Espero que todo estén bien con ustedes! Hoy es el 4 de Junio (ahora 18 de Junio, discuplame), el principio del verano para los estadounidenses pero en realidad aca en Buenos Aires es otoño y por eso hace un poquito de frio! Que pena! Pero no se preocupen, todavia estoy disfrutandolo! :)
Okay, here is some ingles por mis otros amigos! During my time in Buenos Aires, I have come upon some wonderful people in my life. Also have been finding new life lessons in experiences. How cool/Que barbaro! Por eso quiero hablar sobre la gente de aca.
To begin with: My host family-> My Argentinean family has been nothing but wonderful! I am so unbelievably blessed to be in such great company. They have provided me a roof over my head, food for nourishment and comfort/conversation. I am also impressed by their accomplishments. My host mom is a lawyer for divorce and child support. She works also as a profesora para la Academia de Policia. Right now currently, they asked her to re-write a book that the students (alumnos) will be using next semester. Of course, she has been working non stop and stressed but she manages to talk to me and treat me as if I was apart of her family. My host sister comes in and out of the house. She lives like 5 blocks away but always makes time to come back to visit the family and me! :) She works as a psychologist and works 4 different jobs!!! She is incredibly busy and smart! I am so impressed with her everyday. My host brother sells insurance for a company that I forgot the name of. He works kind of far from our apartment meaning he gets up at 6 am monday through saturday, commutes an hour, works until 5 or 6, goes to the gym after and comes home around 7 or 8 to do work from home and relax! They all work so hard and are dedicated to their professions. I am lucky to live with passionate and intelligent people. Plus they all have steady relationships that they maintain with happiness and tranquillity.
Next: My Porteño friends-> I find myself extremely lucky to have made some close friends here! For starters, my first porteña friend, Romina. She is my host brothers girl friend but on the second day of knowing me (my 21st birthday) bought me this amazing smelling perfume (if you know my taste, I LOVE perfume, that is really the only thing that I crave for a gift) and took me around to cool places just to hang out with me. I was afraid she would be frustrated with my spanish but luckily we have maintained a strong relationship. Then their is the lovely Celeste. She was my first friend in my Universidad Argentina ( I am in direct enrollment in IUNA, the arts university). She would help me out with whatever I needed, we have gotten coffee and medialunas, and she invited me to her birthday dinner and party where I met some more fantastic people. She is one of the kindest people I have ever met. She told me if I ever decide to travel or even move down here, I am more then welcome to room with her and her amazing sister, Agustina. I have also met some great guy friends here too like Juani and Ariel. Juani I met in my salsa class and has invited me to hang out with him and his friends. He is super cool and goofy and we always have a good time. Ariel is a great friend too, I also met him at Salsa class and we hang out just about every week. I appreciate all his help and the snickers he buys me (which are hard to get!) so I can remember los Estados Unidos. I recently made a new friend at the snack bar in my Facultad, Flor. She is super nice and we bonded because I complimented her hair. People usually just pass by her because she works in the bar, but I have gotten to know her a bit and we are now exchanging emails!
Loma de Zamoras pals-> Loma de Zamoras es un lugar/provincia en Buenos Aires. Let's just say its a neighborhood that has houses and not apartments. I was fortunate to have met Gabriela, who I met at a Feria when she was dancing Folklore and her boyfriend Oscar. Gabriela invited me to the place where she learns folklore which is an organization in the neighborhood for the kids to come and learn dance, se llama Nor Sol Ballet. She is the sweetest! Gabriela and everyone in the group have accepted as their own and tell me I am always welcome to their homes. La profe (the woman who runs it) calls me her sister from the United States. I truly love them all and love to spend friday nights dancing with them!
This city may be gigantic, but is filled with some amazing people who have the biggest hearts. I am truly thankful to have found them.
Bueno, voy a publicar otra entrada luego que explica más sobre mi vida en Buenos Aires, pero tengo que escribir una monografia de mi clase de Tango en Flacso!
Chau!
Beso enorme!
