For those who have difficulties in reading the spanish, apologies. It has been pointed out that I wrote the pertinent part of last post (what I have been doing in general) in spanish. Ops. Anyways, here is translation of it.
Everything is pretty good here... I've visited a couple of museums, the Museum of Bellas Artes (Fine Arts) and theMuseum of Arte Popular. They're both pretty interesting, but the Arte Popular is pretty small, so that was a short visit... It didn't really have a whole lot either, which was a pity. The Bellas Artes was pretty neat, though... Three floors and a lot of stuff to see. Something else that I have enjoyed doing is visiting used bookstores (because, if you know me, you know I love to read and purchase and browse books). Anyways, I've bought some stuff by a few different Latin American authors like Jorge Luis Borges, Rubén Darío, and Federico García Lorca, among others (in spanish, of course) It's prett interesting stuff... Borges' stories can be pretty neat, if you like stuff that deals with the surreal and things like that (Buenos Aires was his stomping grounds too, which is neat). I've also been looking for books of Asterix, which can be hard to find. I really enjoy them, and reading them in spanish has been fun.
Anyways, I've also purchased a copy of Don Quijote in spanish (for 20 pesos, about 5 bucks...). It's hard cover, two volumes, and in good condition, so I was pretty excited about that. Had the final today for the intensive month of classes..... A little more intense than I was expecting, but I think it went alright. It had a 2 hour written portion and then an oral presentation, so yeah... Anyways, I'm looking forward to classes starting after our spring break here, but I'm looking forward to heading to Chile tomorrow even more at the moment. Get on a bus and ride across the continent. Whoop. Apparently the buses are pretty nice though, so it shouldn't be too bad. If I get a chance I'll write some while I'm there.
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