Weather

Today is such a cold day. Bolivia is usually very hot and when winter is coming, the climate gradually changes. Right now it's summer down there. My friends have told me that it has never been so hot before. Year by year the temperature in Bolivia is increasing. Winters last less and less every time. It's not that one day after a very sunny day the climate changes, like Miami. I have never been in Miami on this season and I think it's very nice and different. People start doing other things than just going to the beach. I've seen people dress elegant. That's what I like about the cold weather. In addition,  all the stores are changing the season clothes.

Reading

Buchanan describes in depth several police men who are awesome and different than other "common" cops. He says how this job takes passion and motivation to become one of the best ones. First he describes Mike who was fifty-seven when he was once on a murder scene and how he survived being hit from a motorcycle. He is stronger than many other cops, besides his age. Buchanan talks about several crimes in the story and says how they have solved it. Since they are the best ones, they investigate very detailed about what has gone wrong. For example, they were even able to find someone by looking for blood spots on the floor. They were about to give up, but this one insisted. He even says that people who die have "no privacy" because they investigate what they ate, what they physically did, and what they consumed. In order to find out what was the cause of their death, they have to do this.

Women cops have difficulty finding husband, according to Buchanan. There was a tall, beautiful, blue eyes cop who went on a plane and had a conversation with a man next to her on the whole trip. She didn't say anything about her profession. After telling him, he didn't say one word. Other male cops have an extra sense on this job. Sometimes they can feel what is going to happen. This one in special had a special quality, he was able to foresee who was doing something illegal; who got stolen cars for example. He was basically just able to see something wrong with just one look.

For cops, it is difficult to trust an editor because they have not experienced what really happened. So, they sometimes change the whole sense of the event by changing one word that they think means the same, but it really doesn't. They proofread incorrectly and sometimes makes the narrator (the cop) look funny and stupid. One of their rules is not to trust an editor.

My family

MY FAMILY

                                                                      With my mom

                                                         With my dad and my sister :)

Happy :)

My parents are coming to visit me on Saturday. They are staying here for about a week. I am so excited to see them again. I've not seen them for about 17 days, it's not much but I miss them so much. I've been Skyping with them and they are also excited about seeing me again. They have already made several reservations to have dinner every single night. My parents totally love Miami. They want to go out every night. So, I am going to be with them for a whole week. I'm totally not coming to sleep to the dorms in all those days. My father will have to wake at 6am in order for me to get to class on time every Tuesday and Thursday. I'll get to go shopping, go to the beach, sleep properly without having the sun in my face at 6:30am, and eat good food. They can't believe how time has passed so fast. It's incredible that the semester is going by. Besides, we are all happy about that because I get to go home on December and see all my family.

Topic

I am planning on writing about the beach. I am going to observe how people behave, what people do, and catch some important reactions in people's face. For example, there has been many cases where even little fish frighten people, especially women. I've seen people go with their families and others that go with their couple. People do a lot of sport on the beach. They try to walk for a long time by being distracted by the nice beach. But, many of them look fatigue and not really enjoying their jogging time. On the other hand, it's totally different to see people who are on a hotel and rent beds and umbrella's. They tend to chill and take a break from being on the phone and working. People who are not staying in a hotel go with friends, they talk a lot, and listen to music. Closing my eyes and trying to use my auditory sense is going to be another way I plan to describe my day at the beach. The texture of the sand and water. And describe how the climate is on that day.

College

My past week has been very stressing. I had so many tests that I didn't know how to handle my time properly. CIS 150 is a very interesting and useful class, but it's so hard. It's even worse when it's the first time you are seeing it. I studied for more than three days in a row. Besides, I had two human development quizzes and each chapter is very long and detailed. I just saw my essay grade in english and it is not good. I didn't come on thursday because I unconsciously turned off my alarm and it didn't ring again. I woke up at 8:45 and I couldn't believe it. I don't like missing classes, even worse when we are going to do something interesting and essential for our next essay. But, I am having a very good and positive time in here. I try to see everything in a good way.

This weekend

This week is a busy week. I have several exams, homework, and reading. All my classes gives so much reading, but I am really enjoying them. Everything I am doing is new for me because the system in my country is somehow similar, but mostly different. For example, they didn''t give me so much reading homework. Instead, I had to do many projects, worksheets with questions about powerpoint presentations, and test that required not too much reading.
My parents left already. Saying good-bye to them was the saddest moment in my life. I am so used to be with them everyday. Besides, they are the best parents. They are not authoritarian. I have never seen my father cry and saturday was the first time. He talked with me before going, his words made me feel even worse, but I felt really loved. This weekend I felt so alone, but now I am feeling better. Thankfully, I have many things to do or else my life would not be so nice. For example, yesterday I studied with a friend till 10:00pm. Getting excel into my head is so confusing. There are many vocabulary, reading, and practice spreadsheets. But, we were able to handle it.