No classes today, so I slept in late. I gave one placement exam around noon and tutored for a half-hour at 8pm. In the meantime, I started compiling data for the research project on media coverage (I spent a while looking into methodology and determined that I can probably do all the math in a spreadsheet without having to code anything, which is kind of a relief. I want to learn to code, but every time I start getting into it, the scope and scale of the field quickly becomes overwhelming). As soon as I have some preliminary results, I’ll run them past the professors for the class I’m in, and hopefully they can point me toward next steps. Ideally, I think it would be cool to publish a research paper (it would also look really good on a resume or school application) but first I would need to find something worth writing about, and tbh, it’s possible there are too many variables at play to prove anything significant without introducing much more complicated math than I am currently capable of.
My host family had their extended family over to celebrate tonight. I spent some time with the little boys (ages 5 and 7) who were very talkative despite the fact that I clearly couldn’t understand half of what they were saying. They also showed me how to make fart noises by blowing on your elbow, which is sort of a universal language. Their parents didn’t seem to find this as funny as I did, and in retrospect I may have sent the wrong message by laughing along.
I’m heading to San Cristobal tomorrow (for real this time; my hotel is booked), which means I’ll have to get up early.
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