Starting to get it.

   Today was great. Not going to bore you with the details so I will keep it short. I finally got to go running this morning which felt great. Jonathan went with me (so you dont have to worry Mom) and he had to stop for me a couple times but I kept telling myself it was because of the altitude change. I wonder how much longer I can use that excuse?
     Then I had lunch and got to laze around the house and then Jonathan and I went into town to hang out with his tutor and his friend. We walked through the open market they have on sundays called paseo de los artes. But then we went to this little restaurant and had matte y dulces as well as cervesas con jamon y queso and other things. Which is basically tea and cookies and beer and cheese and crackers. ish. Matte is this tea thing they have here (see picture above) Its really cool: what you do is put the leaves called yubelo in this cup thing then add sugar then the leaves again then add hot water. Its interesting b/c everyone shares the same cup but you take turns. Kinda. Like I would fill it up and then drink the whole thing and then pass it to Fran (Jonothan's tutor's name is Francisco which can get kinda confusing sometimes) and he would fill it up and drink the whole thing. Really cool and a really awesome way to be social. I loved, loved being with then because we spoke in spanish the whole time but both of then, Fran and his friend, spoke a little english so they were able to help us translate what we could not say. I don't want to jinks it, but I think I'm starting to get this stuff :)
     after that we went and watched the super bowl  at another Clemson student's house. hey, we may be abroad but we are still american.
     Also- my family is great. My mom is super patient with me and right now I am sitting across from one of my sisters and we are both on our computers, but we are listening and singing along to Glee together. Got to love the things that make it down here. God is good and he really does provide. Can't wait to see what else he has in store for me.
Really starting to love this place.