So I have just finished the christmas experience in Chile man oh man was I tired. (So I actually had to sleep before writing this because I was sooooooooo extremely tired. Read on and you will know why.)
So at this house we start the festivities on Christmas Eve. There is a huge dinner and we eat and talk and enjoy one anothers company. I thought in my mind great dinner! HOwever this dinner is at the time when the vampires come out to play because we sat down at the table at 11:00 p.m. at night. (one of the reasons why I was very tired)
The guests for dinner including me and one of Barbara´s (the older sister) friends Patricio who is a very important political scientist. He teaches at NYU half the year and than in Chile for the other half, he writes for a periodical too and I am sure a lot of other stuff also. It was pretty amazing to have such an important person at the Christmas table.
Table conversation was very interesting since we had the political scientist for dinner ("No speaking of politics at the table" rule went out the window last night). Number one because in Chile they speak uber fast and it is very hard to keep up. Second because he was talking about American politics a lot. Thus it was easier for me to stay in the conversation. (Now when I say "stay" in the conversation I mean listening. I hardly speak when they are rattling off because once I understand what they are saying and translate my comment they are already on a new topic. Chile is where they speak the fastest spanish.) All in all I enjoyed my dinner conversation immensely.
For dinner we had: Asparagus, Peas, Corn, Turkey (not the vegetarian friendly type), Potato balls (very delicious), Salad, Ranch Dressing, Palmitos, Apple Sauce (usually used for the turkey, but I put it on my potato balls and I think I have a new favorite combination-potatoes and applesauce. Try it.). Than for desert we had an ice cream cake type thing, christmas cookies (made by me and Pink), Pan de Pasquas (Panitoni bread) and hot chocolate. This feast ended at 1:00 a.m. You read right. ONE A.M. (second reason why I was uber tired)
However the night went on.
The father and Barbara took the other guest home and I went on the computer to skype my family. Who just basically hung up on me because they were having a Christmas Eve party and to busy to talk to their daughter who is in another continent in a foreign speaking country, without any family or anyone. BOO-HOO-HOO. (If you haven´t noticed I am putting on the guilt trip and to fix this pain that you guys have caused you can deposit more money in my account. thanks much appreciated =p )
Barbara and Tio Ewaldo (that is what I call him) got back around 2:20 a.m. and we opened gifts. I was so surprised too. THis family who has graciously opened their home to me also got me stuff. It was soooooooooooooo nice. I am so blessed to have such a loving family to stay with. THye gave me some jammies, nice lotion, some pilates pants (the mother is a pilates instructor) and a fun beach towel. It was so nice of them. I got them all bath sets (you know the ones with bubble bath, shampoo, conditioner, scrubies and bath salts.) It was a fabulous christmas. We finished all these activities at 3 something a.m.
At four a.m.I went to bed. I was so tired. I woke up at 11 a.m.
It was a great chilean christmas. How I loved it, but now i need to take a nap.
FELIZ NAVIDAD!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Sabbath in Chile
You would think that Sabbath in another country with another family would be different, but thanks to the Adventist culture that spans across the world it really wasn´t.
I woke up got ready, ate breakfast and emailed my friends and family to say that I was alive (the internet wasn´t working the night before). Than there was some rushing around the house looking for last minute items before leaving the house just before we would miss sabbath school.
We went to sabbath school and church. During church we had the local litte adventist school sing a song. My goodness it was awful! I however would not have it any other way. It seems to be a christmas tradition to have the local church school sing a song way off key. HOwever it was so cute and I loved it. Than the adult choir came up and sang ´hark the herald angel sing´and ´angels we have heard on high´ (remember this is all in spanish) and than the pastor did his sermon. A very normal Sabbath.
However during church a couple came in and they looked very American and I said ´hey look Americans´. Side note: here in south American they can spot americans like none other (except they think that I´m brazilian. Oh yeah I got more of ´are you from brazil? during churchI however didn´t get to talk to them after church so I was never confirmed in my assumption.
Tonight was also the church school´s christmas pageant. we went to it and it was wonderfully awful. Kids singing off-key, the bossy little girl making sure that everyone is doing their part (this girl was moving people in there proper places it was very funny) and the kids playing with the microphones. It was really christmas.
