i got lost today.. after about 5 months here...my first time being lost.
luckily i got out okay.
but man. scaryyy
Friday, November 21, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
until I return...
So. My blog has gone… to the dogs. I think for the last month I am going to lay off the blog entries and focus in on my experience...and the other paper I just found out I had to write....oh argentina. Lots of love to all of you who have been reading.
Monday, November 3, 2008
chascumus
Nov. 1-2
Our weekend was fantastic! Stefy (my host sister), Alejandro (host sisters boyfriend), emery (techniquelly my niece here with the family situation. Her host dad is the son of my host parents) left early Saturday morning for chascumus. It was about a 3 hour ride but we drank mate and chatted. When we arrived we got a remise to Estancia Juanita. We pull into a long road covered in trees, at the end you can see a building in the estancia. Awesome. We were the only ones staying there. It was like we were guests at this persons beautiful house. there was a pool, and it was right on the lagoon. We just left our doors open and relaxed, and ate. First meal was asado (an argentine tradition). We all rolled away from that meal only to find they never stopped feeding us. We all went horse back riding (to let our food settle..ha). came back and it was time for the merienda (afternoon tea). After that we relaxed played more cards, read, studied (some of us…not me. Ugh ha.). then it was time for dinner. The dinner was really fancy and we ate gnoccis. Stefy and I got up really early to see the sun rise but it was cloudy and windy so we watched a bit from the window then went back to sleep. We woke up and ate a breakfast of toastados. Lounged around a bit more, played some cards, ate more asado for lunch then went on another horseback ride. This time it was only me and emery and facundo---the others had enough and couldn’t barely walk. It was all going well until I agreed to gallop. Ha. I didn’t understand that galloping was running. And my horse took off…and so I did I. one leg slipped out of the stirrup…and I started sliding…all the while galloping. Luckily I got some help before I slid all the way off. The funny part was I didn’t really feel like I was going to fall…but supposedly it looked very dangerous and both emery and facundo got a scare. Ha. Oops. Came back ate more merienda and then said our goodbyes and headed on our way. The bus was late to go back to Buenos aires and I learned about another problem here in argentina. Sometimes on the buses they sell more seats than there are, and then people don’t have seats. Luckily we all got seats, but some people were pretty angry about not having their specific seat. Bad system. Got a lot of sun, and now I have doubly sore legs from the horse. But I am content. Until I have to take my test I have hardly studied for tomorrow. Ew.
Oct. 30-31
Getting behind on my blogging. I might start only blogging about important things… since I feel like my days are getting less and less interesting…but more and more busy.
Didn’t celebrate Halloween. Que mala soy.
Our weekend was fantastic! Stefy (my host sister), Alejandro (host sisters boyfriend), emery (techniquelly my niece here with the family situation. Her host dad is the son of my host parents) left early Saturday morning for chascumus. It was about a 3 hour ride but we drank mate and chatted. When we arrived we got a remise to Estancia Juanita. We pull into a long road covered in trees, at the end you can see a building in the estancia. Awesome. We were the only ones staying there. It was like we were guests at this persons beautiful house. there was a pool, and it was right on the lagoon. We just left our doors open and relaxed, and ate. First meal was asado (an argentine tradition). We all rolled away from that meal only to find they never stopped feeding us. We all went horse back riding (to let our food settle..ha). came back and it was time for the merienda (afternoon tea). After that we relaxed played more cards, read, studied (some of us…not me. Ugh ha.). then it was time for dinner. The dinner was really fancy and we ate gnoccis. Stefy and I got up really early to see the sun rise but it was cloudy and windy so we watched a bit from the window then went back to sleep. We woke up and ate a breakfast of toastados. Lounged around a bit more, played some cards, ate more asado for lunch then went on another horseback ride. This time it was only me and emery and facundo---the others had enough and couldn’t barely walk. It was all going well until I agreed to gallop. Ha. I didn’t understand that galloping was running. And my horse took off…and so I did I. one leg slipped out of the stirrup…and I started sliding…all the while galloping. Luckily I got some help before I slid all the way off. The funny part was I didn’t really feel like I was going to fall…but supposedly it looked very dangerous and both emery and facundo got a scare. Ha. Oops. Came back ate more merienda and then said our goodbyes and headed on our way. The bus was late to go back to Buenos aires and I learned about another problem here in argentina. Sometimes on the buses they sell more seats than there are, and then people don’t have seats. Luckily we all got seats, but some people were pretty angry about not having their specific seat. Bad system. Got a lot of sun, and now I have doubly sore legs from the horse. But I am content. Until I have to take my test I have hardly studied for tomorrow. Ew.
