Thanks to COVID-19, Independence Day celebrations were a bit lackluster this year. There were a couple of fireworks light night, but that was about it, as far as I can did. I also tried some traditional sweets my host mom made. I’m not really sure they were, but they tasted like a green pepper soaked in maple syrup. I had no Spanish classes this morning, so I was able to sleep in until noon, which was nice.
In my classes, I ask my students a lot of random shit, because sometimes my goal is just to keep them talking. Occasionally their answers surprise me. My beginner students have a strong preference for vanilla ice cream over any other flavor, and in my advanced students prefer math class to history class 5 to 6.
I am looking into next steps for turning my research proposal into real research. I’ll keep yall posted.