School and a Rant.

Brooke gave me this cute award! There's a catch, I have to list 10 not so cute things about myself!
Because Brooke's a dear...
1. I have personal space issues, and dislike being touched. Ecuador is trying to help that.
2. I have a nice farmers tan.
3. When it comes to important things, like school, I tend to do enough to be average.
4. I use English a lot more here than I should, and usually find ways to get around using Spanish.
5. OCD...
6. After the gum has been in my mouth for 10 minutes (max) I play with it, rather than chew, then spit it out. It's a waste.
7. Daydreams
8. I tend to let things slide, rather than be critical.
9. Impulsive, but paranoid...
10. Terrible Speller!

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Today, we went to 4 museums. Two of my friends have to do a presentation dealing with museums, so I tagged along. We had a good time and successfully found Hassans (Lebonese food)!! I have looked for it off and on, and we found it by accident. I had a Falafel Pita, green salad (cabbage), and tabouli with a coke. Seriously? My favorite thing is that meal. The beverage is changable (Coke here is better than in the USA), but uh! Tasty!
We also discovered that I live very close to La Mariscal-Camila's dad called it "Gringo-landia". I did not realize it, because I don't go there. It's a big club and Gringo area, so I don't go there. & It's ALL over priced.
I am..putting off homework. Woo! This is the homework that I skipped class on Tuesday because I didn't do it. I'm not overworked here at all, but I am tired of silly work. If it was something I enjoyed, I would do it. I was really starting to get into my major (except for NAFTA hah!). I like history and politics. This semester, I have--Spanish, Evolution of Jazz, Shakesphere, and Geology. As you might notice, none of those fall into my likes. Shakesphere is at least taught by someone who LOVES the subject (He reminds me of Mrs. Willy in the weirdest way). That class is doable, but the assignments are so blah. Evolution of Jazz has good music (We're Swing era right now), but it's a blow off class. Geology...O Geology. The teacher is so interesting, but the class is so disrespectful. The Ecuadorians talk, and chitter, and are disrespective. The Americans annoy me more than the Ecuadorians. Most of the students from the States are well off. I'm pretty sure you know the type. They speak to others as if they are better. Two girls talk to the prof like she's a moron (Which she is far from). A third girl is off in her own world and thinks our scheduled class trip is less important than her friend trip. One of the girls asked about missing class. She made it sound like that at her school, it's easy for EVERYONE (local and international) to go to the doc, but if she were to get sick here and need to miss class, it would be hard to go to the doc. This bothers me because, like US schools, there is an ON-CAMPUS clinic for the students and faculty. It may not be top notch, and even equivalent to Goddard, but it's there. If they, like Goddard, were to only tell students "you have an STD" or give them a Z-Pack as, is the norm, you still get a note saying-SICK.
So, I suppose I would like to thank the all the United States citizens who perpetuate the idea that we are ignorant, arrogant, and deserve to be disliked. Feel free to be kind, informed, and not a sterotype.