Weather: Sunny, rain has gone away for the most part.

I haven't written in a few days only because nothing major has been going on. Homework and class as usual. This weekend was really low key, I was able to finish another book I've lost track of how many I've read so far but it's been really nice. Saturday was a pretty low key day all around. Sunday I got lunch with Sara and Nicola at Calypso. I got a veggie sandwich and an ice cream with a brownie after. It hit the spot and I was beyond full after. I actually ended up having a bad flare up Sunday into yesterday (Monday) because I had a lot of dairy the past few days. I've been trying my best to stay away from dairy and I hope by the end of the week I'm somewhat back to normal. Anyways, after lunch Sara and I hit the beach while Nicola headed to Puerto Chino with Jhosias. It was super relaxing I read more of my book and we listened to Khalid's new album which is probably one of the best albums I've heard in awhile. If I don't get this Alaska internship I hope to go see Khalid this Summer since he's in Boston Aug. 10th. I still haven't heard on Alaska so I'm thinking she meant the end of this week since she responded last Wed or Thurs. The more time that passes the more I want the job...my fingers are crossed.

Since nothing has been happening I figured I'd take the opportunity to write about little things around San Cristobal that I find interesting/funny. First off, the police or La Policia here are quite interesting to watch. They don't do much policing or at least it appears that way. I've seen them driving around with their families in the car and babies on their laps. I've seen them texting and driving. Some cat call as we walk by. It's a very odd dynamic. They drive around with their lights flashing but clearly aren't in a rush to get anywhere. Sometimes they'll even blast the sirens to scare someone they see on the side of the road.

The people of San Cristobal usually have either motorcycles or mopeds to get around. It's rare to find someone that has a vehicle that isn't a cab driver. No one wears helmets yet they drive like mad and pedestrians do not have the right of way. You will get hit if you don't look both ways twice before crossing. Each family usually has one moto and so that means their big families need to all fit on the moto. I've seen a moto with 4-5 people on it. This consisted of 2 adults, a teenager, and smaller children. It's wild, but yet they zip along with no problem.

When it comes to trucks with oversize loads they don't have the means to fasten anything in place. When the boat comes with the supplies for the week they load up truck beds with the supplies and deliver them to the stores all over the island. In order to make sure the load is secured they enlist guys to stand in the truck bed with the unstable stack of boxes which looks like it could tip over the second the truck takes a turn. I have yet to see it happen, but the other day I saw a truck with a huge boat on it and once again there were guys there "securing it." It's frightening to watch as the boat could easily take the guys off the bed with it, if it were to fall off. All these are things that are probably typical in other developing countries but it's a part of San Cristobal and I figured it was time to put what I see on a daily basis to words. This weekend is the Bartolome trip and I am really looking forward to it, I'm also working hard to ensure I finish all my work for this class before Friday. We have a final exam tomorrow so I'm looking over class notes for that and starting my final paper!