The more I get settled and adjusted to the city life of Buenos Aires, the more I love it! It's crazy how much more oriented I feel in just a few days. So far we have been going non-stop and I don't get home until dark. This afternoon, my host mom was finally able to give me a tour of our neighborhood, Caballito, which is a typical middle-class neighborhood that has it's pros and cons. Pro: it is more authentic and not very touristy. Con: It takes around 45 minutes to get to where most of the action is. Things that I am going to have to adjust to are definitely the meal schedule and amount of sleep I won't get. Looks like my 10:30 bedtime will no longer be acceptable, especially since we don't eat dinner until like 8:30.
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| My friends Anna and Sarah that live in Caballito! |
On Wednesday morning, I had my first subway experience in Buenos Aires. It was very interesting to say the least. After our orientation session on transportation, everyone was more confused by the bus system, so we assumed the subte would be the easy way to go. We barely made it on the subway in the first place, but somehow more people were able to push their way on. I was definitely feeling claustrophobic and didn't know how I was ever going to get off. Once we made it off, the walk to our location was much longer than expected, but we got a nice tour along the way! Later that day we had to take a placement exam which lasted 2.5 hours. Not my kind of fun, but glad it's behind me. To celebrate it being over, I grabbed a latte from Starbucks for a little taste of home. I guess my name sounds like Girly? I'll take it.
On Wednesday everything started to come together. I was able to get a phone to contact people here, got a sube card, and run a few errands. With these necessities I was feeling much more confident! I also met my host mom's daughter and her 3 year old grandson. He is ADORABLE. When they left, my host mom told him to give me a kiss on the cheek and after he did, he hid behind him mom because he was so embarrassed. Once they left, we had a delicious dinner, but I'm pretty sure my host mom is trying to make me fat. When I tell her I don't want more, she seems so disappointed, so I feel bad and give in.
Luckily, the girls my mom has hosted in the past have told her that it is kind of hard to think in the morning and speak spanish, so she just lets me enjoy my breakfast by myself so I don't have to do much thinking. Hopefully she keeps this up so that she won't have to see my dark side in the mornings!
Last night, a group of us from the program went to a show called Fuerza Bruta. It was so cool yet SO weird. It's pretty much a mix of Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, and a giant dance party. After the show, we had a fabulous three course meal at an Italian restaurant and then hit up our first bar to celebrate being of age here! It was called The Temple Bar (so Argentine right?!) and reminded me a lot of the Irish Pub we went to in Vannes, France.
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| Fuerza Bruta |
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| Fuerza Bruta |
Today we visited el Cementario de la Recoleta, which is gorgeous! It is like its own little city. We explored the surrounding area a little bit, having lunch nearby and hanging in the beautiful park. It is now officially the weekend and I am looking forward to experiencing the night life of Buenos Aires and having a free schedule to explore!
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| Eva Perón's grave |
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