Monday = School… but not in the US!

I slept very well and woke up refreshed, ready to start the day. I read in bed for a while and then got up to shower. I was out the door by nine which was a little later than I had hope but it was ok. I had to drop off my computer to the IT people before class and I needed to see the bursary to pay off my bill. The IT went fine but at the bursary they told me either I had to do an international bank transfer, pay with a credit card, or bring in cash. Since, I have to be at the bank to sign for a international transfer I can’t do that and since, every time I take money out I have fees, I think I will pay it off with my card in installments (plus I get cash rewards for using my card). At this point, I had to go to class so I walk another ten minutes there and found my class room. The teacher was in with another student which myself and this guy, Hank, waiting outside. We started a bit late and there are only three of us in the class (Hank, myself, and another guy named Kevin—both of them are from Seattle, Washington and go to USD). The teacher is Italian, pretty funny and easygoing. She had a relative who was the mayor of New York in the 1930s, La Guardia… yeah like airport. I have back to back classes with her and the same two boys which will be interesting. After class I went back to get my computer, which was fixed, and stop off at the library. Unfortunately, one of the books I wanted was available but couldn’t be found so the librarian is ordering a new one. Then I went back to the school to pay my bill in the main office and ask a few more questions. They couldn’t get the machine working so my bill isn’t resolve yet but it shall be soon. Then I was off to the city center to get some toiletries, school supplies, and food for lunches (I had asked where to go when I was in the office, resourceful I know : ). There is a fair going on in the city center and so I picked up something to eat. My first attempt was fish and chips which was terrible. The fries were hard and the fish was gross and so I got a sausage which was fine. Then it was off to shopping. First, I got my toiletries. Here their pharmacy and beauty stuff is all together, kind of like an amped up drugmart but no food or other stuff really. Then, I went to get school supplies which was really stressful because I am very particular about my school supplies. I found the small stuff like markers and tape ok but when it can to notebooks… first of all they have wide and narrow ruled but their wide rule is our college rule. So I had no idea what little kids write on but anyway that was confusing and I asked a store employee and she had no idea what I was talking about. Also, they don’t, well at least at the place I went, have simple 2 pocket folders but I had to search the store to that one out. Finally, I went to get some food and this wasn’t too overwhelming because I have been to the grocery a few times in Europe and knew how it worked but I was so out of it from school shopping. I got some fruit and basic things and left. I walked home a different route, not back through the city center because it was ridiculously crowded. It took me about an hour to get home but I was walking very slow and enjoying it. When I got back, Vincent and I got the bike business sorted out. He is actually giving me a pretty fair rate (I had looked some up online) and he will be making some repairs to the bike including adding a basket which will be great. Then we had dinner: an omelet with cheese, couscous, and steam vegetables 9the carrots were great). Then Vincent and I picked all the apples and pears in the yard so Guadalupe could make something with them. After my long day, I retired to my room, did some homework, skyped my fam, and went to bed. Tomorrow: bike riding, International Economics,… and who knows what.