You're Such an Alfajor

And now, please enjoy a disorganized post comprised of random information that you don't really need to know:

-I got sunburned yesterday, and I am actually surprised it didn't happen sooner. We took advantage of the clear blue skies and headed to the beach for about 2 hours. We headed back to our apartment at which time I became aware of my sunkissed cheeks, nose, and chest. As far as sunburns go, however, it was relatively painless and has already faded into a tan with a less offensive tint. Lesson learned, though: Don't mess with the Uruguayan sun. It's on their flag for a reason.

-Our love affair with faina and dulce de leche continues to grow. In case I haven't mentioned faina up to this point, let me just say that it is a crispy, salty, chewy, oily, obscenely good kind of bread down here. The restaurant on the kitty corner from our apartment makes some mean faina and charges only 35 pesos per portion (which comes out to about $1.75). They now know us as the girls across the street who like their pieces "grueso," or thick.

The Dulce de Leche addiction has also expanded, to the point where we're consuming more alfajores than we should. Rather than try to describe exactly what an alfajor is, just take a gander at this visual learning tool:

While we're at it, here is a picture of faina as well:

-We have our flyers all printed up and ready to hang, in both Spanish and English! We have begun to walk around Pocitos and stick them up in the windows of little shops and markets where we can. We've also begun stopping in at English schools and Universities to speak with the directors and see if there are any English -teaching opportunities available. We stopped by The International House the other day, which is an institution that specializes in teaching English (with a minor focus on teaching other languages as well, like Japonese, German, and French). We dropped off our resumés and even snagged an opportunity to speak with the head of the coordination department, Adriana. We learned that although English-Teaching-Season is winding down now as the school year is ending and exams are wrapping up, there may still be some opportunities available to us as markers (aka grading exams) or serving as proctors for exams. We (very enthusiastically) made Adriana aware of our availability and eagerness to work. We shall see what becomes of it...

We will not rest until we have an income. Mostly because, well, we don't have a choice.

In the meantime, the sunshine is a great distraction from job woes. As long as I pair it with some SPF 30.