Today was much less interesting and fun than yesterday. I really hate these kinds of things and today was more of a nightmarish camp experience than yesterday. We had to come up with motivational statements, build a stack of cups and talk about working as a team. I hate that. There was also chanting and related activities. Still though, I love Puerto Rico and the people contained within. They’re all very kind and welcoming. My roommate and I did some yoga this morning when we got up which was great.
Housing developments: I rejected both apartments because neither is exactly what I want. I’m probably being too choosy but I don’t want to live with seven people or spend half of my monthly income, so I’m going to stay for a few days with a nice woman who works at my university. She’s actually American and promised to help plug me into the “progressive” community, find me a yoga studio and said we can go to the fruit and veggie markets together. Also she might actually have a room in her place available, which is in Miramar, a very nice area of the city. I can’t wait to unpack my bags and stop living from them, but I don’t want to take a place without thinking it through.
I spent some of today going over the work plan with Chazulle. Sometimes I think she likes me a lot, because she laughs and asks me questions. Other times, like when I try to sit with her at lunch, she brushes me off. I am not sure how I feel about my job. I’m hard to motivate. I really have to be excited about something and I hope that I will get there with this job. I want to do well for Chazulle because Belinda told me she chose me out of ten people, including one who had worked in the office before. Chazulle has a Che sticker on her car.
Observations. Many people have English names. Elizabeth, Christian, Anne. A lot of boys wear sunglasses on the back of their heads. Many also shave the inside bit of their eyebrows so they start maybe midway over their eyes. It might be futile to resist reggaeton.
I miss music. I’ve been reading. There is flirtation within the VISTAs, which is cute because I am not partaking.
Justine said
AM! I don’t think you’re being too picky; you really don’t want to end up in a crappy place for a year because that may ruin an otherwise amazing experience.
I just got back to Lancaster and will be going to State College to start the move-in process tomorrow. I go back to work Tuesday. Ugh. I miss Indy already, but at least I have a reason to take a trip very soon! You’d better have a shoebox apartment big enough for me to at least sleep on the floor.
ali said
ana maria
i had a dream the other night about mary barnard. we were in her class and she came in all mean and businesslike – telling us we had tons of homework and if we missed one class we’d fail. at first we all just sat there in disbelief. then we all got really mad..hahaha i can’t remember the rest of the dream, but let’s just say we went out to mad mex and drank cosmos to work off the frustration. she didn’t even have that wonderful wispiness and exhaustion in her voice while she was lecturing us. i miss you and i sent you an email the other day. dave and i have been away for a while and i’m sad i didn’t get up off of my ass and chill with you this summer like i said i would. lo siento chica. voy a mantener nuestro contacto por tu blog. te amo.