and lenient profesora…she is somewhat older and is very smiley…just like a little old grandma.  My next class was “Destrezas comunicativas III”, or communication skills III.  This class was with a profesora named “Lidia Jiménez.  She is very young probably in her early 30’s and is very very very nice, but she speaks soooooooooo fast.  There goes my time to day dream in class…it is obvious I’m not going to have anytime to think about anything else during that class…because if I miss one second she’s already said like 2 sentences…wow.  This class isn’t very big either, with only about 15 people as well, and many from my first class…and I am sure I am going to like her because she gave all of us suckers and candy...she’s definitely scored some brownie points in my book so far.  My next and last class of the day was “Español Avanzado II, or advanced spanish II.  This class is with the same teacher as “Destrezas Comunicativas III, Lidia Jiménez.  It also seems like it is going to be a very good class with only about 20 people…and she gave all of us candy again! 

Tomorrow I only have one class, advanced spanish II.  I was supposed to have a contemporary art class but I dropped it today because with it I would have had 18 credit hours and I don’t want that many…I actually want to be able to go out and do other things other than study.  Since I dropped my art class I no longer have class on Friday.  YAY!!!! The weekend will start early! 

So let’s see…what about the food.  This morning I ate bread (which was kinda like a hamburger bun only much better) with refried beans and small pieces of chorizo covered in melted cheese!  YUM!  I also took 2 fruit bars with me to campus in case I got hungry so that I wouldn’t have to buy anything on campus because everything is so expensive there.  I walked both ways to school today…it’s only about 20-25 minutes one way…not bad.  But the walk back from Tec is pretty much all uphill…and I don’t mean just a slight incline…I mean like Tred-Climber on steroids!  But hey…it’s good exercise!  I try to challenge myself and walk as fast as I can to get my heart rate going! When I got back here around 3:00 mi mamá had lunch prepared.  It was salad, soup, bread, rice, and grilled chicken breast with roasted peppers and tomatoes! YUMMY as always!  Now that I have my belly full I’m going to settle down and try to do a little homework!  ¡Hasta luego!