Can't really say I have too much exciting to say, but it's been quite a while since my last post, so here goes!
Argentine life is really rolling! It's hard to believe that I have about 2 months left here, give or take. It's sorta hitting me that as much as I miss home and can't wait to be back, I'm gonna miss my Argentine life when I leave. And now that it's MAY, leaving doesn't seem all that far away!
I'm in the process of changing my flight so I can return home a little bit early (and be able to do some dress shopping for Miss Laura LaPierre's wedding!) My finals end well before my program officially ends, so I figured I'd head home a tad bit early!
This past Friday, Bot, Sam, Jaime, John, and I went to Julieta's (our Argentine friend) new apartment! Julieta and a few other 'young adults' from the Methodist church we've attended a few times are trying to get a group of people together to meet every week to hang out! It seems really awesome and we Americans love the fact that the Argentines are incorporating us into their lives! It gives us a chance to practice our Spanish as well as get in some good, solid fellowship!
Our "young adults" group
Jaime and John (our American friends) head home this Saturday, so we got to hang out with them a few last times this weekend/week! Monday and Tuesday were national holidays in Argentina, which meant no classes for us! Bot and I spent the weekend going to different ferias (fairs) looking for souvenirs and just enjoying our time off! On Saturday, we headed to the Recoleta Feria to meet up with John and Jaime to drink mate together but it was an awful, rainy, cold day! So, we postponed until today! Today was gorgeous and we finally were able to enjoy the sunshine, mate, and guitar players performing on the lawn!
Mate in Recoleta
Saying goodbye to John and Jaime
Today, my host family came over and made empanadas while I worked on some homework! But they of course invited me out when the empanadas were ready! Between the 6 of us, we must have gone through 3 or 4 bottles of wine and 30 empanadas! Fantastic!!
Well, this Thursday, bright and early at 4am, we head out with our program to Jujuy, which is Northern Argentina! Apparently we're going with students from another Argentine University-not really too sure on the details since I wasn't able to go to the informational meeting! We'll spend Thursday to Sunday in Jujuy and then a full week of classes next week! Bot's parents come to Argentina on Thursday and Friday we'll head to Iguazu Falls!
Good news: for those of you who didn't already know, I discovered an app (stole it from Sam) on my iTouch a while back that let's me text phones in the US for free! So, I've been able to keep in contact with some of you back home. Unfortunately the app only works on wireless internet which I DO NOT have in my apartment, BUT I just discovered that this app also works on my laptop! So, if you need to reach me: my number is: 516-331-4352 Feel free to send me a text :)
Thanks for following my (uneventful, for now) Argentine life!
Besos,
C
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