Hace calor!

HOLA! An important lesson that life is slowing teaching me: It is impossible to plan for the things that will, could, should happen during your day because in all honesty, you don't know. I ventured into Al Centro this morning to meet with the other members of my group and go to the Registro Nacional de Recidencia to obtain our student visas. When the group was 5 minutes away from our destination on foot, one of the girls suddenly collasped from the heat and got very sick, very fast. It was scary because Al Centro is the busiest place in Cordoba and there were hundreds of people watching as if it were an event. I immediately jumped into "mom" mode, got someone to get water, found a place to sit, and worked to cool her down. It took a couple of hours to get her stable enough to make it to the street to get a taxi home. The others went on to the Registro, but I stayed with her to make sure she got back safely. After asking for the help of a very friendly police officer, I was able to get her into a taxi and take her home. She is doing fine. Apparently it takes hours to stand in line at the Registro to get your student visa, so it was a good choice to get her home and not to try and stay. Next week sometime I'll have to try again to go to the Registro. After this unexpected turn of events, I ended up back at home much earlier than I anticipated. So, I decided to lay out in the sun and start reading Eat, Pray, Love again. I started this book on my trip to India and barely broke 100 pages so I have plenty more book to read. I am happily sunburned from head to toe. It was very relaxing to lay and read. I also found a  lovely card in Eat, Pray, Love that my Mom placed in their when I left for India. It was special to read it again and make it pertain to this trip. My favorite line is "Have a blessed, joyous, and life-changing experience. I think you are heroic!" Such wise words from a wise woman. Thanks for reading!
---Alex
(the picture is of me standing next to a palm tree on UBP's campus enjoying the beautiful weather my first day at the university)