To market to market to...buy mountains of fruits and veggies!!

So, I just had my first experience of a Latin-American market. I went with my host brother Ignacio and our housekeeper, Neli. There, we bought more than 20 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables (lemons, spinach, tomatoes, kiwis, artichokes, cauliflower, lettuce, apples, etc.) for the equivalent of $24 USD. Mom and Charmagne, you two would probably faint at the sight of so much fresh, delicious, cheap produce!!

Today, the sun finally came out after a day of rain which put many rivers over their banks, including the one next to the usual market area (which left the stand owners and their produce to organize themselves along a narrow street). Many people have been asking me for photos. I will surely bring my camera when we go to the feria (market) next week. Once I see everything here with my eyes, I will be better able to capture it with a lens for all of you to see.

On Thursday I finally went out walking through the city. I walked down to the beach, which is a 15 min walk from my house (maybe 20 min.). By the beach there is a boardwalk with artisan stands. I walked along the beach (trying to avoid the waves, but I ended up getting my boots wet). After walking along the beach I went to a yoga center to find information about their classes. I might do yoga while I'm here. We'll see.

Today we had our first group meeting with all the CSB-SJU students and directors at the university. I'm going to try out rowing!! They've got rowing! I was so hoping that I could do rowing here! Yay!

Tonight I'm going out salsa dancing with my host mom tonight. Then maybe out to a club. We'll see. Monday I start classes.

Laters.