Wednesday, November 4

I decided that Wednesday was the kind of day that you always see in admissions catalogues. "A Typical day in Santiago" or "A Study Abroad Student's Daily Life". And you never believe that it all is on the same day.
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9:30 -wake up and go for a jog in Las Condes- I don't particularly love jogging but I do like getting some exercise after all of the greasy food that I eat here. And jogging is a great way to see different neighborhoods and people watch.
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11:30- meet 2 other students to do research for Foro de Salud- The health classes that I was going to teach fell through because of recruitment and scheduling issues. I am using my English teaching position as my internship for credit but I am still trying to stay involved with the Foro organization. Today I met 2 other girls and we worked on their research on the morning after pill. We went around to pharmacies in one district and asked if they had the pill, if you needed a prescription, and how much it cost and then recorded observations. I was surprised about how available the pill was even though the cost varied a lot between pharmacies.
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4:30 -Spanish Quiz- We had quiz number 4 in my Spanish class at U Catolica today. The quiz was on vocabulary, subjunctive triggers, and direct and indirect articles. The class has really helped me cement my grammar skills and nicely compliments my experiences with spanish outside the class.
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7:30- Maca's Birthday- We celebrated Maca's 22nd birthday with her, her family, her university friends, and some of Rodrigo's friends. It was an interesting mix of people because the ages and life stages were very spread out. There was lots of food and great cake!
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12:30- Miercoles Po- We helped clean up after Maca's party and hung out with her until it was an acceptable time to head to Miercoles Po. This week's theme was Mardi Gras and it was held at the ex-fabrica, an old factory that has been turned into a great disco. Within 30 seconds of arriving we ran into Diego and several of his friends..surprise! It was a really fun party with great music and lots of dancing.