So I stayed home from school on Thursday to study and to sleep. I ended up sleeping pretty much all day. We didn't have any water for part of the day, because the all the apartments are under plumbing construction. I slept during the break. Then, at around 8:45 pm - we lost all electricty in our apartment! I looked outside though, and it was just ours. Every other apartment was all lit up! Apparently, we blew a fuse. I'm not surprised though because we all had our tv's on, all 3 computers were on, fans, and Cecilia was making dinner. I was watching the end of a movie on TV and checking my email when it happened - I still have no idea how the movie ends. Anyway, Carlos ran around the apartment and tried to fix everything when we had no electricity. He had this little box that poked at each outlet, and he was switching fuses, but we couldn't get the lights to stay on. Somehow during the electricty thing - the refrigerator broke! So now we haven't had a fridge since Thursday. It is ok, but I feel bad for the family. After Carlos tried to fix it, they had to call a repair man on Friday. That guy couldn't fix it for less than it would cost for a new one! So it must have been really broken. Now we are going to get a new one, but they can't order it until Monday. In Santiago, there isn't a place like Best Buy that can deliver a refridgerator any time you want. So we have to wait. Sometimes I like chilean culture, because it is relaxed, but other times? You just want your food to be in a cold fridge. Oh, and the lights work again.
Yesterday, I had a midterm. I think it went fine. I did as good of a job as I could, and I will find out the results on Monday. I decided to stay in Santiago this weekend, because there wouldn't be anywhere to stay. I am going to go to Vina to see Sarah in two weekends probably. Oh and I found out the name of the place that I'm going to next weekend is Pocone - (but I don't know how to spell it, Puhcone?).
Today, I studied a lot all day and made flash cards for my upcoming chapters in espanol. It is tiring. It is so strange, because studying a language takes a lot out of you. I have never known concentration like this before. Throughout every other subject that I have ever studied, I have never gotten physically tired. However, if I study for even a couple hours, my brain is exhausted and I literally need a physical break from it! Does that happen to anyone else? I don't get it, maybe I don't get as much oxygen in Santiago as I do in the states, and this is a side effect.
Tonight Cecilia and I went to the movies to see In the Land of Women. It has Meg Ryan in it and Cecilia just loves her, but she says "Me gusta Meg Ryan, pero sin el Botox." She doesn't like her frozen face and big lips. Ha. The movie was ok - it wasn't a great movie, but it wasn't horrible. Cecilia and I did have a pretty great conversation about relationships on the ride home and during dinner. I found out that she and Carlos have been married for 27 years. She was married once before, but she was very young during that marriage. She told me how she used to be very timid and insecure about herself which played into how she acted in her relationships. She says she really loves her life now, so she wishes that she could go back in time, knowing what she knows now, and change things. Normally, I only speak in Spanish about superficial things, and they speak very little English to me, so tonight was nice. It was mostly in Spanish and a little in English- when I couldn't understand, Cecilia would try to say it in English. It is really nice to talk to her about things that are real and meaningful, rather than simple topics.
Tomorrow, Cecilia invited me to hike the San Cristobal hill and do some "dancing" at the top for exercise. I don't know that it is really dancing, because I have a feeling it is more like aerobics. She is going at 10 am, so we will see if I am awake for it. It would be nice to get up and get around. Otherwise, I probably will just stay in and work on more stuff for school. I also need to start applying for jobs. Part of me thinks I need to really do this quickly, and part of me is thinking that I have so much time before I graduate that it isn't a big deal. Also, I don't know companies will react to me being here. Here is my other problem: I have never not gotten a job that I have applied for! I know that it is silly, but I want to apply for one perfect job and then get it - which is so unrealistic. I know, I will go on many, many job interviews and not get those jobs. It is a little scary to think about sending out my cover letter and resume for this job that I think I would want and never get called about it. I was reading a Time magazine that mom sent me in my last care package, where there was an interview with Susan Sarandon. She said in the interview she "suffers from inertia," and I really like that quote. I think it applies to me sometimes. Without something pushing me, I sometimes can't get going on a project or an idea. I just don't want to start job hunting, until I get over this initial obstacle. I just thought of something else. For another quote: I don't have "the fear" yet! In Friends, Chandler tells Rachel she needs the "fear" to get to where she wants to be in her career. So Rachel quits her job at the coffee shop without an idea about what to do next. The fear. Layne knows what I'm talking about.
On Wednesday it was the lunar eclipse and I got a couple good pictures of it. I wish I could have zoomed in more, but alas, this is the best my camera could do. I thought the eclipse was only for the southern hemisphere, but apparently, everyone could see it. 
I am excited for the next couple weeks, because I am traveling a lot and doing a lot of things. I have spring break in 18 days. I can't wait, because I think I need a break from the hustle and bustle of this life here. I do really like things here though. Well that is all for now. I am going to watch some tv and probably fall asleep early. It is only 11:47, but my brain is tired.
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