Smelly Apartment of my Own

Ah, so I have a new apartment. Although I miss having a roommate. Sean- you were so fun to live with this past year.
My new place is even closer to the main Jardin and my school. It was a good deal and its pretty big, seating for 10 people or so since it came furnished and utilities, linen and cleaning included. Downside, it doésn´t have as much light as I would like and it kinda smells like sewage and smoke . I had a cold when I rented it, so I am working through this issue.

When I told the family that I liked them and their food but I couldn´t live with that other student, the mother sat me down and said, YES! I know! Turns out the whole family and the three girls that work in the house avoid him like the plauge. That´s why they never ate with us. Shame. They don´t know what to do as he wants to stay for 5 more months.

And now I no longer live a half block from my mexican boyfriend. No more pebbles tossed at my window to get me to come down to the street. Back to basic text messaging. Thank goodness my cell corrects my spelling. I am getting much better at Spanish, even if I have been skipping some of the afternoon classes. This week I have to miss some of Wednesday because I am in a dramatic play reading. Yes, you read correctly. I have never thought of something like this, but they needed people as its Semana Santa and many people are gone. Its a holiday week, no school and everything is closed on Thursday and Friday. We´ll for me I just get Monday off for Benito Jaurez´s birthday- St. Patrick´s Day. And on Good Friday, people come here from as far as Mexico DF for the celebrations. I´ll be sure to pop my wallet in my front pocket and join the crowds.
Super good news, Erika from South Carolina is coming on Saturday to spend almost a week with me. I can´t wait to have a good friend to explore the area around here. Ok, off to go figure out to cook mexican food. If you have any simple recipes, please send them to me. I can get fruits and vegetables and grains pretty easily. And I bought a super sharp knife and a stone to keep it that way. Since Cutco, I am particular about my knives.