Day 6/7...is that all???

So pretty much right after I last posted Fionna went to the hospital, but Erica went with her to translate. She was okay after she got some medicine and apparently she was out and about today, so it’s just a really bad, but really quick sickness. Last night a bunch of us went to eat at this really nice restaurant at the mall. It was by far the most expensive place we’ve been to yet but I think I spent about 100 pesos, which is only about $7.50. Stephanie and I weren’t feeling too hot, but after eating a good meal and a good night sleep we woke up fine. I was a little worried it was my time for the sickness. But we pulled through.
Today Kayla and I woke up around 9, went to wake up Chris and Sean, and gathered Josh so we could go to the mall. The mall is really close to us and is by far the nicest mall I’ve ever been to. It’s all marble floors and walls, two stories, but soooo expensive. It’s got stores like Prada, Lacoste, Louie Vuitton, etc. Needless to say we didn’t stay long, but we found out that they do have an arcade there, which we were pretty excited about. Then we caught a bus from the mall to downtown and walked around this really neat outside market with people selling everything: bags, paintings, jewelry, pottery, food, belts, anything and everything. Then we continued the search for shoes to fit Chris’s size 13 foot (which most likely doesn’t exist here). After that, we went to this mom and pop place to eat which was really good, I had rice and fried plantains. They had really good guacamole too. It reminded me of a 50s diner because they had all their drinks set out on the counter and old school milkshake machines. Then we went to another market but this one was indoors, and a lot different that the other. There was this huge building packed with vendors selling meat (which I’m pretty sure was in really unsanitary conditions), fruit and vegetables. The craziest thing I saw was goat heads. Across the street was the fish market which we all had to get away from, laughing because of the smell. That section of town was a lot different that near the Zocalo. The class difference here is so vast. The wealthy are filthy rich, like don’t know what to do with their money, rich. And everyone else is less materialistic, looks for deals on things, just lives day-to-day. Kayla and I came back and did some laundry but neither of the dryers are working, but there are three clothes lines in there. Oh yeah, and most of the girls here don't do their own laundry, they pay the maids to do it, which brings me to the only downfall I've come across so far...
The only complaint I can possible conjure up here, is definitely the girls in the dorm. They are so loud, and these walls are so thin. They turn the TV up so loud that I’m pretty sure you can hear it outside, they scream when they talk to each other, all talk at the same time and do NOT know how to clean up for themselves. The kitchen and common room are a mess, there’s food wrappers on the couches, dirty dishes covering the entire counter, food left out, food on the floor, and trash everywhere. Everyone that can afford to go to this school has been raised with maids and cooks and nannies and butlers and whatever else you can possible think of. So they just wait for the maids to come and clean all the dishes (which they do on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and yes, we have maids). So tonight when the 5 USAC girls that live on this floor went to make dinner, we moved everything into the corner, Lysol-ed the tables, and washed our own dishes. It’s not hard. Really.
In other news, everyone here has very distinct personalities, but we all get along really well. The other night we just sat and listened to Liz tell stories for an hour until our stomachs and cheeks were so sore from laughing we had to do something else. She’s the funniest person I’ve ever met, hands down. Sean is hilarious too, but it’s a different kind of funny it’s a lot more sarcastic. My roommate is really awesome too, and I get an opportunity to make fun of Chris’s Wisconsin accent. The best part is we are already planning a trip to Veracruz in two weeks because we have a three day weekend (four for me). Exciting stuff! How is the US?.....................