there was a huge earthquake here the other day. ok, that is an exaggeration because no buildings toppled over or anything, but my whole office shook and things fell off my desk. it was wild. there was about a 5 second build up where i noticed my body shaking a little and then there was about 4 seconds of really powerful tremors when things fell of my desk and off my bookshelf.

it is amazing how often we have earthquakes down here. some are kind of small, but this one was one of the biggest in months.

the weather has been phenomenal. it was in 50´s at night the other week. people here were freaking out as you might imagine. i was loving it. i got to use my thermal underwear, which i have only worn in puebla and san cristobal, to sleep. i only have a sheet on my bed, so i needed a little warmth. it worked perfectly. gotta love capilene.

but the weather will soon get scorching i am sure. i was told that the highs are around 45 degrees c. i think that is about 110 or higher. so phoenix in the summer, basically. i never lived in phoenix, however, and did my best to get out of there asap whenever i went in the summer, so it should be interesting. in the end, i am soft when it comes to heat.

classes end next tuesday. i cannot believe it. as of tomorrow i have been here five months. that is pretty amazing considering how i felt back in august. i thought time would never move forward. now it seems like each week just flies by.

all is well; i was looking online at a job in brazil (ya, i am back to the english spelling) and noticed that i was actually able to understand a large part of it though it was in portuguese. not sure if this is just luck or if it portends something wonderful about my ability to learn portuguese. probably not but you never know.

anything interesting going on in the usa? my news consists of the msn homepage whenever i sign out of hotmail. so basically i know the top 7 things to get a guy for christmas, the top 5 resume errors, 6 signs that your relationship is over and how the stock market is doing. plus all the enterntainment news about people i dont know. brangelina? i am a huge fan of nicknames, but this is pathetic. is this how brain-dead people are? well, i remembered it, so i guess that is the point. even names are a form of branding now. cant wait for the next brangelina movie to come out. what kind of soda do they drink? where do they shop?

i am worried about the usa. are you?