What have I been doing?
That is a good question - what have I been doing? I complain that life is pretty boring down here, but I do manage to stay busy. I've been trying to watch less television, but that translates into spending more time online doing who knows what. During the week I go to the archives, though last week I took a couple of days at home to get more organized. I am beginning to realize that my time here is growing short and I need to try to make sure that I'm focusing on what's most important. It's strange. When I first got here it felt like I would be here forever, and now the time is rushing by. For example, I was amazed when I logged on here and saw that it had been over two weeks since I had posted something. It seems like it was just last week. I'm sure there's some kind of scientific principle that explains this phenomenon - something to do with Einstein I'm sure - but it's real, that's for sure.
Yesterday I went with a couple of friends to see Brokeback Mountain. I really liked the film. The acting was amazing and the story was very moving. My only complaint was
the audience - they were obnoxious. I'm sure I would have enjoyed the film more in the US than here, with an apparently homophobic crowd. Saturday I went to see a couple of museums here in Caracas. The Museum of Natural History was disappointing and many of the displays were blatently political. I know that sounds nearly impossible, but nevertheless, true. The Museum of Art (Bellas Artes) was better. We then walked to an area known as La Candelaria, which is known for its Spanish restaurants and had a very nice tapas lunch at a tasca. Then, being absolutely stuffed, we walked all the way back - about 5 metro stops.
The weekend before I went with my friend and her mother to El parque de los chorros (chorros are streams or small water falls). It is a pretty little park at the foot of Avila. From the parking lot you walk down quite a ways (via stairs) to get to the park. There is a waterfall (see picture), though of course, nothing significant here in the land of the world's largest waterfall (Angel Falls - more on that later after I visit there!). But pretty. The stream then continues through the park, rippling over the rocks, etc.
Yesterday I went with a couple of friends to see Brokeback Mountain. I really liked the film. The acting was amazing and the story was very moving. My only complaint was
the audience - they were obnoxious. I'm sure I would have enjoyed the film more in the US than here, with an apparently homophobic crowd. Saturday I went to see a couple of museums here in Caracas. The Museum of Natural History was disappointing and many of the displays were blatently political. I know that sounds nearly impossible, but nevertheless, true. The Museum of Art (Bellas Artes) was better. We then walked to an area known as La Candelaria, which is known for its Spanish restaurants and had a very nice tapas lunch at a tasca. Then, being absolutely stuffed, we walked all the way back - about 5 metro stops.
The weekend before I went with my friend and her mother to El parque de los chorros (chorros are streams or small water falls). It is a pretty little park at the foot of Avila. From the parking lot you walk down quite a ways (via stairs) to get to the park. There is a waterfall (see picture), though of course, nothing significant here in the land of the world's largest waterfall (Angel Falls - more on that later after I visit there!). But pretty. The stream then continues through the park, rippling over the rocks, etc.
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