Everyday is a new adventure here.  Classes are not too hard because my Spanish is constantly improving.

I took a taxi to a Chinese restaurant in Merida today because I was dying for some food I actually like.  A common stereotype of all Latin American countries is that they all have the typical Mexican food.  Thats pretty much not true at all.  They don't even have salsa here in Venezuela, much less burritos, tacos, nachos or even fajitas.  Everything here is made of corn and arepas.  They don't even have basic totilla chips at the grocery store.  The water is so biologically unsafe also its tough to choose what to eat at times.  We can't eat anything on streets or a lot of new, exotic food.  Locals have an immunity built up to the bad water while the few foreigners here need to only drink bottled water, brush teeth with safe water, not eat vegetables unless washed in vinegar, etc etc.  

Rare chinese food at a restaurante here- wontons and chicken