Afterwards they had hotdogs (real hotdogs mind you, in South America they haven´t really caught on to veggiemeat) and soda. I would just like to say I had tomatoes and guacamole in a hotdog bun, vegetarian pride! I saw the ´Americans´, but this time I talked to them.
They were from America (I was right!) and working for the Embassy. They went to southern and we talked for a bit. Something pretty cool was that the wife colporteured with one of my colporteur leaders way back when. What a small Adventist world.
Than I played ´Taca-taca´(fusbol) and me and my friend pink stomped everyone. I have never played ´taca-taca´ so well in my life it was so much fun. Than we came back.
So my first official day in Chile was nice. Relaxing and a good way to get in the culture. NOt so shocking since it was Sabbath and Adventists are so much alike where ever you go. I love Chile!
I woke up got ready, ate breakfast and emailed my friends and family to say that I was alive (the internet wasn´t working the night before). Than there was some rushing around the house looking for last minute items before leaving the house just before we would miss sabbath school.
We went to sabbath school and church. During church we had the local litte adventist school sing a song. My goodness it was awful! I however would not have it any other way. It seems to be a christmas tradition to have the local church school sing a song way off key. HOwever it was so cute and I loved it. Than the adult choir came up and sang ´hark the herald angel sing´and ´angels we have heard on high´ (remember this is all in spanish) and than the pastor did his sermon. A very normal Sabbath.
However during church a couple came in and they looked very American and I said ´hey look Americans´. Side note: here in south American they can spot americans like none other (except they think that I´m brazilian. Oh yeah I got more of ´are you from brazil? during churchI however didn´t get to talk to them after church so I was never confirmed in my assumption.
Tonight was also the church school´s christmas pageant. we went to it and it was wonderfully awful. Kids singing off-key, the bossy little girl making sure that everyone is doing their part (this girl was moving people in there proper places it was very funny) and the kids playing with the microphones. It was really christmas.
Afterwards they had hotdogs (real hotdogs mind you, in South America they haven´t really caught on to veggiemeat) and soda. I would just like to say I had tomatoes and guacamole in a hotdog bun, vegetarian pride! I saw the ´Americans´, but this time I talked to them.
They were from America (I was right!) and working for the Embassy. They went to southern and we talked for a bit. Something pretty cool was that the wife colporteured with one of my colporteur leaders way back when. What a small Adventist world.
Than I played ´Taca-taca´(fusbol) and me and my friend pink stomped everyone. I have never played ´taca-taca´ so well in my life it was so much fun. Than we came back.
So my first official day in Chile was nice. Relaxing and a good way to get in the culture. NOt so shocking since it was Sabbath and Adventists are so much alike where ever you go. I love Chile!
Vacciones de Navidad...Vamos a Chile!
So the time has actually come for christmas vacation and I have choosen the option of going to Chile. I am staying with a friend that I have met at the UAP. Her name is Camila, but we all call her Pink. Any who here is the journey so far.
So I left at 4:40 p.m. on thursday from the UAP and was pretty excited. Really who wouldn´t be excited if they were going to Chile (now Uruguay is a different case)? So I left with another ACA student who was by coincidence also going to Chile on the same day. This was really good because my traveling buddy never showed (he was a native of Chile) so at least I wasn´t going to be alone. (at this moment my parents are breathing a sigh of relief)
So I took a bus from the UAP to one of the bigger cities called Parana. Here I was supposed to catch a bus from there to another bigger city just outside of the Chilean border called Mendoza with this guy (his name is David btw). HOwever when we finally looked at our tickets we realized that they were two different bus companies and that we actually wouldn´t be on the same bus (gasp!). I was going to be alone (double gasp). So we said our good-byes and boarded our different buses.
I got in my bus and was so happy to find out that I was in the very front of the very top of the double decker bus. So I had more leg space and a great view of where we were going. A cute old lady sat across the isle from me and we talked for a bit. she thought I was brazilian (most people think I am. this is the 3rd person to say so) but than I set her straight and told her no that I was American (no lying even in other countries). Than I fell asleep (this part of the trip went throught the night so it was sleepy time)
I woke up about an hour and half later because the person who was to sit next to me came. So I moved my stuff let him sit and went back to sleep. A while later the bus attenedant came around and handed out food which was four different types of Ham and Cheese sandwiches. HOoray! SO I turned to him and was like "I´m vegetarian would you like my food?" and he was like "you are from the Villa aren´t you?" (La Villa is the city where the UAP is located) and I was like "yeah I am." and he was like "me too!" SO thus by the grace of God I had an Adventist student sat next to me on my trip, how amazing is that?!? We started talking and I found out that he is actually roomates with the boyfriend of one of the girls I knew at Union (complicated enough?) It is such a small Adventist world isn´t it?
