Last time I wrote I had just been kicked out of the cabaña and was staying with my friend Marjorie. As of today I am still there. Finding housing for less than a month at the end of the college semester is proving to be dificult. I really don't know where I'll be for the next four weeks. But, I'm not terribly worried about it. Marjorie has informed me that my being there is no problem and that she likes the company. So I'm happy about that. We also discussed money, since if I'm going to stay there for any length of time I don't want a repeat of my previous experience. She told me that all she would ask for is that I split the cost of food. I told her that of course I would do that, but also that it wasn't enough. She told me that it wasn't important for me to pay if I stayed there. But I told her that it was important to me. She said that if wanted to pay I could, but that she wouldn't ask me for anything. So, I will wait to see how long I'll be staying there and then pay her accordingly.
The last few days have been pretty great. Yesterday was Roxan's birthday, so we had a small get together for her at Marjorie's house around lunch time. It was pretty cool because we all pitched in some money and bought stuff to make lasagna. Dayanne made the lasagna and I have to say that it was great. The guy is a damn fine cool.
Marjorie expressed some concern to me about the lack of accomidations at the house. Like I said in my last post, there is no heating other than a wood stove, there is no internet, and there is no hot water. I assured her that none of this was a problem for me and that I was just gratefull to her for letting me stay. The lack of heat and internet really isn't a problem for me at all. Nor is the small size of the house. My only issue is the lack of hot water. This is only an issue because I usually only have time to shower at night. In one of my first posts I talked about the cold showers I was taking in the cabaña. Well compared to what I have now that water was hot. Imagine going outside when it's 50 degrees and bathing with a hose. That is essentially the situation. Pretty damn cold, though I have discovered just how good the body is at producing heat. Please don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about this. I am fine with it. I am just happy to have somewhere to stay. I am just writing this to provide you with a nice glimpse into one of the more interesting facets of my current life.
As I mentioned before, Marjorie has a baby daughter and she is engaged. However, her fiancee doesn't live in Valdivia. He lives two hours south in a town called Purranque. This weekend Marjorie is going there to visit him and her family, who also live there. As it turns out, her fiancee wants to meet me. This is understandable, as I am living with his soon to be wife and daughter. I would want to meet me too. So I have been invited to go with her this weekend. We are taking the bus tonight and will be there until Sunday. I really have no idea what to expect, but I'm pretty excited for the new experience.

Everything at the University is going very well also. I have been getting more resposibilities and teaching more and more. Today I did a guest lecture in a class. It was pretty cool to teach an entire class. I had been teaching mini-lessons up to this point, but this was the first time I taught the entire class by myself. I really liked it. I got good responces from the students, so I was very happy.
Also, in regards to teaching, Marjorie told me something very nice yesterday. Having me living in her house has presented her with ample opportunity to practice her English. Yesterday we were talking and she told me that she feels much more confident about her speaking now. I was very very happy to hear this. When we had all first started hanging out outside of class she had been very timid about speaking English. Now, when she is talking to me, it is almost all in English. She is improving rapidly and I am very excited.

So that's about it for now. I don't think I'll have internet again until next monday. But when I get back I will post a new blog about my adventure this weekend. Until then, adios.