3/14/10 - 7:10am

I began writing this post outside my house at the next door colmado because I was locked out of my house. Last night I went to Elicia's house for some early b-day celebration wine and movies and woke up very early because she was scheduled for a tour of the colonial zone at 9am. Elisa's doña yelled at me for leaving the door unlocked the night before but I didn't even know she wanted us to lock it! Oh well, I felt kind of like a irresponsible visitor then a hoodlum waiting for my house door to open in the morning. Great way to start my birthday.

Anyway, last night was pretty fun. We watched "Labyrinth" with about 5 dominicans looking over our shoulders and Elisa bought me the cheapest white wine she could get which added to the movie experience :). Thanks Elisa. Also during the day, I gathered some of the neighborhood kids and they showed me how to dance reggaeton. It was crazy! Little girls humping and popping out their butts. Haha. It is definitely a sexual dance! Then I got the bright idea of showing them US dances and I completely blanked. They just stared at me when I played Lady Gaga, Sir-Mix-a-Lot and Sean Paul. Haha. Not that they represent US music but I tried to see if they knew any of the songs I had, no luck. Now I am thinking darn! I could have showed them the jerk, the reject, soldier boy and tootsie roll. Geez, I missed my chance! :)

So my plans for the rest of the day may or may not go as follows:

• Go to church with my hermana - I have been wanting to go just to see how it is, I hear it is something to see.

• Go to my tour in the Colonial Zone - I have to meet people to practice transportation over to the colonial zone then meet more people for a birthday lunch then continue on with the tour. It's going to be deathly hot!!!!

• After the tour I will probably get home and grab my laptop and go to the Internet cafe - I am lagging on my Internet time and I need to connect with my folks at home. Hopefully they didn't forget about my birthday… : /

After all this, anything goes. I hope today goes well!

9:10pm

I am so burnt from walking around, my feet hurt and I am still sweaty after showering. Perfect b-day. Haha. Internet cafe was closed so I used up more of my money and bought a calling card. Almost felt forgotten by my family and friends. I will survive.