The Day Before...

Today was a bit more exciting because of the impending baseball game and ... drumroll please ... the flight tomorrow! We only had to make it through four more classes.

Spanish class was really neat because we went on a field trip to the local tiendas and taquerias to get a feel for what we're about to see everywhere. In the tiendas, they spoke no English, nor did they sell any American products. Only productos here. We especially enjoyed the shrimp snacks, pig skins, sodas, and huge colorful marshmallows. Definitely different!

Then, our second class was with Harvey on South of the Border Justice. He covered all the international laws that govern people and trade in Mexico.

Lunch in the 'Caf was followed by a presentation on trading in Latin America by David Aquino, an international businessman who procures wood products all over the world. We learned about his experiences acculturating in every corner of the globe and the best mindset to have when you are about to leave your comfort zone and attempt to successfully transcend cultural barriers.

Finally, our last class (ever!) was with Kim Burke about fraud. Yeah, we talked about people who engaged in fraud including a father who stole the allowance from his 6 year old son. How pathetic! But we also learned about the big time types of fraud, and definitely took notes to use later on...

The Braves game was the big event of the evening, even though the fifth inning had ended by the time we left the dinner line - it was really long!! We managed to entertain ourselves well enough while we waited...with the help of a few Millsaps students who came to join us.

It was back to the '50s night and so the team was wearing the old uniforms and all the food was cheaper than normal, which was really great! Unfortunately, the Braves didn't have a lot of luck with the game, and so we ended up leaving early and getting Bop's Frozen Custard. Magnanimously splendid.

Then, guess what? Back to the dorms for a movie. This time, it was the 40 Year Old Virgin.