Mi companeros

Here's a picture of a few of my roommates from the residence. They're all uniformly cool people, each with their own distinct personalities. Oh, and two of them have since departed, but more about that later. One of the great things about taking a trip like this is the chance to meet similarly-minded individuals (i.e. broad world view, typically leftist, non US-centric, etc.) I'll write more about my new roommates, but, suffice it to say that there are very few people here whom I would not independently choose to be friends with.

Anyway, here's a (very brief) overview of everyone (from left). Me (no overview necessary). Courtney (Toronto) has done a number of cool stuff in Latin America (i.e. charity work) and has been here for a few months. She's in a different university program than me, and, of course, her spanish is much better!. The bearded guy is Alex (from the UK). Alex had been here for 4 months and left to go home a couple of days ago. He was truly one of the funniest brits I'd ever met and gave me a good introduction to the place. Next is Landon (from San Francisco). Landon had been here 3 months (I think) and also left a couple of days ago. Along with Alex, I hit it off with him quite well - we enjoyed a few late drinking nights here. Next is Maria. Maria is from Uruguay and is a waitress in a chinese restaurant near the residence. She doesn't speak much english and was a friend of Landon's (he went to the restaurant daily.. partially because of the food). Last, but not least, is Emily (from Jersey). Emily is a true original and has such an easygoing manner that makes her a perfect roommate.

I'll describe my new rommates in a later post.