9 January – Host Family
My host family lives on a huge roundabout on the third floor of a non-descript building that seems to be right under the flight path of the airport. My bedroom has a very large window that looks out on to the cobblestone and grassy plaza that is the center of the roundabout. There is a fountain in the middle of the plaza and palm and a few other trees in the plaza. It is very noisy. Its so loud, I thought the window was open. There were some chicos playing soccer in the night in the street hooting and hollering. My ear plugs did the trick to block out all the noise. Earplugs: never leave home without them.