I can't think of anything new and unfamiliar that happened this week. I guess that's kind of a cool sign that I'm at home here. Let's see, recap. So I went to the hardware store the other day to get tools for my sculpture class.. but I couldn't remember what they were called and I wasn't 100% sure what they looked like, so that was a fun adventure. I asked five different workers for help, and realized very quickly that my wood sculpting tools vocabulary is extremely limited. Who would have guessed? Ha ha, so the cool part is that I'm carving something out of wood. The uncool thing is that it's going to require lots of time and lots of patience.
Last weekend was our two day excursion to La Romana and Isla Saona. The pictures cannot capture the clarity and gorgeous blue hues of the ocean. I was in shock. We danced on 2 hour catamaran ride to isla Saona from a little city in which we stayed the night before. There are no resorts or stores on the island, just some vendors and tables and stuff like that because it's a protected national park. It was discovered in 1494, on Columbus's second voyage. Filmmakers and Advertisers have used the island for "stereotypical desert island beach" scenes.
The bachata we've been learning in dance class ;)
Speaking of music and having fun, a bunch of us also went out for Karaoke night at Fogon on Wednesday after class. I'd never sung karaoke before, and I have no idea why; it's not like you actually have to be a good singer to enjoy it. Haha, Megan, Nea, and I sang "I want it that way" by the Backstreet Boys. Our assignment from the DJ man is to learn a song by Luis Vargas and come back next week to sing it.
(karaoke videos on facebook if you're interested)
I learned to play Texas Hold-Em and Egyptian Rat Screw last night at the Colmado with friends and my host brother. Like I said, I'm learning things I never expected to learn here.
It seems I've always got a comment on the food, so I have to say that my host family makes magical oatmeal. I don't know how they do it, but it's like five times better than any oatmeal I've had before.
I love when Fifi sings while she cleans. She probably reads this but oh well. :P
These posts are always a little longer than I expect, but this way I'll have my memories recorded somewhere! Until next time!
ask for their oatmeal recipe, as you know i have a shared affinity for the warm soft breakfast! i can't believe that you are visiting such exotic looking places, it's like you're trapped in a postcard like in some horror movie but it's not a horror movie because the postcard you're trapped in is so freaking gorgeous.
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