I finally made it to Mendoza and met up with the other ACA guy and two other girls from the UAP and it turned out that we would all be together on this bus. We got on our bus and I was able to sit next to David who is also from Union (Slinga-da-ink!). It was a decent trip until we got to the Chilean border which took 3 hours to get through! My goodness it was long, but seeing the Andes and being able to go through them was soooooooo cool. My travel buddy David Carlson was so excited about it and kept taking pictures of the mountains, the only problem was they looked all the same. He would finish taking a picture and say ´ahh this looks the same as the las the last one, oooo look a mountain!´ and than proceed to take another picture. It was funny.
I made it to Santiago at 8:30 p.m. the next day (friday). Santiago is pretty cool looking very NorteAmericano (american) there are SUVs and PIzzahuts. It is very modern for south america and I love it.
My friend Camila and her dad picked me up from the bus terminal and we made our way to her home. They live in a suburb of Santiago and it is very much like the suburbs of America. NIce quiet and gated communities. We arrived at her house about 9:00 p.m. thus ending my long jouney (about 28 hours).
Her family is super sweet and there is a christmas tree and christmas lights on the house. I am super blessed to be able to spend christmas with a family even if it isn´t my own. I however miss my family very much so ´Yo family! I miss ya have a Merry Christmas!´
So I left at 4:40 p.m. on thursday from the UAP and was pretty excited. Really who wouldn´t be excited if they were going to Chile (now Uruguay is a different case)? So I left with another ACA student who was by coincidence also going to Chile on the same day. This was really good because my traveling buddy never showed (he was a native of Chile) so at least I wasn´t going to be alone. (at this moment my parents are breathing a sigh of relief)
So I took a bus from the UAP to one of the bigger cities called Parana. Here I was supposed to catch a bus from there to another bigger city just outside of the Chilean border called Mendoza with this guy (his name is David btw). HOwever when we finally looked at our tickets we realized that they were two different bus companies and that we actually wouldn´t be on the same bus (gasp!). I was going to be alone (double gasp). So we said our good-byes and boarded our different buses.
I got in my bus and was so happy to find out that I was in the very front of the very top of the double decker bus. So I had more leg space and a great view of where we were going. A cute old lady sat across the isle from me and we talked for a bit. she thought I was brazilian (most people think I am. this is the 3rd person to say so) but than I set her straight and told her no that I was American (no lying even in other countries). Than I fell asleep (this part of the trip went throught the night so it was sleepy time)
I woke up about an hour and half later because the person who was to sit next to me came. So I moved my stuff let him sit and went back to sleep. A while later the bus attenedant came around and handed out food which was four different types of Ham and Cheese sandwiches. HOoray! SO I turned to him and was like "I´m vegetarian would you like my food?" and he was like "you are from the Villa aren´t you?" (La Villa is the city where the UAP is located) and I was like "yeah I am." and he was like "me too!" SO thus by the grace of God I had an Adventist student sat next to me on my trip, how amazing is that?!? We started talking and I found out that he is actually roomates with the boyfriend of one of the girls I knew at Union (complicated enough?) It is such a small Adventist world isn´t it?
I finally made it to Mendoza and met up with the other ACA guy and two other girls from the UAP and it turned out that we would all be together on this bus. We got on our bus and I was able to sit next to David who is also from Union (Slinga-da-ink!). It was a decent trip until we got to the Chilean border which took 3 hours to get through! My goodness it was long, but seeing the Andes and being able to go through them was soooooooo cool. My travel buddy David Carlson was so excited about it and kept taking pictures of the mountains, the only problem was they looked all the same. He would finish taking a picture and say ´ahh this looks the same as the las the last one, oooo look a mountain!´ and than proceed to take another picture. It was funny.
I made it to Santiago at 8:30 p.m. the next day (friday). Santiago is pretty cool looking very NorteAmericano (american) there are SUVs and PIzzahuts. It is very modern for south america and I love it.
