The past few days have been relatively uneventful but Monday was interesting. As previously mentioned, we went to a hear a political speech from the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for the Blanco Party. The first half of the "20 minutes" (more like 2 1/2 hours!) was just citizens talking about what they wanted to see change. There were 6 different people that each talked for 5-10 minutes. That's a lot of Spanish! So my brain was hurting from trying to translate and I had no food in my stomach. We had a good time watching the candidates as they listened intently...this included sticking pens in their ears, making faces, laughing and slouching in their chairs. Absolutely hilarious! After it was over, we were greeted by both and took pictures with them.
Yesterday I went with Kate to the Alianza. We signed up to be in an English conversation club this month. The idea is to speak English with Uruguayans so they can work on their language skills. It was cool. One thing that I learned...that America is running out of water, and will be out by the year 2020. They were surprised that I had not heard that statement before. I'm not sure if I completely believe it or not, but at least I'm aware.
Well, we're off to Brazil! Yay for 20 hour bus rides. I am taking my computer, so I will be able to update frequently :)
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