i have tapped into the one thing that all students, and people for that matter, are into, at least a little bit. but, to tease you all and keep you reading a bit, you shall have to wait. thesis statements be damned cuban b!

and while i am on the topic of the caribbean, let me just tell you that you were indeed one of the astute readers alluded to in that blog and i had a good feeling you might call me on 19th century us literature reference. kudos to you. speaking of kudos, have you ever tried the ones with m&m´s in them? one word: dont. they are deceiving because you think they will be like a normal kudos, covered in chocolate, smothered in goodness, with just crispy crunchy hint of air-popped rice balls, but no, it is a lie. they barely have an all-chocolate bottom. it is like kudos-lite. and i didnt sign up for that camp.

two the cuban´s second comment: i think not cleaning your apartment and maintaining a girlfriend is an accomplishment. keep on reaching for the stars.

big a- i am off the meds. i spoke to a doctor and he told me there are no reported cases of malaria, but dengue on the other hand, is a problem. i also asked the other profs and none of them take malaria pills. i think i am in the clear. i still have my last hep a and b shots to get, i will get those this month when i feel like giving up four hours of my time to go wait in line at the health center.

so guess which prof is sleeping with his student?
this is exactly the kind of question that gets most of us interested, right? well, part of my lesson plan for today in level 5 was all about gossip. they talked about when they made up gossip about other people, when they heard gossip that had been spread about themselves, whether it was good or bad or neither and when.

but the kicker is that i then split then into four groups and had them write gossip, ¨chisme¨, about the other groups. things got aggresssive right from the git-go. the first question one group asked was how to spell ¨pregnant.¨ then, was ¨table dancer¨the appropriate word for a woman who takes her clothes off for money. they were describing a girl who had a boyfriend that slept with all the girl´s best friends. but it was ok bc the girlfriend was sleeping with and pregnant by the boyfriend´s brother. straight up jerry springer. these kids were on it.

much to my surprise, i am the father of at least two children in ixtepec! courtesy of one very mischievous girl, i am also the secret lover of three students. who knew? apparently, marbella knew and has been waiting for an opportunity to call me on it. when i announced that they could make up gossip about each other, i saw her eyes light up like i had told her she had just won $1000.00 dollars. this is the kind of woman to be feared. the funniest part is i never said to include me in any of it. yet somehow, i made all of the lists in some way or another.

i will try to write tomorrow when i have all the juicy details about what i have been up to around here. it should be interesting.