It's the weekend! So I finally have time to sit down and write about what has been going on this week. Are you excited? I know I am. And I already know what happened this week.
Monday was a holiday, which meant no classes! The wonderful thing about this country is that they make up any excuse they cant just to have a day off. I have at least one day off every month that I'm here! It ended up working out really well that we had a holiday because the night before Cata took us out, and we did not return home until 6! People don't normally go out until 2 AM here, which has been an adjustment because I'm used to going to bed at 2...not going out.
So Monday was a lazy day. I didn't get up until 1:30 and basically laid in my bed the whole day. Minus getting up for food. Because that's important.
On Wednesday I had my first UP class! I literally felt like I was going to throw up before it happened. Carson can verify that. But I did not. I kept it together. The reason why I was so nervous is because this class unlike my other classes at the University of Palermo has natives in there. Whereas my other classes just have people from my program. It turned out to be awesome though. I'm taking a pop culture class, and the professor is very very nice. Which isn't the case for all of the UP classes everyone is taking. We also met a girl who lived in New York for 10 years, so she said if we need anything just to ask.
Thursday I only had one class, and then I had Tango lessons! So much funnn! And I'm actually really impressed with the boys in the group. They are all really good dancers. Good job men. Proud of you. The only thing that's awkward about it is that the eye contact is pretty intense. Cause I mean...there's really no where else to look. Besides the ground. Or the ceiling. Which I feel like is more awkward? My friend Colt and I were struggling with how much eye contact is socially acceptable for two awk kids dancing in Buenos Aires. We'll get back to you on that.
Friday we went to a modern art museum named MALBA. It was...interesting? I'm not the biggest fan of modern art simply because I feel like I could paint a piece of wood with industrial paint and title it "Wood Painted with Industrial Paint" and call it art. (Literally that happened. Didn't even make up that example) Afterwards Carson and I grabbed some coffee at the infamous Starbucks (I knowww. Why Starbucks? I'm in a foreign country. But y'all. The Starbucks in Buenos Aires is bumpin'. And I can't even any of the pastries in the regular coffee shops. So I always just have cafe con leche. And Starbucks is cheaper. SO BACK OFF, OKAY?!) The guy tried to guess where Carson was from. His first guess? Switzerland. Makes sense. Guess we don't look as American as we thought we did!
And today? Well I think Tiffany and I are going to hit up the local supermercado and get some groceries for the week, and then perhaps go shopping with Cata! This girl knows all the cool places. And her style is awesome. So I'm pretty excited. Tonight we are going to some concert that infuses electronica music and indigenous singers? Should be interesting. Or just super trippy.
It's already been two weeks here, and I am in love. Seriously. I am going to bawl my eyes out when I have to leave. I probably just won't ;]
Mi grupo al museo MALBA :]
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