Don`t You Worry, I´m still living the dream

Yes I am.
Classes are still going relatively well. I have given my first round of quizzes and I am in the process of grading them. The weather is still quite warm, but it was quite cool this morning when I woke up. I had to sport a vest in order to battle the cold. Of course by the time I got to the bus stop it was 75 degrees again.
I have made several important discoveries in the last couple of weeks. For example, there is a dunkin donuts in the mall that serves real coffee and delicious blueberry muffins. Also, I have found the cheapest way to get fruits and vegetables during the work day is a quick trip to the wal-mart like Tottus. Also, McFlurry`s with oreos are probably the most delicious snack on the face of the planet. How did I not know about this before? I have also made discoveries that don´t involve food, I just can´t remember what any of them are at this moment in time.
I lost my cell phone last weekend but someone found it and brought it back to me, which I very much appreciated. My whole family told me that in Chile when you lose your cell phone, you never get it back, so I feel pretty lucky. Yay Karma. Because I was out of touch with the rest of the world for the weekend, I stayed home and read A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, which was full of dark humor and there was a laugh on every page.
I seem to be a little bit under the weather as of late and can´t seem to get rid of my cough or stuffy nose. It probably has something to do with the fact that I can´t get regular vitamins here, but no worries. I´m not exactly suffering.
My day to day is mostly just teaching, working out and waiting. I would really love to do some more volunteering or other contributions, but my schedule prevents that because even though I only have 18 hours in the classroom per week, they are all spread out. I should get a second job at the gym, I seem to spend most of my time there anyway.
In other news, my host family finally got paid and my Mom got a new job so there is food in the house again. Hooray! It`s still mostly bread and crackers, but it`s better than nothing. I even spotted some eggs in the fridge today! Joy. Honestly though, it is impossible for me to complain after the rice and beans from last year, which I did also love, eventually. Chile is a developed country as far as I am concerned and I am completely able to get the kinds of food that I want when I want them, so if I complain, it is because I am not actually trying to better my situation.
I hung out with Dave, Grady and Brendan in Bella Vista on Tuesday night after the teachers meeting at Duoc. It was nice to have a chance to hang out with all of them since normally we only see each other in passing or at school for breif moments. We have hardly had a chance to get to know one another, but now, I would say that we are all quite friendly. We went to a birthday party and stopped by both Grady and Dave`s apartments, so it was a pretty eventful Tuesday if I may say so myself.
Alright, enough ramblings. Santiago Marathon is this weekend and some friends are running so I will probably go cheer them on for a while. Love to all, happy April.