Recent Happenings

Day before yesterday...hmmm I don't quite remember, for the first part of the day I probably just watched movies on my laptop.  Then I had plans to have dinner with my friend Andre, so he came to my house and we walked to Burger King and ate and talked for a while.

Yesterday I don't really remember what I did.  I think I stayed home all day...I believe I had attempted to make plans and those plans fell through and I was annoyed and bored.  So I probably spent an obscene amount of time on Netflix....and finally decided that I had to do something so I got up and walked to the bank to use the ATM, then returned home.  Normally I wouldn't care about just relaxing at home and watching movies and stuff--having a 'lazy day'--but here I kind of consider it a wasted day because I have so little time left here and spending that precious time in the house with my laptop makes me angry.  So I always try to go out with friends and do things.  However that night I did quite enjoy watching Spirit on Netflix, that Disney movie with the horses.  That is such a good, under appreciated Disney movie!  Great music, great story haha.

Anyways, today I went to a friend's house and I brought the movie The Hunger Games; Catching Fire which I had recently purchased.  Quick explanation:

Movies here are sold one way and one way only.  Pirated.  You literally cannot find an unpirated version anywhere for purchase.  Whether it be in a shop, on the street, or occasionally spread out on a blanket on a bridge crossing the highway, the only DVDs available for purchase are pirated.  And you wouldn't believe how cheap they are.  In the US you would pay around $10 dollars for a DVD right? Maybe more...and definitely more for a new release, more around $20.  The movie that I bought here, The Hunger Games Catching Fire (a new release) and in blu-ray, cost me 3 soles.  That equals $1.06. 

ISN'T THAT INSANE?!

So the subtitles were kind of questionable but apart from that it was completely fine!  I had attempted to see that movie in theaters on like 3 different occasions and every single time my plans got screwed up so I never got to see it.  So when the opportunity came up to buy the DVD at a measly $1.06, I took advantage of it. 

Anyways, we actually only got through part of the movie and then I had to leave in order to arrive on time to my rotary meeting.  So I went to my old school where the meetings are held and attended the meeting then returned home with my host mom.

And so here I am.  Tomorrow I have plans to meet up with Emilie and Chachi, but I don't know what we'll be doing.  We are going to meet up at 4:30 so I'll probably leave the house at like 2:30 to arrive there around 3:45 and buy some headphones quick before I go to meet them (mine recently broke and I don't want to be without headphones/music during my upcoming trip).

Okay I guess that's it.  Byeeee