Let me see if I can recall what I wrote. Bascially, I talked about how I was getting annoyed with my inability to pay my school bill here. If I don�t pay it by exams, I can�t take them, or so they say. The thing is, I have and have had since I got here, all of the money. The problem is that it�s in my account and I can�t get it out. I would have to go to an ATM repeatedly and lose a lot of money off of charges or I would have to go to a bank, put down a deposit, and then extract the money from my card. Neither of those I really care to do. I tried paying with my ATM card at the account desk, but it won�t let me extract such a large amount, so the only thing left is to wait for the checks my mother sent in the mail. Only problem is that she sent me a package over a month ago, nearly two months, and I still haven�t gotten it. The postlady back at home told her that sometimes they have problems with people down here opening up and stealing mail. So, I�m beginning to question whether or not the checks will ever arrive. I�m sure I�ll figure something out, but I�m just tired of having this hanging over my shoulder.
Yesterday was nice, however. I went to church in the evening and then went with Becky, Daniel and a friend of Daniel�s to the movies. Wednesday night is $2 night! We saw Monster�s Ball with Halle Berry. It started off depressing but was an overall really good film. I recommend it, if for nothing else, so that you can see the performance that won her best actress.
Tomorrow I have a Phonetics test and I am feeling pretty positive about it. I don�t want to jinx myself, though. I really have grown to like that class, and studying isn�t such a chore anymore. That�s what I�m doing tonight- studying and waiting for Charles to call. I am really excited because we haven�t talked since Sunday, but it feels like forever ago. Andre had better not be on the internet. I thought about going to the Bible Study at Salatiel�s house but don�t think I will, just because I intend to stay in tonight. Plus, after the experience I had last week trying to get to their house, I am a little worn out and unenthusiastic about trying again. Last week I took the wrong bus because apparantly there are 2 Ruta #3�s (go figure) and the one I took carried me way out to some other part of the city. When I finally took several other buses to get to Salatiel�s house, it was dark and I got lost in his apartment complex. I spent 20 minutes walking around, trying to pretend that I wasn�t lost, while fighting off this annoying man. I ended up flagging down a taxi to get away from him, only to pay $2 for the driver to take me a few feet. So, needless to say, I�m not in for that adventure again this week. Also, I�m a little sour that we didn�t go to the seafood restaurant last night. Yeah, I know it�s childish and I�m actually glad I went to the movies, but I hate it when people create a plan to do something and have you looking all forward to it, only to completely forget about it later. I could have completely changed my plans for that and was seriously looking forward to some seafood. But I�m not angry- I really like them and we are still planning on going to DF on May 11.
I will try to sneak in an entry tomorrow before Becky, Allegra and I�s trip to Buba, but if not, I�ll write this weekend. Have a good one!
