Well, I have been here for a week now and I'm having a good time. It was a little hard to make friends but I have found a group I get along well with and it has been nice to hang out with them throughout the week.
I've been eating in a lot of different cafes and restaurants...the coffee is great and the pastries are even greater. I love sweets and this is the place to be if I want good pastries. The food is super cheap but the water is expensive. You can't get water for free at the restaurants; it only comes in bottles. They have two types of water: water with gas and water without gas (meaning carbonated water or regular water.) The soda water is more popular here but I like the regular water a lot better.
We're still doing orientation activities this week. I am taking a class at the University of Buenos Aires and that starts tomorrow. It should be interesting because I am one of two Americans taking this class; the rest are Argentine students. The dynamic at the universities here are a lot different than at the United States: there are protest signs everywhere and they are a lot older and dirty here. People smoke in the classrooms and there is spray paint all over the walls. It will be interesting to take a class here.
Overall, I've been having a good time here in BA and I look forward to many more experiences.
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2 comments:
How AWESOME!! Are you there for a whole semester???
For pete's sake give my hot tamale his free water!!! hahaha :) I love reading about your life while you are sooo far away! I wanna hear all about this graffiti smoking class of yours today when you are all done ;)miss you and text me later please
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