After Mass, my housemates and I went to El Circuito Mágico del Agua (Magic Water Circuit). We ran into some of the other OU Journey to Latin America students. Two OU students who are studying in Lima for a semester also met with us. I didn’t go to bed until 3 a.m. because we got home [..[...]
Posts Tagged ‘language’
May 29th, 2010 - 2:26 am § in Chile
Where I’ve been, and some thoughts about language
Preliminaries: Apologies for my extended absence! I was locked out of this site for a while (my fault). Also, scratch what I said about extranjeros not actually being interested in the US’ domestic politics; trying to explain the health care debate intelligibly in Spanish is incredibly difficult ([...]
Chompa time in Lima!
Weather The seasons have begun to change here in Lima. It is now fall! When I first arrived, sandals and shorts were the appropriate attire. Now, layers are more efficient. When the sun is out, it’s warm-ish. But there are stretches in the morning and definitely after sunset that are absolut[...]
April 27th, 2010 - 5:59 pm § in Chile
Playing catch-up: Hola from Santiago!
Hi everyone; I’m getting into this blogging game a little late, so let’s get right to the story so far: I’m a second-year Russian and East European Studies major at OU, currently studying at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (or USACH) in order to finish Latin American Studies and Spanish [...]
March 9th, 2010 - 10:54 am § in Russia
Гуд-бай, Америка – о!
Гуд-бай, Америка – о! Где я не был никогда, Прощай навсегда, Возьми, банджо, сыграй мне на прощанье Last night I spent the evening with some friends in a cafe/club next to my apartment listening to a Russian band play c[...]