Oct. 30-31
Getting behind on my blogging. I might start only blogging about important things… since I feel like my days are getting less and less interesting…but more and more busy.
Didn’t celebrate Halloween. Que mala soy.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
happpy halloween
Oct 29th
So today was a hard day. we had our Halloween party which was pure chaos…as the hundred or so kids were doing stations. Our station was cookie decorating. Boy, was that a sight. They globed on dulce de leche, frosting, chocolate like you never seen it before. One table even asked for more dulce de leche (we had them in separate cups) and I came back two minutes later it was gone. They had eaten half a cup with their little spoons. Sick. I think everyone liked it, but after a couple hours of guarding the cookies, frosting, candy and such I was zonked. It takes a lot of energy to say NO, you cant have one cookie, no you cant have two cookies…and the list goes on. Also these kids (or all kids) are sneaky so when you aren’t looking they will dip their hand in the bowl or nab a cookie. I need eyes everywhere…but if I had them I would have gone crazy. Got back to flacso and mailed some letters. The lady congratulated me on writing my return address correctly. ha. I left thinking what must other people have written? Walked to my language class and met up with a flacso girl on the way. She tapped me on the back and I turned around quickly ready to smack someone…and it was only her. Had a nice chat but we both arrived dripping in sweat…the weather is getting warmer. Uneventful language class. rode the bus home…lacking monedas so I am getting a bit worried about where I will get them to take the bus. I find it ridiculous that you have to buy things to get mondeas… to take the bus. Not a good system. Got home and decided not to go to the Halloween party tonight. I am just zonked and stressed about my midterm next week and my paper and everything I need to do. Bah! But this weekend we will be going to the campo (farm) to enjoy lots of good food and horse back riding and a pool. Bueno.
So today was a hard day. we had our Halloween party which was pure chaos…as the hundred or so kids were doing stations. Our station was cookie decorating. Boy, was that a sight. They globed on dulce de leche, frosting, chocolate like you never seen it before. One table even asked for more dulce de leche (we had them in separate cups) and I came back two minutes later it was gone. They had eaten half a cup with their little spoons. Sick. I think everyone liked it, but after a couple hours of guarding the cookies, frosting, candy and such I was zonked. It takes a lot of energy to say NO, you cant have one cookie, no you cant have two cookies…and the list goes on. Also these kids (or all kids) are sneaky so when you aren’t looking they will dip their hand in the bowl or nab a cookie. I need eyes everywhere…but if I had them I would have gone crazy. Got back to flacso and mailed some letters. The lady congratulated me on writing my return address correctly. ha. I left thinking what must other people have written? Walked to my language class and met up with a flacso girl on the way. She tapped me on the back and I turned around quickly ready to smack someone…and it was only her. Had a nice chat but we both arrived dripping in sweat…the weather is getting warmer. Uneventful language class. rode the bus home…lacking monedas so I am getting a bit worried about where I will get them to take the bus. I find it ridiculous that you have to buy things to get mondeas… to take the bus. Not a good system. Got home and decided not to go to the Halloween party tonight. I am just zonked and stressed about my midterm next week and my paper and everything I need to do. Bah! But this weekend we will be going to the campo (farm) to enjoy lots of good food and horse back riding and a pool. Bueno.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
ups and downs, cookies, and halloween
Oct 28th
Woke up early to buy the tickets with stefy for this weekend. We went and the place was closed, the sign with its hours was 9-5 and we were there at like 10.30. oh argentina. I then walked to flacso to meet my cooking class partner where we bought the ingredients for our cookies and frosting party tomorrow… our budget allows for 30 pesos a week…we spent about three times that. The kids should love it. Whisked myself off to my Spanish class, where I bragged about my flogger interview...not really just explained. then to my flacso class. Then to my cooking partners house (which happened to be the son of my host parents house as well). We made over a hundred sugar cookies for the kids to decorate tomorrow. Yikes. By the time I took the last colectivo of the day (lugging the powdered sugar and dulce de leche) I was pooped. Arrived home to a dinner of pasta…how can you only eat a plate of pasta for dinner? Did some homework and have to get up in about 7 hours for casa del Niño. Alas. Good night.
