Day 3- Aventuras de Puerto Rico
Nueva palabra del dia: la cochinita: ladybug
Bienvenidos Amigos!
I don't know how many times I thought to myself on the way over here how unbelievable it was for me to actually be going to Puerto Rico...I have been thinking, wishing, praying all of the above!!! and now I'm here! Van and I decided early on to fly together so I met up with her at LAX from there a few delayed flights, scary 9 person planes, and a few conversations of broken spanish we ARRIVED safe and sound :). Truth is I have a fear in the back of my mind of flying...out of the 9-12 total hours on the plane (some of these hours just sitting on the runway) I was nervous/anxious and sleep was not my number 1 priority. We arrived in San Juan first and then took a small plane to a city called Mayaguez. The small plane...smaller than a mini cooper practically was scary as s&*%!! I didn't want to breathe let alone say a word but the sights over the island were beaaauuuuuutiful! I truly enjoyed it after landing :).
We met up with our coordinator Ricardo shortly after and headed to our campus: Interamericana Universidad de Puerto Rico San German. This school flat out is not what I expected...nor is this island. But I am still adjusting and loving it. Now the thing about this school is we are atop a very steep mountain. Let me repeat....very STEEP mountain. Dorms are seperated by gender and the campus is bigger than I imagined. Oh and we are in a jungle...literally!!! Whaaaaat?!?! We hear wild jungle-ish bugs/animals everyday all day just living their daily lives. Birds chirp loud in the morning and they beg of you to get up at 5am with them. But I don't mind that. The suns rays wake me up on my bunked quite early and its sooo beautiful :). I even got up super early to try and take pictures.
The best part about this island so far is its natural beauty and history. The worst part about being an exchange student is starting over I mean like being a "freshman" and figuring out how to navigate or get through the language barrier. I never thought it would be so hard getting cash and shopping in K-Mart but it was :/...Thats something I'll be working on for quite some time but it's all in the fun. Luckily Van and I have a Spanish coach and fellow NSE participant to help us hahaha!
I can only take so much of this typing about my day thing so I think this is the end for tonight...buenas noches!
**Please note that there are many interesting parts about this experience that will be left out for screening purposes or just because I am too lazy to type it. :)
