One Week Down

So tonight it will have been one week since I first made my way into this country from the U.S. I've spent the entire week getting ready for school, but the funny thing is I haven't done much at all to get ready! A typical day consisted of a short meeting in the morning and the rest of the day being open to simply whatever I felt like doing! Compared to Walla Walla's orientation week it's been so nice and relaxed. Everyone is very friendly and the costumer service is superb. For switching to a school in a foreign country, things have gone by surprisingly smooth.

Last Thursday I visited the nearby hospital inquiring about continuing my allergy shots. The next day I brought my serum, and in a pretty broken Spanish explained to the doctor where I got my shots.

"OK this one left arm, and this one right arm."

He never even read the instructions (they were in English), nonetheless he was able to administer the shots via dictation! But the amazing thing was it didn't cost me a penny.

Medicine is dirt cheap in this country! I hear some of the past ACA students have chosen to get their wisdom teeth out while being down here because it costs around $200 American (yes some might say it's a little sketch but when it's so cheap they don't care)!