We realised we hadn't eaten the best sandwich ever for 2 days, so we headed to the market first thing. At the stall, the lady recognized us and told the boy what to make even before we asked. I like such service! In London, I once went to a pub near work almost everyday for 2 months with the workmates, and they still never knew who I was... Hmphh.
After our sandwich and juice (today I went for a simple strawberry-orange), back to school. Unfortunately the Brits are feeling a bit overwhelmed and have fallen behind so one of them decided to stop the classes. If we decide to do a second week, I think Bernie and I may opt for a private class for the 2 of us so we can pick up speed.
After 3 hours of hardcore grammar, our exercise was to go to the plaza and ask for directions to certain places, and then find a museum where our teacher was waiting for us. I really enjoyed this excercise. No matter how much you rehearse, the words seem to abandon you when you're actually speaking to someone. However, I feel like my once non existent Spanish is actually not bad, I am now forming full sentences instead of barking out random nouns and verbs hoping someone will understand. The grammar is still not there, nor is the vocabulary but I'm confident that we will leave Me Gusta much better off than how we started.
One of the peculiar things I've noticed in Bolivia is that the cars here are really old. And I don't just mean look like they've been driven for a while, but old model cars that are probably not sold anymore. I could be wrong, maybe this is the type of car here but it's not surprising to see an old model car pimped out with all sorts of accessories. The other confusing sign is the "no parking" - it's an 'E' for no estacionar.
This evening, the boys (minus Icelander who has gone on a date with the girl from my previous post) have gone to the market to pick up ingredients for a pasta. I am confident that they will come back with some takeaway kebab once they realise that they have left their notebooks here and cannot act out most of the ingredients!
The post title translates to "where is the library", and fans of the TV show Community will recognize one of the most famous raps by Troy and Abed!
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