Great! Got the vegetables, now for water

Dear Chris J. Kwon,

Last night, I "bonded" with "my neighbor" Adriana. She watched TV for like 3 hours. I joined her on one show, 90210. Why? I don't know. I couldn't even follow what was going on and it was in english. She started watching National Geographic. "Galloping Gertie", the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge was on it. I said, "Hey! I'm from there. That's my bridge!" She got all kinds of excited and told me she loved this stuff, because she's majoring in civil engineering.

Today I met up with a friend from Tacoma (Sam Phillips). She has been living here for 5 months through a different program. We met at the mall, then walked to her school, then walked to another mall, then walked through the park. Sounds fun? It was! She gave me some insight into the city and the surrounding areas. It was nice to have plans other than school. While walking through the park, we stumbled upon this playground with a full sized airplane in it, with a connecting slide. I wish I had taken a picture, but I'm sure with such a description, you can imagine it yourselves.

On to school (yay!) Our program was divided into two groups for class. There are 7 people in my class. So tiny! We have 12 class days to finish a whole quarter of Spanish. We go to class 3 hours a day. There's going to be so much crammed in!

I came home and did some homework (finally!) I was called up to dinner. Antonio, tía, and Susy were in the kitchen. They asked where my neighbor was. I told them I didn't know. Apparently, she went with her professors to Santo Domingo until Friday (I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing, but that just seems weird). The group then grew concerned about another missing member. I didn't know who they were talking about, but I'll give you guys one guess.

Antonio whipped out his Iphone (very expensive here) and made a call. "Where are you?" he said. He hung up and said, "she's in the house... she's been here for a while." A few seconds later, in walks YS! Yessssss! I jumped up for my nightly hug and kiss. No one thought she was home, because her light was out. "Her light"?! I guess she's staying here. Why? She pulled out her Blackberry (also very expensive here) and showed everyone a picture of her husband. She's married? Who are you YS and why are you here?!

Susy brought Antonio a plate with rice (like every meal) and some nasty skin-type thing on top. She asked if I wanted to try it. I asked what it was and she said something I didn't understand. It looked so gross, but I figured I had to at least try it. Before I could respond, she said, "Wait, you don't eat pork! It's pork! Nevermind."

THANK GOD I don't eat pork! Haha. Instead, I got salad and some kind of fish. Salad?! With vegetables! I missed them so! Plus the fish was good. YS (Yes, still clad in her red pants and a yellow sweater) gets a special meal. She always gets vegetables and she gets water instead of juice. If I wear yellow can I get water and vegetables?

Why has dinner become the high point of my day? There should be a show revolved around the happenings of my dinner table. Yeah, there's the gold!

P.S I saw a Victoria Skimboard in the mall today. It was selling for $190! How did the Vic board get here? DB better catch up!

P.P.S Today is free museum day in Seattle. Go! http://www.yelp.com/topic/seattle-free-first-thursday-museums