My friend Camila and her dad picked me up from the bus terminal and we made our way to her home. They live in a suburb of Santiago and it is very much like the suburbs of America. NIce quiet and gated communities. We arrived at her house about 9:00 p.m. thus ending my long jouney (about 28 hours).
Her family is super sweet and there is a christmas tree and christmas lights on the house. I am super blessed to be able to spend christmas with a family even if it isn´t my own. I however miss my family very much so ´Yo family! I miss ya have a Merry Christmas!´
Friday, November 16, 2007
Buenos Aires!
So I just returned from my trip to Buenos Aires the actaul capital city of Argentina and it was a blast. We did oodles and schmoodles of fun educational things that were so enlightening.
We started off on Monday and went to an estancia (ranch) where real Gauchos are (gaucho=Argentinian Cowboy) and we rode horses had an 'authentic' gaucho meal (I didn't because I'm vegetarian as are 80% of the ACA students) watched the Argentinian folklore dances which were so interesting. Those Gauchos can really throw it down.
We than made it Bs. As. and got settled into our 4 star hotel that had a bathtub with jets (hidromesajes) and television that was in English because all of S. America watches American television with spanish subtitles, I love it.
Than on Tuesday it was raining, but that was okay because we went to the Palacio where the president and his family live and got a lovely tour of the house. We made our way to the catedral de San Martin which the Cathedral of Argentina and it is sooooooo beautiful, really ornate, but in a cool museum type way. We ate food at the Adventist Restaurant in Bs. As. and it was descent not great, but food in Argentina is not good so no loss.
Later on that night we saw a professional Tango show along with a Charrango player. A charragno is a 8 stringed intrument the size of a ukulele and is the folk instrument of Argentina it is very common in the northern parts. Any way the guy playing the charrango was extremely hardcore and was totally rocking out while playing the Argentinian folklore songs it was comical and amazing at the same time, perfect for a great show.
Wednesday we saw Eva Peron's grave and the Arboretum and the United States Embassy! we sang the national Anthem and had a good time seeing good ol' American soil.
We went to a buffet that was interesting it had a cow brain salad and one of my friends tried it It was thoroughly gross the waitress was even grossed out that he actually ate it. It was funny.
We went to Boca saw the colorful homes and businesses and I bought 2 soccer jerseys. Boca Juniors Jersey and River Plate they are like the biggest rivals so it was kinda funny walking out of the store with both of them.
In the afternoon Wednesday I went to the Hardrock Cafe and it was great for one main reason:
Real macaroni and Cheese! It was honestly the best mac and cheese I've had ever, maybe because I haven't had real American food for over 2 months, but it was soooooo good. It was just good to see American culture I really do miss it.
We than walked back to our hotel and the area we were walking in was really pretty the very ritzy area of Bs. As. and we saw a couple of the embassies which was fun.
I also took both the Subway (subte) and the bus (cole) all across town and only cost me 1.50 pesos which was cool because other people took taxis and they spent over 20 pesos to go not even half the distance that I did. (Don't worry mom I was traveling with very strong boys so it was safe. )
Than we came back to the UAP. It was a great trip.
Love you all
We started off on Monday and went to an estancia (ranch) where real Gauchos are (gaucho=Argentinian Cowboy) and we rode horses had an 'authentic' gaucho meal (I didn't because I'm vegetarian as are 80% of the ACA students) watched the Argentinian folklore dances which were so interesting. Those Gauchos can really throw it down.
We than made it Bs. As. and got settled into our 4 star hotel that had a bathtub with jets (hidromesajes) and television that was in English because all of S. America watches American television with spanish subtitles, I love it.
Than on Tuesday it was raining, but that was okay because we went to the Palacio where the president and his family live and got a lovely tour of the house. We made our way to the catedral de San Martin which the Cathedral of Argentina and it is sooooooo beautiful, really ornate, but in a cool museum type way. We ate food at the Adventist Restaurant in Bs. As. and it was descent not great, but food in Argentina is not good so no loss.
Later on that night we saw a professional Tango show along with a Charrango player. A charragno is a 8 stringed intrument the size of a ukulele and is the folk instrument of Argentina it is very common in the northern parts. Any way the guy playing the charrango was extremely hardcore and was totally rocking out while playing the Argentinian folklore songs it was comical and amazing at the same time, perfect for a great show.
Wednesday we saw Eva Peron's grave and the Arboretum and the United States Embassy! we sang the national Anthem and had a good time seeing good ol' American soil.
