lazy sat.

Aug. 2, 2008

Woke up later and went for a run around the recoleta neighborhood. There is this really cool statue that is a huge flower. It opens and closes depending on the suns rays. Also on my warm-up/cool down, I walked through the fair in my neighborhood. It is very cold here about 11 C, with just enough wind and patches of rain to make it downright chilly. I went in search of a coat after breakfast, which turned out to be a bit of a bust. The pea coats I found were either way to expensive, or bad quality (and still expensive for the amount of warmth/quality I would be getting). My goal of buying myself a coat before school starts may have to be altered, or tossed. I met up with a friend from the program to try and take care of some business. Next week we have to go and get our visas changed from tourists to student. And for that process, along with a lot of patience, we need some passport pictures, photocopies and cash. We ventured to get the pictures taken, but to our dismay they were closed. She quizzed some flower vendors and they said they are not open on weekends. So I didn’t get my coat, or my pictures. But for lunch I did get a huge hotdog with pancetta and sauerkraut. Odd but good. I returned home to find my host mother watching la presidenta have her first press conference in office. I watched that with her, and then took a nap.