Oct 27th
Man, as the time gets closer I am loosing my blogging bug. Monday was my day of work, but I ended up eating more than working. I was feeling in a bit of a slump today. I feel like I have so much work, but don’t really know where to start. Especially with this flogger paper. Overall I did some work, but it ended up being a tough day. seems like here my I have many more ups and downs. Monday was a down.
Woke up early to buy the tickets with stefy for this weekend. We went and the place was closed, the sign with its hours was 9-5 and we were there at like 10.30. oh argentina. I then walked to flacso to meet my cooking class partner where we bought the ingredients for our cookies and frosting party tomorrow… our budget allows for 30 pesos a week…we spent about three times that. The kids should love it. Whisked myself off to my Spanish class, where I bragged about my flogger interview...not really just explained. then to my flacso class. Then to my cooking partners house (which happened to be the son of my host parents house as well). We made over a hundred sugar cookies for the kids to decorate tomorrow. Yikes. By the time I took the last colectivo of the day (lugging the powdered sugar and dulce de leche) I was pooped. Arrived home to a dinner of pasta…how can you only eat a plate of pasta for dinner? Did some homework and have to get up in about 7 hours for casa del Niño. Alas. Good night.
Oct 27th
Man, as the time gets closer I am loosing my blogging bug. Monday was my day of work, but I ended up eating more than working. I was feeling in a bit of a slump today. I feel like I have so much work, but don’t really know where to start. Especially with this flogger paper. Overall I did some work, but it ended up being a tough day. seems like here my I have many more ups and downs. Monday was a down.
Monday, October 27, 2008
two steaks a day
if anyone's interested a fun article:
http://www.idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day.htm
http://www.idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day.htm
Oct 26th
Went on a day trip with my host sister, her boyfriend, and her friend. We took the train to Olivos and spent the whole day (in argentine style) sitting on a blanket in this park next to the river, socializing and eating. We arrived and had a picnic of sandwiches and chips and soda. Then we moved to the shade and played a game and drank mate. All this prolonged in about 8 hours. We then headed home where I am writing this getting ready for the busy week as usual. We are throwing a Halloween party at the casa del nino! Boo!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Oct 25th
Today was quite a day. I started out by waking my host sister up to go flogger hunting. She didn’t wake up for the longest time…and as always here I feel a bit awkward going in to her room and saying she has to get up to help me. But eventually she woke up and ate and we headed to the shopping center where they all reunite (on sundays). Luckily, we found some on Saturday. It was so…scary.. and embarrassing. Walking up to random kids and saying hi are you a flogger, can you do an interview? In Spanish. Ahhh! Stefy helped me a lot. Many times I think my pronunciation is just off…which makes me hard to understand…and alas hard to do interviews. But we got about 15 min of interviews. I tried to write them down when I arrived home but it gave me a headache due to the background noise. I will have to do a little at a time. I tried to do some productive things…but ended up not doing anything. I tried to read, and then ended up taking a nap. Then the guests arrived. . My host mom has her friends here from Uruguay. I didn’t realize it would be so much fun, but my host dad left and it was just the girls. I haven’t laughed so much in a long time. We had dinner, and then we had 3 desserts, 2 cakes and an ice cream log, as well as coffee and baileys. It was so fun…they are a wild group. I understood a lot, but not everything. It’s amazing how much you can catch by the intonations and tone and body language. I was disappointed about my interview performance, but this dinner made me realize why I am here…to speak/listen/be around Spanish in a no pressure fun environment.
