It has begun! I’ve been in Buenos Aires, Argentina for four days now and it’s been quite a whirlwind. My first flight was delayed so I, along with one other student on the program, missed the connection. After being re-routed through Chile we arrived but our luggage didn’t until the next day. Oh well! I arrived at my host family’s flat for a pleasant surprise- I have my own small room with a closet, mini-fridge, desk, internet, and attached half-bath! There are three daughters: Dolo (Dolores) is 25, Belu is 20, and Pili is 18. With mama Ines, papa Carlos, and the dog Galo and it’s a full and lively house. The food is great but I have certainly eaten more beef in the last few days than I did in the last year. Dinner is around 9:30pm and breakfast is tiny; it’s taking time to get used to that!
I have classes from 9-1:30 with a couple hours of homework each day. I’ve been thrown into classes I don’t feel ready for, but I’m already noticing improvement. I’ve learned 5 new verb tenses in 4 days; information overload! Being in Buenos Aires is sensory overload as well. Every day I cross the Avenue of July 9th, which gets up to 20 lanes wide!
The afternoons have been spent exploring a few historical sites and parks. One of the pics here is of a flower "statue" that is solar-powered and supposedly opens and closes with the sun. The other is not of a church as it might seem, but one of the grandiose tombs of famous and historical people in the Cemetery of Recoleta. More to come...
