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Jan 20th  
Getting into the swing of things around here.  I usually wake up around 6a.m., sometimes earlier if I can’t fall back asleep once the roosters start to crow around 5 a.m.  Once I get up I workout, eat breakfast with my mom, and talk to her and Diana before my Spanish class starts at 9am.  I come back from class at 12pm to eat lunch with my mom until I have to my technical class at 1pm.  At 5pm I get out of class and head down to the river to go swimming or I play soccer with all the guys in town.  In the evening I eat dinner with my mom, work on my homework, talk with the family and neighbors, and read.  It’s a pretty mellow schedule, but I’ve been enjoying it.

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