Two Months

Hola Chicos! 

Well, believe it or not, it was TWO MONTHS ago today that I left New York (or should I say, Newark NJ) to head to Buenos Aires! In some ways, the 2 months have flown by, in others, not so much! But, regardless, God has blessed me with this amazing opportunity here and I'm so thankful for it! I'm anticipating that the next 2 1/2 months are going to fly by!

This weekend, my host mom went to visit her son, daughter-in-law and 3 grandsons in Santa Fe, a province about 3 hours away from the city. She invited Bot to sleep over the apartment while she was gone, which was a special treat! Meaning, I didn't have to stay in this apartment alone the whole weekend!! We had a pretty relaxing weekend, if I do say so myself!

Yesterday, we headed to the zoo which is a few blocks away from my apartment! So strange to find this zoo smack in the middle of such an industrious city! It was a gorgeous day and we spent a few hours walking around checking out the animals!

Gordon girls visiting the zoo!

These little animals were ALL over the place! NO idea what they are! 

I made a friend :)

We were both so amused at how lax the zoo was. They practically let the animals roam wherever they wanted. Okay, maybe that's a little dramatic, but SOME of the animals were basically free to roam. Others were, of course, kept in cages! 

Today Bot and I went to the San Telmo fair again to get some souvenirs and lunch! We then headed to a Methodist church we visited a few weeks ago. There we met up with John and Jaime who are American students studying here as well that Bot's host mom introduced us to. After church we headed out to eat with John and Jaime to catch up on life. They head home in about 2 weeks, which is a shame because we wished we had hung out together more!

All in all, it was a good and restful weekend for me! Classes tomorrow. . . 

More evidence that God has been good:

-I was all set on coming home about a week and a half early since all my classes would end by July 6th, which is before the official end date of my program on July 15th. I had confirmed on all of my syllabi when my classes ended and decided that I would call the airline in the next few weeks to get my flight changed! Well, just a few days ago, one of my professors who has missed 2 classes, decided to extend our class until July 11th to make up for HER lost time! Needless to say, I was raging mad! I calmly emailed her and explained my situation, asking if it was absolutely necessary for me to attend the last class! She emailed me back (a little cryptically, so I'm still trying to decode it) but it APPEARS as if I will in fact, be able to head home early!

-Yesterday, before Bot and I headed to the zoo, we stopped in at pizzeria to grab some lunch. Outside, I saw an Argentine man wearing a New York Jets jersey! It made me smile! Sometimes, it's the little things!

-Hearing that the Yankees came back from being down 9 runs to beat the Boston Red Sox 15-9 really made my day! Even though it's killing me not to be able to watch baseball, I love checking up on those Bronx Bombers!

-Some of you know how big of a Dispatch fan I am. Dispatch just announced their new US tour dates ... including Boston!!! So, already, I am making plans (and saving money) to go see them on October 6th with my best friend/roommate and baby brother!

-My cousin Tara just officially announced that she is pregnant with her 5th!! I babysat for Tara over Christmas break before I left for Argentina and so got closer with her! I am so excited for her and Mario!

-Still to this day, seeing long boarders in Bs.As. makes me so happy. 

-Julieta, our Argentine friend here, invited us to her house again on Friday with some others from the church! It's so great to get to know some 'porteños' more!

Well friends, thanks for following my South American journey! 

Un besito, 

-C