Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!

Well I feel like I am running out of time as I have officially been here for 13 weeks, my family comes to visit in a month, and I only have two weeks left once they leave! So much to do, so little time!

Here is a quick update of my life in the city before I head off to Mendoza to soak up the sun in wine country for the weekend! Last week, I had my first and only “midterm,” which was for my photography class. It was open book and if someone was confused by one of the questions, our professor was happy to explain the answer. As I have just received an email about course registration for next semester, I am scared of the reality I will have to face back at DePauw. Thursday night we checked out a cool bar called La Puerta Roja, where we were asked a few times too many, “do you speak English.” We then went to Hip Hop Culture Club, which is a boliche that on Thursday nights only plays hip-hop. While Spanish rap is very hard to follow, we definitely enjoyed hearing some of our favorites from home on occasion. 

Saturday was definitely a day to brag about- I kissed a lion, pet a tiger, fed an elephant, and rode a camel. We trekked to Zoo Lujan, supposedly “the most dangerous zoo in the world.” Luckily, I still have all of my body parts and some pretty awesome pictures to capture this once in a lifetime opportunity. 

That night we celebrated my friends 21^st with dinner and drinks, but the zoo wore me out, so I didn’t make it to the boliche after to dance until dawn. 

some of the birthday crew!

Sunday was a productive day, enjoying a delicious brunch and getting some of my reading done in a bookstore.

my delicious study snack

This week has flown by once again! Nothing too exciting to report, just the normal routine of going to class, working out, eating, and, sleeping- not bad! Yesterday on my free day, I purchased my tickets for Patagonia! Can’t wait to conquer the glaciers and explore that part of the country. I also can’t wait to get up for our 4:45am flight… After that we checked out Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, which had some pretty fantastic paintings, and then I continued my cultural adventures and saw the opera, Jenufa, that lasted 3 hours!

Teatro Avenida

Well, time to finish my packing for the weekend and mentally prepare for the 14 hour bus ride ahead. 

Ciao for now!