First Debate @UPR

The first governor debate was held at my Campus' theatre. Only 3 candidates were present, Mr. Luis Fortuño made up an excuse, insulting the University's credibility. How can you do that to the best educational institution in the country? Good to know that you won't take care of its issues if you get to be governor. I'm not voting for you (for that and other reasons).

I tried to get in, but since the debate had already started when I got to campus, I only witnesed a heated argument between some girls that were desperate to get in and the people who were "working the door". I talked to a friend for a few moments and then headed towards the Law faculty for some lunch and study time at their ultra quiet library.

I'm still thinking about whom I will vote for in November. My sister seems like a better candidate, honestly.

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's day began early yesterday with a visit from my sis. It was nice to spend some quality time with my family, even if we live in the same country our lives are very busy, but we always manage to spend time together.

The day started early with dancing, singing, and a rap from MC Cristina (in French, of course!) all part of a little "show" my niece put together, just like I did every Christmas Eve when I was a little girl. "Yo vivo Orgulloso de ti" was sung by me and my oldest sister, it was nice.

My sisters left and now I'm trying to catch up on homework and studying.

A star!!!!!

As I was leaving Starbucks with two of my sisters and walking towards the car we suddenly stopped when my sister said :"It's a shooting star!!" I looked up to the sky and I finally saw my first Shooting Star!!!!!!!!!!! It was very big, bright and after about 3 seconds it went away, It was so awesome! Highlight of the day!

Last Day

Today I thought it would be a normal day at school, a test I wasn't looking forward to turned out to be extremely easy. This morning, my regular 10am class, Techniques of Oral expression for French, everyone was happy, we talked about vocabulary and did a fun activity in which we had to figure out if someone was lying or not. Tu mems! (You’re lying!) I said with excitement as I played along. Then, it was time to go, and Nadya (our professor) said: "Bon, c'est le final." What? The end? But! I was ready to take this class Monday and Tuesday. She wanted to end things early and with Diction and Phonetics also over, all I need to do is turn in the massive vocabulary document and I'm done with my French courses....for good. As I walked out of the Humanities area, towards Natural Sciences I realized that was the last time I was walking through that historical building with an intention to go to class. I felt sad, nostalgic, I remember when I finally was able to enroll in French 1 (because my school makes it very tough to enroll in language courses) my very first day was exciting! I knew a bit of French and that helped me a lot.

French makes me feel proud of myself, productive, satisfied and very happy. I can’t really explain, but ever since I was a child I would always enjoy being good at English and when I began French everything about it took me to a high. That high almost made me change majors, but I couldn’t ignore my love for health related sciences. I guess that’s what I’ll miss most about the UPR, I’ll always be grateful for that experience that could turn the worst day into an awesome day, just because I went to French class. The professors, the students, everything made me grow and learn much more than expected. I still can’t wait to step into a Francophone (yes, this word is in French) country and use my skills to communicate! I understand that probably only Emilio understands this, because he too shares a passion for languages (his third being Japanese). Everyone else thinks it’s silly, but to me it’s a passion that will never leave and I’m very proud of that.


Today, I got this e-mail:

Bonjour Cristina
Tu as eu un A a ton examen final et un A aussi comme note finale du cours.
Bravo et bonnes vacances
Antoine

:)!!!!!!!!!!

Surprise! said Life

Wow! today I recieved some news that I can't believe. Hehehe, this is going on very frequently, that's just life letting me know that there will never be a dull moment. At least, these news are funny, I'm still laughing at Sam's reaction when I told him.

I'm getting close to the end of the long French Vocabulary Words document, that I had to create, only 15 words left. Sigh.

A few of my favorite things

I absolutely love going to the Post Office. I think it's so interesting and wonderful, all the hopes, desires and dreams that are sent through the mail. Bills are there too, but without the mail our lives wouldn't be so cool. I visited the USPS today, to pick up a package! That is even better. I wish my friends would write more letters and send more stuff, so I'm going to take the initiative over the summer.

One of the best things in life is chocolate ice cream with almonds, mmmm

It's awesome seeing traffic in the main exit, and knowing a great shortcut that no one uses.

I also had a great phone conversation with my dad last night. We talked for over two hours! I told him about the mean people from the doctor's office and he understood where I was coming from. He is also coming home soon, so I'm very excited about that. We even made plans to visit my new campus so he can see where I'll be hanging out for the next 4 years.

Next week involves 3 tests, and two written documents to turn in. Busy bee, I can't believe this semester went by so quickly, only two weeks left!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Jolly Birthday Emilio!



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