getting situated

okay, so i am starting my second week of class and school sucks. the way they do things here is classes are usually 2 times a week for 2 hours each time. that is a long time right, not really because the professor doesnt usually show up until a half hour already through the class. the only homework they really do here is lots of reading, maybe a few papers, and one or two speaches about the readings. and most people dont read anyways. you only need to really read what you are going to write or have a speach about. also, there are no books for classes. there is a book but only one copy. so each time you have a reading you have to all fight to copy the same book. it is frustrating but it gets done. we went on an excursion this past weekend to a bunch of ruins in southern yucatan. they were great but it took me forever to climb down the pyramids. they are really steep and i was scared out of my mind. i actually got a standing ovation from a bunch of random canadians after it took my forever to climb down a pyramid at Uxmal. it was embarrassing but also really funny. the weather is really nice right now, i dont know exactly what but it is probly in the 70s and everyone here thinks its freezing. everyone is wearing jackets. it is really funny but i am starting to think that it is a bit cold. my host parents told me that once mid march comes, it will get to well above 100 with the humidity. im not looking forward to that because i hate the humidity. something that they drink here that is really good is horchata. it is a drink made out of rice and they flavor it with almonds. it is really sweet and would be good with dessert. also, they put lime juice on all of their foods, im starting to do it too. everything tastes better with a little lime. Mexican word of the day is camion which is their way of saying bus. and the mayan word of the day is xix (pronounced sheesh) which means leftover kind of. an example is if there is just a little bit of juice left in a pitcher, that is the xix. kind of like the last little bit of something. they use quite a few mayan words. and what is even more awesome is that i am taking a mayan language class. i dont think it will transfer but whatev. ok i have to go prepare for a little speech so bye