Less than a month until Election Day!

This post actually has nothing to do with politics (last night's debate was a snooze fest), but I just want to throw that out there.

Obviously I survived day two of classes.

Spanish Painting in the Prado Museum is obviously not going to be a problem. It reminds me a lot of Page's class, in the sense that we cover a lot of interesting material yet the other people in the class are a little slow. The tutorials haven't started yet and somehow I've yet to make it to the Prado. I'm too cheap to do it on my own dime.

My next class is Hispano-American Literature I. I must have a blinking sign above my head that says, "I am American and don't speak very good English" because this British girl sat down next to me and asked me how the first day had seemed. I began to respond, and she demanded, "Quickly, in English!"

Then I had a little break before Goya. I think I'm going to end up dropping the class. Obviously it would be fascinating to take an in-depth look at his work, but primarily for scheduling reasons (and the fact that more than 5 Americans appear to be trying to take the class and my world would end if I got kicked out), this class doesn't make the cut. The professor is of the sit in the front and read directly from her notes breed, which isn't necessarily a deal-breaker, but matters at least a little.

Then I went to Somosaguas, which is still a truly horrible place. I need to bring my camera and take photos although I might get stabbed or robbed or both if I walk around carrying a camera.

Even though a lot of the stress from the first day of classes stemmed from my professor from the Theory of the State seeming hostile to my presence in his class, I think I'm going to stick with it. Ryan talked to him after Monday's class and supposedly he is thrilled to have Americans in his class. We have to write something for Monday about the Magna Carta and two other British documents, which is daunting...

I love my Electoral Analysis and Behavior class. The segment of CPS involving calculations was interesting to me.

I also really enjoy my International Organizations class. Obviously the less-than-ideal aspect of these classes is that they are late at night, but I think it's worth it to take classes that interest me with good professors. I'm already limiting myself to Monday and Tuesday only classes, so I might as well take the best offerings of those days. And dropping Goya means that I have a five and a half hour gap between lit and having to be at Somosaguas, so I have time to run errands, study, or even go home for lunch and a siesta.

I finally have my abono transporte (monthly pass for the Metro)! I've been here a month and hemhorraged much money on 10-rides.