Hola desde Buenos Aires! Cannot believe I’ve already been here a week- time flies! Life is good. I’ve been obsessively taking pictures but I accidentally brought the wrong camera USB cord. Thankfully, Kelly, another girl in our group has one I can borrow. Pictures to come soon!
I’m living in an apartment on one of the biggest streets in the city, Avendida del Libertador, with Kelsey Ibach, an awesome Strat Comm/Jschool chica. Being in our little two-bedroom apartment is like being on a safari; it’s decorated with a zebra skin rug, giraffe pictures and animal print pillows. Que
The Mizzou students are split up into four apartments, each with it’s own internet connection. Kelsey and I’s seemed to be working when we got here but was password protected and we couldn’t crack the code. So… we waited all week and finally this morning Marcelo, the technical genius, came to our rescue. He pushed the reset button, unplugged everything, waited 30 seconds, plugged it all back in and voile! Internet.
These first two weeks we have intensive Spanish classes to get us on our feet here. I’m in a class with two others, Amelia and Erik, Wednesday-Friday from 4-7pm. We usually meet up around noon, explore for a while, stop at a café, then head south to the other end of town to Universidad Austral. Our professor is Alejandro, or as we lovingly sing to him, Ale-Alejandro. He is 33 years-old, a Buenos Aires native and probably one of the best Spanish teachers I’ve ever had. I haven’t taken a Spanish class since Universidad de Alicante two years ago, so it's a great review for me.
Next Tuesday is the 200-year anniversary of the Argentine fight for independence from Spain. The fight began on May 25, 1810 and independence wasn’t granted until July 9, 1816, six years later. However the beginning of the fight is enough incentive for Argentineans to fiestar. This weekend is a four-day celebration and next Monday and Tuesday have been declared national holidays, meaning no work or school. This afternoon we are going to go to some of the festivities- parades, street parties, etc. More on that later.
All in all, things are great here. Hope all is well back home. Would love to hear from everyone!
Besos!
This is awesome, Ann! Can't wait to be updated with your adventures. Be Safe!
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Loving the blog already. Next Tuesday may be the 200 year anniversary of the Argentine fight for independence from Spain but May 25th is also the 25 year anniversary of your parents marriage.:))). Maybe we should have a four-day celebration too. Talk to you soon. Mom
ReplyDeleteWe should go back in six years so you can close out the celebration for their 200th anniversary independence day!!!! The blog is looking good, can't wait for some pictures!
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