Today was quite a day. I started out by waking my host sister up to go flogger hunting. She didn’t wake up for the longest time…and as always here I feel a bit awkward going in to her room and saying she has to get up to help me. But eventually she woke up and ate and we headed to the shopping center where they all reunite (on sundays). Luckily, we found some on Saturday. It was so…scary.. and embarrassing. Walking up to random kids and saying hi are you a flogger, can you do an interview? In Spanish. Ahhh! Stefy helped me a lot. Many times I think my pronunciation is just off…which makes me hard to understand…and alas hard to do interviews. But we got about 15 min of interviews. I tried to write them down when I arrived home but it gave me a headache due to the background noise. I will have to do a little at a time. I tried to do some productive things…but ended up not doing anything. I tried to read, and then ended up taking a nap. Then the guests arrived. . My host mom has her friends here from Uruguay. I didn’t realize it would be so much fun, but my host dad left and it was just the girls. I haven’t laughed so much in a long time. We had dinner, and then we had 3 desserts, 2 cakes and an ice cream log, as well as coffee and baileys. It was so fun…they are a wild group. I understood a lot, but not everything. It’s amazing how much you can catch by the intonations and tone and body language. I was disappointed about my interview performance, but this dinner made me realize why I am here…to speak/listen/be around Spanish in a no pressure fun environment.
The mock dishes
Raul, Audrey, David, Marco
Oct 24th
Happy Friday. Got up and took the subte to language lab (since I am running out of monedas—the coins you need to take the bus). I got off the subte and was encountered by metal dividers and a line of police men. I was going to walk around the dividers in between the police people until my good sense got the best of me. I figured it would not be the best decision to be in the middle of a hardcore protest, so I turned around and walked the other way. There were tons of police officers and those street blocker offer things. Luckily I made it to my language lab unscathed. We heard the protest in the middle of class as usual. It is getting really hot outside. After I came home I was very… hot and sweaty. I heard that this isn’t even hot for here…oh no. I got ready quick and ate some crackers and alfajores for a late lunch. Then I headed to my cooking class and arrived very early. One of the women was talking about how much she didn’t like the US lifestyle, and the teacher said that it was his ideal lifestyle. I sat and read my tribus book, and then listened to the presentation on the food. I was waiting for a nice…chocolate dulce de leche dessert. But no. It was cheese moose and dulce de mememillo en vino. Ew. Came home with my leftovers and shared them with my host family. We had a low key dinner since my host mom was not here. Then stefy and I went and selected alfajores and watched a movie (the devil wears prada). I went to bed…worried. Today I have to go and do a interview with a flogger. UGH….
Thursday, October 23, 2008
ahhh
Oct 23
I had planned to wake up early and work on my monografia but that plan didn’t really work out. I got up eventually (since my class at the UBA had been cancelled…again. Ha I never have classes there). Ate breakfast, and walked to flacso. I printed my interview questions for the interview I am hopefully going to do this weekend with a flogger and walked to language lab. While I was walking I was thinking about putting my backpack on in the front. I figured that I would feel if someone tried to unzip it, especially since I was walking. The next thing I know, I looked in my reflection and my bag is unzipped. Holy moly. Luckily nothing was taken. But I had my wallet, my camera and my zip drive which all could have been a bummer if lost. This is just getting ridiculous. I feel like everyone wants something from me, my money/stuff, among other many other things. That just put me in a sour mood. I went to language class and had an uneventful class. hurried home and ate a quick something to eat before rushing to tango. This is the more “class” of the two classes. I moved myself up from the beginner to the intermediate today. It was a lot more fun, since I was actually learning new stuff. Unfortunately not many eligible bachelors go to the 6pm class so we were stuck with about 3 guys for 10 women. Saw my Spanish teacher on the way home and hopped on the bus. I treated myself to an ice cream on the way home. Yum. Now I am waiting for dinner…which should be in a lonnnnggg time. Too long. I am hungry.
