My second (and last) lecture went well. One student even came up after class and said she liked the way I taught and wanted to know if I was teaching any other courses. Maybe she was just sucking up, but I felt gratified.

Robin and Enid woke up early and went over to the main campus with me. They had breakfast there and explored while I taught. I figured Robin would want to see the campus, but to get Enid interested I told her there were ducks and deer on campus that she’d be able to see (there are). Unfortunately she wasn’t in a very good mood (probably from being woken up too early) and didn’t seem to enjoy the visit very much. “This is just about a lot of walking!” she said.

After I finished teaching we went over to the CIAP building and Robin and Enid played outside while I met with a lawyer there who helps the students and employees with immigration issues. I think I got the ball rolling on registering my domicile and also on getting Robin and Enid their FM3 visas.

Hector, the lawyer, told me that among the things I’d need to do the domicile registration was more photos (three frontal, two right profile). And of course Robin and Enid will need them for their FM3s, plus Enid needs three photos for her school enrollment. So we walked over to a place off campus that does passport photos and we all got photographed (another $35 lost to the black hole of immigration paperwork). Then Robin and Enid dropped me off back at the med school and went home. I spent the rest of the day immersed in reading about cancer genomics.

About the time I was starting to think about catching the bus home it clouded up and started to rain. Hard. Eventually it slowed down though, and I made a break for home while it was just drizzling. I managed to arrive home without getting rained on too much, but the streets were quite flooded by then so my feet got soaked. Crossing Morones Prieto was even more exciting than usual because tonight it was not only a river of cars but a river of water too,

Enid and Robin have an appointment at Kinder Allegro tomorrow to meet Enid’s new teacher. Then on Monday school starts. Not a moment too soon I’d say. Enid has been out of school since mid-July, and we’ve been her sole playmates 24/7 for most of that time. She really needs some fresh company, and we really need a break. Particularly Robin, who has been on duty all day long M-F for the last two weeks while I’ve been at work.