6 days down, 14 to go

So I am pretty much a third of the way done with the program and the time is flying by. I still can’t believe that in two and a half short weeks I will be a certified English teacher. This weekend I had a lot of fun and got to know some of the people in my class a bit more. Friday night Allison came out with my friends and I to some house parties, one of which was at this crazy huge mansion type house. At the bigger parties here the people hire bouncers that sit at the door with their list, and you have to be on it or be with someone of high enough status to get you in with them. One of the parties we attended also had their own bartender and bar set up as well as their own personal catered hotdog/hamburger stand. I personally got one tequila and coke from the bar, followed by three mini cheeseburgers and half of my friends hotdog.

After sleeping until noon on Saturday, Allison, Emily, Dave and I went to the open air market called San Juan de Dios. You know, the kind of place where you can buy some good knockoffs as well as the products that “fell off the truck.” I bought a sweet pair of fake designer sunglasses for a whopping 40 pesos (about 3.75) along with a large, fake coach purse. I was really excited about the bag because now I have something slightly more professional looking than my backpack to take to school every day. After our exciting trip to downtown Emily headed back out to the suburbs of Zapopan with me to hit up one of my friends 22nd birthday party. Sunday was nice and relaxing, slept in till 1, met up with Allison in the mall, did a little shopping, watched a little tv, and did a little homework. I’m thinking that soon I should start looking for an apartment. It would be nice to find a job first so I know what exactly my budget is, but I kinda need to start looking for a place now so that when the course is over I can move out. Not that I don’t absolutely love the house I’m in… it would just be nice to get out on my own.