I had planned to wake up early and work on my monografia but that plan didn’t really work out. I got up eventually (since my class at the UBA had been cancelled…again. Ha I never have classes there). Ate breakfast, and walked to flacso. I printed my interview questions for the interview I am hopefully going to do this weekend with a flogger and walked to language lab. While I was walking I was thinking about putting my backpack on in the front. I figured that I would feel if someone tried to unzip it, especially since I was walking. The next thing I know, I looked in my reflection and my bag is unzipped. Holy moly. Luckily nothing was taken. But I had my wallet, my camera and my zip drive which all could have been a bummer if lost. This is just getting ridiculous. I feel like everyone wants something from me, my money/stuff, among other many other things. That just put me in a sour mood. I went to language class and had an uneventful class. hurried home and ate a quick something to eat before rushing to tango. This is the more “class” of the two classes. I moved myself up from the beginner to the intermediate today. It was a lot more fun, since I was actually learning new stuff. Unfortunately not many eligible bachelors go to the 6pm class so we were stuck with about 3 guys for 10 women. Saw my Spanish teacher on the way home and hopped on the bus. I treated myself to an ice cream on the way home. Yum. Now I am waiting for dinner…which should be in a lonnnnggg time. Too long. I am hungry.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
close call.
Oct 22.
So something odd happened to me today. Casa del Niño went fine we made sugar cookies and I was on the subte and I remembered putting my subte card in my back pocket. I thought I felt someone by my back pocket…and then checked it and it was empty. I was convinced I had gotten robbed of my 10 peso (3 dollar) subte card. I gave the guy dagger eyes and stared at him all the way until he got off. And since we were all sandwiched…literally so close together I elbowed him to keep my distance. I got off the subte in a bad mood since I had gotten robbed, even if it was just a little thing. Then I found my subte pass in my zip pocket. Good thing I didn’t say anything…. I was close to saying “excuse me can I have my subte card please.” But good thing I didn’t….since he didn’t steal it. I went to my first level 5 spanish class, and basically our whole level 4 class is in it, with a couple additions. Came home, and worked a bit on some homework, and now I am still trying to get my homework started/done.
So something odd happened to me today. Casa del Niño went fine we made sugar cookies and I was on the subte and I remembered putting my subte card in my back pocket. I thought I felt someone by my back pocket…and then checked it and it was empty. I was convinced I had gotten robbed of my 10 peso (3 dollar) subte card. I gave the guy dagger eyes and stared at him all the way until he got off. And since we were all sandwiched…literally so close together I elbowed him to keep my distance. I got off the subte in a bad mood since I had gotten robbed, even if it was just a little thing. Then I found my subte pass in my zip pocket. Good thing I didn’t say anything…. I was close to saying “excuse me can I have my subte card please.” But good thing I didn’t….since he didn’t steal it. I went to my first level 5 spanish class, and basically our whole level 4 class is in it, with a couple additions. Came home, and worked a bit on some homework, and now I am still trying to get my homework started/done.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Oct 21
Today woke up at 10 to a dark room! It was thundering and lighting. I hadn’t been able to sleep very well, and was supposed to go to a tennis tournament at 1 so I was a bit…under the weather, ha. I also turned in my big monografia for my service class. I just was a bit worried about everything going as planned. Tennis to class to print paper…ect. Luckily tennis was cancelled. I walked over and leasuirely printed my paper, chatted about our menu tomorrow and then got lunch with another friend and then got coffee and media lunas, since today was the perfect day for it. Went to class, turned in my paper. Got a text after class saying that tennis was back on (a friends host dad has tickets to this big tournament) and we watched the 3rd and the 4rd best players in latin America face off. In the very last point, the Spanish man got mad threw his racket and got disqualified. Ahh! Now I am back at home, living the free and easy life until my next language class starts tomorrow.
Oct. 20
Yikes, only 2 months until I will be home again. The race is on. To see things to speak Spanish, to make more friends… ahhh! Today I woke up to a beautiful day! I unfortunately didn’t really get to enjoy the beauty of it since I stayed inside until 6 working (or more like “working” probably would have been more productive if I had a shorter chunk of time). Then I went to this thing called the bomba del tiempo which is a huge drum show. I was going to meet my argentine friend from tango at 7 and he didn’t show until 8. Typical…but still haven’t gotten used to it yet. It was tons of fun! It was definitely a different crowd than I am used to but the energy of everyone dancing was quite a sight. After we walked and got pizza and chilled in a park. Ill just say that I will never again take communication for granted, such a different experience hanging out with someone where there are many communication barriers. Pero asi es la vida.
