Finallyyyy

Today was the big day! Getting up at 4:30 in the morning doesnt exactly agree with me (lol) but today it was totally worth it. I hit the road at five thirty after some last-minute packing, and nine hours later, here I am! Everything looks about the same as I imagined it would, and this house I'm going to be living in for an entire semester is pretty cool, but some locals were telling me that they've had a mouse problem the past few months. Oh well. Can't have everything, right?

I tried some of the local cuisine this evening to try to acclimate to the local customs. It was delicious. It was this really exotic cheesy bread kind of thing. There was this orange-white cheese on top, mixed in with an interesting tomato cream or sauce or something, all stuffed on top of a really doughy, kneaded bread. It's then baked and cut up and ready to serve! I had five pieces all by myself!

I also tried a really interesting corn dish. Some bites were fluffy but others were teeth-crunchingly hard. A local showed me a trick to make it taste a little less bland - a few pinches of salt - and it made for a delicious snack. Hopefully I can find a place back home that sells it. Not that I have to worry about that for another few months!

I bought some Pacifico beer (or should I say cerveza!) at the local liquor store this evening to help get me in the mood to enjoy the local cuisine. Once again, I have nothing but good things to say. Some beer just goes down really smooth, you know? Sometimes you can just take a sip of beer and say "Now that's a beer," about it. That's what happened with Pacifico. I'm so glad I'll be studying here this semester. I can get it whenever I want.

Well, that's all for now! My roommates will be showing up in the next few days...I hope they're nice. I wonder what language they speak? They're from all different parts of the country I'm studying in. It'll be really interesting to get a glimpse of what the rest of the country is like. See you soon!

Jack