Today Yonseili and I walked to school. Then, coincidentally, we bumped into Brian from Philadelphia who is also studying in Academia Latinoamericana de Español. We made it a deal to meet each other at the same spot every morning so we can all walk to school together. It took us about 35 minutes, and we were so thankful we bumped into Brian because although we were sure we knew the way, we probably would have wandered a bit before locating the school. Although walking to may sound really cool, it's not so much because of all the exhaust that is released by every vehicle here. Okay, well, maybe not EVERY vehicle. But, buses sure make up for what other cars aren't releasing. It was an okay day, not much else happened other than Spanish homework, whoop-de-doo.
Vocabulary I have learned thus far, that I can remember:
-Sorbete means straw
-Chuchaqui means hungover. So if you are hungover, you can say, "estoy chuchaqui." This comes from the Quechua language. But the Spanish language term would be "resaca" or "tener resaca."
-Instead of saying "okay," meaning that you understand something, you say "ya."
-My host mother Adriana says that in Colombia instead of answering to someone with what or "mande," you answer "Señor/Señora."
Highlight of the day: Walking to school! The pollution isn't good on the lungs, but I had never been able to say that I walked to school. Now I can.
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