I don't have anything really specific to report but I thought I'd update.
This past week flew by so quickly. On Monday we spent all day studying for our Historia de la Argentina midterm, for which I believe I studied adequately, but that remains to be seen. Our classroom on the third floor (really the 4th but their 1st floor is their 0th floor) has white tile floors, cream colored walls that could use a re-paint job, a chalkboard in the front of the room with a table/desk for our professor who really just prefers to wander about the room and lecture. It's fantastically old school. The small, wooden desks are engraved with the clever musings of students past. Above the chalkboard is a small wooden cross. I can almost hear the nuns slapping wrists with rulers....almost.
Our class is divided; half of the students are porteños and the other half are we Americans. The Argies had a harder exam than we did, thank the lawd.. but they were both in the same format. Profe Nuñez stood at the front of the room and listed three questions/themes for us to talk about. Unfortunately, as a result of the language barrier and his horrible mumbling problem, I mistook "Agroexportador" for simply "portador," which means "carrier," so I can only imagine his reaction to my 3/4 page of complete BS. At least I had the right answer on the previous page... Oops... lo siento, soy Americana...??
After that, I once again returned to the life of no obligations. Oh, what a sweet life it is! This weekend, my beautiful friend Nikki came to visit BA with some of her Valpo Chile frandssss. She's the best! We all hung out and explored the bar scene this weekend. One of my favorites was Ferona, a closed-door bar that used to be a big house with a bar/chill-zone on the first floor and a big dance flo on the 2nd. Here's Jordan and I snacking on some carnations for your enjoyment:
On Saturday, I finally met up with Seth Carson, my fellow Memphian, who is here for the semester through NYU! We caught up over a bottle of vino tinto and some queso, of course. No better way to pass the time, amirite? He should consider being a cheese model, no? Love ya buddy.
I find myself spending a lot of time at home. I love to go out and I love some good 'splorin, but Elena is such good company and with the recent rainy, yucky weather, I've really enjoyed my down time during the day just watching the rain from my bedroom window/door. The only way that those moments would be more enjoyable is if I weren't allergic to the 14 year old feline monster that is Mimí... the dang thing is in love with me!! She waits on me to open my door in the mornings, then waits on my bed while I'm eating my breakfast. When I return, she makes her move. "RAAAYR!!!" is all I hear before my life flashes before my eyes and she is hanging on my neck like a scarf... except this scarf breathes too loudly and has ten claws digging into my skin... más Benadryl por favor? If you don't believe me, here we are just before a catnap... ~besties~
Today I let myself sleep in, as usual, until noon. After I bought myself some new tennishoes aka zapatillas, I hit ze gym. If any of you are looking for a new workout regimen, I highly recommend "Way of Gray." It's a $10 eBook with a month's worth of intense HIIT workouts, along with a healthy food shopping list. I'm happy to have found Sophie Gray on instagram because she's super cute and motivates me to keep moving every time I check my feed. I will refrain from showing my embarrassing post-workout "i wanna die is this the end someone help uuuuuuuuuggg" selfies.. lol. Although being abroad calls for lots of good times and indulgences, it's important to remember that this isn't a 5 month long vacation! (although don't be mistaken, i'm still totally living the dream).
Cassidy and I met up at Le Pain Quotdien for a healthy lunch. I've been craving avocado toast forever, which is really just not a thing in Argentina (along with brewed coffee, ice water, salad dressing and soft cookies... hashtag sacrifice). Anyway, today I asked the waiter if I could order the serrano ham/tomato/avocado toast without the jamón serrano. Of course he looked at me with a pensive, shocked face and said no, because let's be honest, special orders are sooOooOooOoo American. One way or another, I got my toast (the delicious instagram version):
even if it cost me 90 pesos of "innovation" ...... (proof that foodstagrammers are full of shit):
Today was finally gorgeous after LOTS of lluvia (rain) this weekend. Ever had one of those days when you're walking on the same street, going in the same direction, just like you always do, but it all looks totally different and new?? ...No? Just me?... lol. Well either way, that was definitely me on my way home today. I was walking and thought, when did that cafe get there?? Since when was it two blocks from my house? I love that I'm constantly discovering and falling in love over and over again with this place. It's days like these that remind me how God has blessed me with the most incredibly cool opportunities throughout my life, especially in the past few years. Speaking of which, how cute is the Pope??? I just love him. Coolest Argentine in my book!
translation: Lord, make me an instrument of your Peace.
I hope this post has been a little more pleasant on the eyes with my pics jejeje~~~
For your entertainment, here's my awkward moment of the day: who can come up with a more appropriate caption for this photo because I'm really at a loss for words . . . . ? (frank's is actually a really cool speakeasy that requires a secret password upon entering. snooty mixologists in suspenders making delectable concoctions. more info next time).
Annnnnnnnd that's really about it! I hope you all are having a marvelous Monday!
BESOS Y'ALL
:)
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