Day 46

Something strange happened today at CSLI. I had asked for change my afternoon course, because I thought that 6 weeks in the conversation course was enough time, but I wanted to continue in my morning course (listening, with Sara). When I told it to the front desk staff they answered me that they had grammar courses full, so I had to wait until they find a vacancy for me.
Yesterday Tanya told me that she had a vacancy in her class, so it was great. But (and here is the confusing part), when I arrived at CSLI today, in the morning, Tanya was waiting me in her class. Then I went to the front desk to talk with Erika, and she explained me that I could go to Tanya's class in the mornings and continue with my listening course (with Sara as well) in the afternoons.
Now I have a lot of new classmates, what it's great, because I love meeting new people (overall if they are from different countries).

After school I went with many people of the school to "Fright Nights" in P.N.E. (Pacific National Entertaiment). PNE is an amusement park with special decoration and atractions for Halloween. Some of my friends were concerned because they didn't know if it was going to be very scaring or even gruesome, but actually it wasn't. Anyway, I enjoyed it and I recommend you to go there; the fun is guaranteed.

Day 45

This is the third time I try to write something about yesterday. I don't know why, but it's like my inspiration had gone.

But don't worry about, nothing bad is happening to me, everything is ok: I'm not starving, I haven't become in a villain that kill innocent ewes, I still have two legs (they didn't sever any of them)...

So don't care about that, I think I will recover my creativity sooner than later.

Day 44

One half of my trip here has already gone.

Yesterday I didn't do anything. I just was home, very cozy, talking with my friends by internet. I thought to go to the Brazilian Film Festival, but I finally rejected that idea on the grounds the movie didn't look very interesting.

This week I want to start to eat more vegetables and fruits, because I think that eating so much meat and rice is a threat to my health.

Day 43

In the neighborhood around Commercial Drive there are a lot of people from many different countries and they decided celebrating a party between everybody. For a few hours, the traffic is stopped in that street and people can leave the promenade to take the road. It's called "Parade of the Lost Souls".

I went with some of my friends. There were a lof of people (some of them wearing costumes) and a very big differences with this kind of parties in Spain: you could see almost nobody sluring, because they didn't sell alcohol (I think that drinking in the street is outlawed here, even in this kind of events).

I liked very much this party. There were different performances at the same time: brazilian bands playing samba, people playing malabars with fire, a shadow teatre... And also they decorated the zone. They were some charity advocates too, collecting donations.

I think it's a very nice idea share different music, perfomances and life ways in the same party. I hope that they would continue organizing it for many years.

Day 42

Friday in CSLI means "special activities". This week, as I told you yesterday, I went to buy stuffs for my costume. I decided be "the front desk of CSLI", so I'm gonna wear a cardboard box, with the CSLI's logo and some decoration.

Also I bought a halloween tie and something to make me up. I don't want to dare to do it on my own, so possibly I'll ask for help for the make up. The teachers in CSLI are true blue and I think that they'll be able to help me.

After the lunch we saw a movie. We could choose between "The Strangers" (a scary movie) or "Monsters House" (animation movie), and I chose the first one. It was ok, but not really good.

This weekend (and also next week) there are a lot of activities relationed with Halloween in Vancouver: Fright Nights in PNI, haunting houses, the train in Stanley Park, a Parade in Commercial Drive... Definitively, this week is not time to be glum.

Day 41

Yesterday was the first day of the "writing club" in CSLI. I am very glad, because we were seven people and Christine gave us a very interesting begining for the story. I think it's gonna be funny.

Alvin got free tickets for a movie pre-opening again, and gave us them. I took 4 tickets, to invite some of my friends. I went with Vanessa, Jannie and Marcelo. The movie was ok, but it was British (with british accent, british vocabulary and people gabbing very fast), so actually I didn't understand some dialogues.

Next Friday is the CSLI Halloween Party and we are obliged to wear a costume, so today I'm signed in an activity for prepare my costume. I'm not sure what costume I'm gonna wear yet, but I think it's not gonna be very scaring, so people aren't gonna shoo from me when they would see me.

Day 40

I have just finished my "quarantine".

Actually I think that nothing uncanny happened today. I was very tired after my birthday shindig, so it was a very quiet day.

The most interesting thing was that I participed in a Grammar Contest in CSLI. It was preatty difficult, even some people was stressed, but you that my nerves aren't shot easily. However, I still have to improve my grammar skill, and I only answered correctly 18 of the 30 questions (enough to pass, but not really good).

Also Erika (one of the workers in the front desk) told me that finally I can sign up for the TESOL program, but I'm gonna have to make extra-homeworks to compensate the last week (when I'm not gonna be here yet).