We went to a buffet that was interesting it had a cow brain salad and one of my friends tried it It was thoroughly gross the waitress was even grossed out that he actually ate it. It was funny.
We went to Boca saw the colorful homes and businesses and I bought 2 soccer jerseys. Boca Juniors Jersey and River Plate they are like the biggest rivals so it was kinda funny walking out of the store with both of them.
In the afternoon Wednesday I went to the Hardrock Cafe and it was great for one main reason:
Real macaroni and Cheese! It was honestly the best mac and cheese I've had ever, maybe because I haven't had real American food for over 2 months, but it was soooooo good. It was just good to see American culture I really do miss it.
We than walked back to our hotel and the area we were walking in was really pretty the very ritzy area of Bs. As. and we saw a couple of the embassies which was fun.
I also took both the Subway (subte) and the bus (cole) all across town and only cost me 1.50 pesos which was cool because other people took taxis and they spent over 20 pesos to go not even half the distance that I did. (Don't worry mom I was traveling with very strong boys so it was safe. )
Than we came back to the UAP. It was a great trip.
Love you all
Monday, October 1, 2007
Tally-ho to Argentina!
The Beginning
OKay so first things first since I'm hear in Argentina doing this full emersionspanish thing i have to warn you. My spelling has gone out the window, I don't use thingsin the right order anymore (remember spanish is kinda reversed i.e. instead of saying 'i'm going to Mery's room' I would say here 'I'm going to the room of Mery') and you may get some spanglish happening. I'll do my best to translate myself though.
Okay so here is my story so far:
So Sunday morning the 16th of September I embarked on a 8 month mission-to learn spanish.So that morning was full of tears and I couldn't believe that I actually was doing this. We went to the airportand my parents came in with me and walked with me until the security line. Than I saw it.
Delta is kinda gay and only lets you take ONE carryon and ONE personal item and all the other airlines let you take two. So I had to pawn off my ukulele to some guy so they would let me go through with all my stuff. Good thing he was really nice. Than I walked to my gate. It was so hard not to cry so I just gave up and cried as I walked. I sat down and started scouting out the people waiting for my flight to see if they either were part of ACA or could carryon my Uke.
While waiting and looking I saw a lady who looked like she was crying too. So I got out my tissues and sat next to her, handed her a tissue, and said 'can I cry with you?'she nodded and we cried together for a while. Than I asked her why she was crying and she said that this was her first time leaving her kids and that she was on a business trip for 4 days and it was to long to be away from her kids.I told her that i was leaving for 8 months to study, away from my family, and she stopped crying realizing that I had more of a reason to cry than she did. We just than had a good time chatting until it was time to board.
I met my first ACA student who was actually sitting next to me his name is Zack and he is really nice, from LSU so we talked for a bit. Than I met another girl from Southern, but lives in Loma Linda her name is Erica she is super cool too. So we got on the plane and I sat next to really boring people and just slept until we landed. When we landed that is when the fun began.
There was a pretty big group on the LAX plane so we all went to the next gate, talking and laughing and having fun.I met up with Kenny and Matt my traveling buddies and we had a good time just catching up about the summer and stuff. It was amazing how many people were on this plane it was like 40 ACA students. So it was great.
It was time to board there was no turning back after we entered that door. So I waited for my turn (of course I was the last boarding zone) the plane was extremely packed. I went to give my boarding pass and they told me that it didn't work and that I had to go back to the desk and get it fixed. I was really freaked out because I didn't want anyone to get my spot so I rushed over to the desk and waited for my turn (how murphy's law). After a few scary minutes they fixed my boarding pass and let me board. I sat next to an Argentinean lady who talked really fast with an extra strong accent, but we kinda communicated and I realized how much I didn't know. This was going to be scary, maybe I should have taken a class.
I sat in the plane because it was 2 hours late for departure we finally took off. It was a crazy feeling to know that I wouldn't be back for a real longtime. I sat there for a while watched the movie 'georgia rules' it was lame let me tell you. Then Kenny came and said come sit with us. SO did and met other ACA people (a bunch of them was sitting in the back, I was in the very front) I talked to this girl Corrina who is pretty much awesome because we just clicked she was like 'we are so kindred spirits' and I was like 'I love Anne of Green Gables' and so now we are great friends or bosom friends.