Today woke up at 10 to a dark room! It was thundering and lighting. I hadn’t been able to sleep very well, and was supposed to go to a tennis tournament at 1 so I was a bit…under the weather, ha. I also turned in my big monografia for my service class. I just was a bit worried about everything going as planned. Tennis to class to print paper…ect. Luckily tennis was cancelled. I walked over and leasuirely printed my paper, chatted about our menu tomorrow and then got lunch with another friend and then got coffee and media lunas, since today was the perfect day for it. Went to class, turned in my paper. Got a text after class saying that tennis was back on (a friends host dad has tickets to this big tournament) and we watched the 3rd and the 4rd best players in latin America face off. In the very last point, the Spanish man got mad threw his racket and got disqualified. Ahh! Now I am back at home, living the free and easy life until my next language class starts tomorrow.
Oct. 20
Yikes, only 2 months until I will be home again. The race is on. To see things to speak Spanish, to make more friends… ahhh! Today I woke up to a beautiful day! I unfortunately didn’t really get to enjoy the beauty of it since I stayed inside until 6 working (or more like “working” probably would have been more productive if I had a shorter chunk of time). Then I went to this thing called the bomba del tiempo which is a huge drum show. I was going to meet my argentine friend from tango at 7 and he didn’t show until 8. Typical…but still haven’t gotten used to it yet. It was tons of fun! It was definitely a different crowd than I am used to but the energy of everyone dancing was quite a sight. After we walked and got pizza and chilled in a park. Ill just say that I will never again take communication for granted, such a different experience hanging out with someone where there are many communication barriers. Pero asi es la vida.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
fotos boca/san telmo
ice cream today! yum.
my weak point here...media lunas.
the caminito.
the boca is famous for its colorful houses (the leftover paint from painting boats in the harbor)
over looking the main street.
as i mentioned there is a coin crisis here...and this is a good representation of what many people would do to get one (there was a .10 peso placed conveniently there)
an international movement now? still creepy.
la boca/san telmo
Oct 19th
¡FELIZ DIA DE LA MADRE!
Woke up today to a text about meeting in san telmo. I ate breakfast and headed on over and to my dismay my friend had gotten confused about the time. I walked around the street fair for about 30 minutes before she got there and then we called our other friends and got lunch (empanadas) and ice cream! rode the bus home and chatted with the flower guy when I bought my host mother flowers for mothers day here. Came back to everyone cleaning up a storm! The whole house it being cleaned and polished since everyone is coming over for dinner tonight. (their son, and his wife and his wifes parents! As well as all our family...it should be a full---wild house!)
Oct. 18th
Yesterday got up and did a bit of work then ventured to the boca! This is the neighborhood that is the most well known, but also one of the more sketchy areas of town. I have heard many stories about tourists getting robbed, so I was a bit worried, and on my guard. I went with a group of Georgetown girls from around the country. Here are some pictures.
Came home and got ice cream with a friend then arrived home just in time for dinner. Ate dinner with the family then spent a lot of time waiting for the ice cream to arrived after dinner (we ordered it they deliver), ate the ice cream then looked for places we could travel to on the weekend. I got too tired (and we had a time change so I knew I would be loosing one hour of sleep) so I went to bed (around 3). Yikes.
¡FELIZ DIA DE LA MADRE!
Woke up today to a text about meeting in san telmo. I ate breakfast and headed on over and to my dismay my friend had gotten confused about the time. I walked around the street fair for about 30 minutes before she got there and then we called our other friends and got lunch (empanadas) and ice cream! rode the bus home and chatted with the flower guy when I bought my host mother flowers for mothers day here. Came back to everyone cleaning up a storm! The whole house it being cleaned and polished since everyone is coming over for dinner tonight. (their son, and his wife and his wifes parents! As well as all our family...it should be a full---wild house!)
Oct. 18th
Yesterday got up and did a bit of work then ventured to the boca! This is the neighborhood that is the most well known, but also one of the more sketchy areas of town. I have heard many stories about tourists getting robbed, so I was a bit worried, and on my guard. I went with a group of Georgetown girls from around the country. Here are some pictures.
