Una Cancha, Baile, y una Marcha

Amigos!
Es tiempo para hablar sobre Argentina! Hay muchas cosas para hablar sobre. Empiezo con lunes....

Lunes (Monday): I trekked all the way to class and my profe did no show up. We all waited for an hour. She ended up telling us today that she was at a Roger Waters concert and was up super late and did not hear her alarm (side note: Roger Waters is really popular here. They love him) Todo bien porque yo pasé tiempo con mi nueva amiga Celeste. She is so kind and I am so thankful for her help! We bought some food together and talked a bit. Ella es divina. I went to my next class (Tango theory and dance) and we danced the whole time! It was lovely. However, it hailed that day and when I went to do some homework at a coffee shop I got pelted. Rude.

Martes nada importante pasó....

Miercoles (Wednesday): I had more class as usual but Cheri, Clay and I attempted to take a Tango class but ended up walking-in the middle of their class. We ditched that quickly. We then decided dinner would be the right choice (Hamburgesas! They taste better here!) We then decided to take a Tango class at Catedral ( a Milonga cerca de mi casa) and practiced our moves. It was a successful night!

Jueves (Thursday): It was visa parte 2 day! We had to travel out to Retiro where we waited in Migraciones and finally received our student visas. This process was not as bad as the first. After I returned to class and returned home to rest for the fútbol game. I was invited by Cheri and Clay because their host parents (who are in a relationship) go a lot! We met at the trabajo de Vale (Máma de Cheri) and drove in Marcelo's car. This game was amazing. We won first of all. And also the people had so much passion. There was so much energy, drumming and malas palabras... I learned them all that night. People have so much passion here and it is contagious. I enjoy it so much. It was chaotic the whole time!
We returned to la casa de Cheri and celebrated with a dinner of pizza! The pizza here is so fresh and is eaten with Fina (like the bread of the pizza with oil and seasoning put on top of a slice like a sandwich) So good. So filling.

Viernes (Friday): Another busy day. I tried to get things done but things just were not working out! I tried to get my tarjeta de sube ( I have been trying for weeks) and two places did not have it.... it is because of problems with the government as my host mom says. I will keep trying! No te preocupes! Also I witnessed a woman get robbed the street next to mine... she was yelling and three workers chased after the guy.... I decided to leave the premise asap! Life is crazy! Then I was invited to a Tambore event at the museum for the Desparecidos (if you don't know much about Argentina History, this was a huge event that happen. 30,000 went missing due to the Goverment "Guerra Sucia" (Dirty War). ) It was beautiful and full of emotions. Clay, Cheri and I decided to eat a dinner full of queso (mucho.queso.) Then we decided to Salsa dance after (just Cheri and I) with some other friends. It was great! I hope to go back again!

Sabado (Saturday): Some friends and I went to the Marcha para los Desparecidos. It began with us exploring the Casa Rosada! Beautiful. Then dancing in the streets with the Tambores (where my camera was dropped but I am getting it fixed soon ASAP). After we found the FLACSO group and marched a little with the people. It was so packed with passion and emotions. I loved every minute of it. I am just amazed with the people here. Unfortunately I left after a while because of major back pain (probably from the hard floors in the dance studio). I am better now and rested.

Domingo (Sunday): Fue muy tranquila. I did homework with Annie in a cafe and tried out a church with Ben. It was lovely but there is another church I want to try out. We will see how it goes. I really want a good church community here. We will see what I find.


Todo ahora. Mucha más en el futuro.

Disfruta la vida chicos!

Chau!