What is it that makes you start romantisizing your home country wildly about a week after setting foot in another country? Yes, right now in this very moment I miss Sweden! I miss the spring that had not yet arrived when I left. I miss my friends, my family. I want to be home for Valborg! I know I have no right whatsoever to complain. Here I am, enjoying 35 degrees, an extraordinary landscape and amazing people. And I've only been here for a week! I guess this is what happens when the daily routine makes its presence. I'm not here on vacation, I'm here to do a case study for my thesis, remember?? I guess what's bothering me the most right now is that I'm waiting for the school I want to either accept or deny my request. I'm waiting for plan A to work out or for plan B to be put in its place. And I have not yet decided exactly what plan B would be. I'll just have to wait and hope. And accept that I cannot control everything. On Monday I'll know.
One thing is for sure, however. The agenda for the rest of the week is more than promising! Visits to Barra de Santiago, to la Unión, and three different parties are on the schedule. I already have a lot of friends here who are taking care of me, and somehow I start feeling like home. But of course, it's difficult to be so dependent on other people. I will never learn how the bus system works (does it even deserve to be called a "system"??). I rely on others to tell me which streets are safe and which are not. I need people with cars to take me wherever I need to go, and to bring me back home at night. It's a good experience, I know, but changing your life overnight is challenging.
But I'll tell you what I love with this country: I love that it's mango and avocado season, my two favourite fruits in the world! I love that the sun is always there (even though I haven't seen it so much since I'm mostly in the city right now). I love the sea and to watch the wild waves (will surf soon!). I love my friends here and the hospitality of the people. And that they know how to party like we party in Uppsala! Also, I know that I'll feel better as soon as I can start working on my study for real. Right now, I'm tired of just reading articles and formulating theories. Let me out on the field!!
One thing is for sure, however. The agenda for the rest of the week is more than promising! Visits to Barra de Santiago, to la Unión, and three different parties are on the schedule. I already have a lot of friends here who are taking care of me, and somehow I start feeling like home. But of course, it's difficult to be so dependent on other people. I will never learn how the bus system works (does it even deserve to be called a "system"??). I rely on others to tell me which streets are safe and which are not. I need people with cars to take me wherever I need to go, and to bring me back home at night. It's a good experience, I know, but changing your life overnight is challenging.
But I'll tell you what I love with this country: I love that it's mango and avocado season, my two favourite fruits in the world! I love that the sun is always there (even though I haven't seen it so much since I'm mostly in the city right now). I love the sea and to watch the wild waves (will surf soon!). I love my friends here and the hospitality of the people. And that they know how to party like we party in Uppsala! Also, I know that I'll feel better as soon as I can start working on my study for real. Right now, I'm tired of just reading articles and formulating theories. Let me out on the field!!
That's all for now. Tomorrow, I'm off to the sea. It's time to get that tan, you know.
In my opinion...
...the grass is always greener on the other side.
...air pollution is f****ng annoying.
...Latin American theatre rocks!
In my opinion...
...the grass is always greener on the other side.
...air pollution is f****ng annoying.
...Latin American theatre rocks!
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