Well, since I am up right now "watching" the thirteen inning Redsox Game on my laptop I thought I might as well get some work done and update you all on my goings and comings.
Today wasn´t much out of the ordinary. School was fine as it normally is. Our topic today was closing off our section of Peruvian Folklore. We studied how myths and legends play a key role in the culture of the Andes and how, despite the lack of a writing system, these oral traditions were able to be passed along for hundreds of years. One of the biggest causes of the perpetuation of these myths is the fact that they were associated with the regular festivals of the year governed by the tick-tock of planting, harvesting, and storing the crops. As these times of gathering repeated themselves each year, families took advantage of their closeness and told their tales of creation, destruction, and the explanation of mysteries to adults and children alike.
This class period wrapped up our unit and consequently our entire class. It is hard to believe that it has already been two weeks but tomorrow is the last day of classes and the last of the two exams. I really did enjoy this class but I think I´m ready to begin Quechua and see a bit of what it is about. After all, I am kind of immersed in it at this point, so why not study it?
After some long studying and doing homework, as well as having to hold my breath a bit for the Redsox, I think I´m ready to call it a night. I should be free to have a post up for you all tomorrow night as well, so I hope to hear from you soon!
As I did last time, heres a picture "for free" from my archive as I didn´t take any today:
Here´s our classroom in the luxurious Academía de la Lengua Española.
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