Came home and got ice cream with a friend then arrived home just in time for dinner. Ate dinner with the family then spent a lot of time waiting for the ice cream to arrived after dinner (we ordered it they deliver), ate the ice cream then looked for places we could travel to on the weekend. I got too tired (and we had a time change so I knew I would be loosing one hour of sleep) so I went to bed (around 3). Yikes.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Oct 17th.
Tango last night was uneventful. I tried to rally, but it was just kind of pointless. Went to the beginner class with my friend so she wouldn’t be alone, and got stuck with the guys who step on your feet (and my new tango shoes!). also the class was filled with Americans, and none of the boys asked people to dance. Now I understand why I am not a big fan of dances in the states. Everyone just makes it awkward. Here it is so much more fun, since people ask people and dance. A bit of a reflection on dancing culture, also plays into our generation and the value of “tradition.”
Woke up this morning, and puttered around until I went and met a friend for lunch at this natural restaurant with good salads. We went and got dessert (HUGE APPLES…we are going healthy). And then headed to our oral exam. We each got an article we had to read and explain, and then we did a dialogue. I passed my written exam and my oral exam! Wahhoo! On to level 5. came home and did more puttering until going to pick up my laundry, but the electricity in the building wasn’t working so I had to feel my way down 10 flights of stairs. Quickly brought it back up and then grabbed my stuff and headed to the subte to my cooking class. class was fun! We watch the professor make all the dishes, and then we get to make them. Last class, I worked with two boys about my age from Mexico. They are studying cooking at the school where my class is. They were nice enough, but I was so lost last class I felt a bit like a burden. This class I was ready. I paid attention in the preparation, and was ready when we headed upstairs. The only problems I had was with asking for things like tinfoil. But since everyone is making the same thing I can pretty much use gestures I didn’t break out the English once! Came home and enjoyed a dinner with my family and now am here...trying to not do my homework. I don’t really know what to do with myself…which is a bad thing since I still have work to do, just nothing that is extremely pressing. I am almost done with my servicio paper which is due on Tuesday, and next is my tribus monografia. I was thinking of doing some interviews for that paper this weekend but I haven’t brainstormed any questions and I am a bit intimidated by the prospect of 20 min interviews in Spanish.
Tango last night was uneventful. I tried to rally, but it was just kind of pointless. Went to the beginner class with my friend so she wouldn’t be alone, and got stuck with the guys who step on your feet (and my new tango shoes!). also the class was filled with Americans, and none of the boys asked people to dance. Now I understand why I am not a big fan of dances in the states. Everyone just makes it awkward. Here it is so much more fun, since people ask people and dance. A bit of a reflection on dancing culture, also plays into our generation and the value of “tradition.”
Woke up this morning, and puttered around until I went and met a friend for lunch at this natural restaurant with good salads. We went and got dessert (HUGE APPLES…we are going healthy). And then headed to our oral exam. We each got an article we had to read and explain, and then we did a dialogue. I passed my written exam and my oral exam! Wahhoo! On to level 5. came home and did more puttering until going to pick up my laundry, but the electricity in the building wasn’t working so I had to feel my way down 10 flights of stairs. Quickly brought it back up and then grabbed my stuff and headed to the subte to my cooking class. class was fun! We watch the professor make all the dishes, and then we get to make them. Last class, I worked with two boys about my age from Mexico. They are studying cooking at the school where my class is. They were nice enough, but I was so lost last class I felt a bit like a burden. This class I was ready. I paid attention in the preparation, and was ready when we headed upstairs. The only problems I had was with asking for things like tinfoil. But since everyone is making the same thing I can pretty much use gestures I didn’t break out the English once! Came home and enjoyed a dinner with my family and now am here...trying to not do my homework. I don’t really know what to do with myself…which is a bad thing since I still have work to do, just nothing that is extremely pressing. I am almost done with my servicio paper which is due on Tuesday, and next is my tribus monografia. I was thinking of doing some interviews for that paper this weekend but I haven’t brainstormed any questions and I am a bit intimidated by the prospect of 20 min interviews in Spanish.
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