One month! I've been here almost one month! It's been so busy, but also not too busy at the same time. The time has gone by really quickly and I'm already having a tough time recalling some of the "special moments" I've had since I've gotten here. I do try and type them out on my phone if it time allows but even then I miss a lot.
One such event was a couple weeks ago while I was riding the subway. There was a mother and her two kids who noticed that I seemed particularly intent on getting to the correct subway exit. The mother's English wasn't very good, but after telling her my exit she hand signaled me how many stops from now that would be. Hand signals are amazing. The mother then prodded her older child to ask me where I was from. The girl, probably about six years old, had surprisingly good English and when I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up she said, "A translator." Amazing! I think she's more than on her way to achieving that.
Today is election day and it has been... so very quiet. The previous couple of weeks have not been so.. A major tactic for getting elected here is to have open-sided trucks with many identically dressed, middle-aged ladies synchronizedly waving foam "#1" hands to the beat of ridiculously loud music. The music is sometimes familiar, traditional songs sung by children.. (I might be wrong about this), I assume this is to give the impression of benevolence (somehow), a sense of care for the children of the future, as well as being a leader in touch with the past (traditions). When I first heard loud speakers on trucks in the streets I thought there might be a coup.
I've spent the day in my apartment battling between doing laundry, cleaning up, organizing classes and being distracted by music and facebook. I'm also writing this blog post. (c: I'll write a follow-up post about my recent injury since that's been dominating my focus these past couple weeks as well.
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