Remember when I said that I didn't take that picture of the arribada, but I probably would?? Well, I did! The arribada finally came! YAAAY!! And it's every bit as cool as promised! It's just the first day, and apparently more and more will come for the next couple of days. Everyone here is really excited, but also a bit stressed because they're all working from 8pm-4am. Since I technically work at the library, I am exempt from this work and get to roam about taking pictures instead. Great deal!! My trip to Santa Cruz, however, was fairly disastrous: since the arribada came this morning, none of the volunteers could come with me and I had to fly solo, which was a bit lonely, and then once I got there (a two hour bus ride) I learned that the town didn't actually sell any books at all! I had asked several people if there were any librerÃas in town, and was told that there were four, so I thought that surely I would be in luck. However, all the stupid librerÃas sold was office supplies, like paper and pens and stuff. Very frustrating. People seemed confused when I said I wanted to buy books and said that perhaps at the supermarket I could find some. And I could - Harlequin romances. Gah! And I put up signs yesterday for the big read-a-thon that starts tomorrow at 3pm, with new books promised, so I'm a bit stressed about that. I'm going to Guiones (another nearby town) tomorrow morning with some of the volunteers, I heard there were some bookstores there. We'll see if they actually sell books. Cross your fingers for me! The two other American volunteers are coming with me to buy some Thanksgiving food supplies, we're planning on preparing a Thanksgiving meal. We don't have an oven, though, so it should be interesting. Anyway, check my facebook for more pictures of the arribada (YAAAAY!) and I'll let you know if I'm able to find any books. Love you all!
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