We annoyed the lady sitting in front of us so she and I switched places and the rest of the plane ride was smooth sailing until the very end and we had really bad turbulance and I thought I was going to die or throw up. Neither happened I was really close to blowing chunks though let me tell you.We got our passports checked and waited for our luggage
After what seemed like an eternity we finally got our luggage and watied for the school to pick us up. We waited for a while they, picked us up, took us to the Adventist Restaurant in Buenos Aires which was interesting. we ate and than loaded the bus for our 6 hour driveto San Martin, Entre Rios. I fell asleep instantly becuase of the lack of sleep on the plane and woke up about 6 hours later to only find out htat we hit really bad traffic and had to turn back get some food and than embark on another 6 hour trip. We finally arrived at the school at 2 I met my roomate insert picture or Anto and I and fell asleep.
One of the longest trips of my life and that isn't the end of it. Keep on reading for more traveling fun.
OKay so first things first since I'm hear in Argentina doing this full emersionspanish thing i have to warn you. My spelling has gone out the window, I don't use thingsin the right order anymore (remember spanish is kinda reversed i.e. instead of saying 'i'm going to Mery's room' I would say here 'I'm going to the room of Mery') and you may get some spanglish happening. I'll do my best to translate myself though.
Okay so here is my story so far:
So Sunday morning the 16th of September I embarked on a 8 month mission-to learn spanish.So that morning was full of tears and I couldn't believe that I actually was doing this. We went to the airportand my parents came in with me and walked with me until the security line. Than I saw it.
Delta is kinda gay and only lets you take ONE carryon and ONE personal item and all the other airlines let you take two. So I had to pawn off my ukulele to some guy so they would let me go through with all my stuff. Good thing he was really nice. Than I walked to my gate. It was so hard not to cry so I just gave up and cried as I walked. I sat down and started scouting out the people waiting for my flight to see if they either were part of ACA or could carryon my Uke.
While waiting and looking I saw a lady who looked like she was crying too. So I got out my tissues and sat next to her, handed her a tissue, and said 'can I cry with you?'she nodded and we cried together for a while. Than I asked her why she was crying and she said that this was her first time leaving her kids and that she was on a business trip for 4 days and it was to long to be away from her kids.I told her that i was leaving for 8 months to study, away from my family, and she stopped crying realizing that I had more of a reason to cry than she did. We just than had a good time chatting until it was time to board.
I met my first ACA student who was actually sitting next to me his name is Zack and he is really nice, from LSU so we talked for a bit. Than I met another girl from Southern, but lives in Loma Linda her name is Erica she is super cool too. So we got on the plane and I sat next to really boring people and just slept until we landed. When we landed that is when the fun began.
There was a pretty big group on the LAX plane so we all went to the next gate, talking and laughing and having fun.I met up with Kenny and Matt my traveling buddies and we had a good time just catching up about the summer and stuff. It was amazing how many people were on this plane it was like 40 ACA students. So it was great.
It was time to board there was no turning back after we entered that door. So I waited for my turn (of course I was the last boarding zone) the plane was extremely packed. I went to give my boarding pass and they told me that it didn't work and that I had to go back to the desk and get it fixed. I was really freaked out because I didn't want anyone to get my spot so I rushed over to the desk and waited for my turn (how murphy's law). After a few scary minutes they fixed my boarding pass and let me board. I sat next to an Argentinean lady who talked really fast with an extra strong accent, but we kinda communicated and I realized how much I didn't know. This was going to be scary, maybe I should have taken a class.
I sat in the plane because it was 2 hours late for departure we finally took off. It was a crazy feeling to know that I wouldn't be back for a real longtime. I sat there for a while watched the movie 'georgia rules' it was lame let me tell you. Then Kenny came and said come sit with us. SO did and met other ACA people (a bunch of them was sitting in the back, I was in the very front) I talked to this girl Corrina who is pretty much awesome because we just clicked she was like 'we are so kindred spirits' and I was like 'I love Anne of Green Gables' and so now we are great friends or bosom friends.
We annoyed the lady sitting in front of us so she and I switched places and the rest of the plane ride was smooth sailing until the very end and we had really bad turbulance and I thought I was going to die or throw up. Neither happened I was really close to blowing chunks though let me tell you.We got our passports checked and waited for our luggage
After what seemed like an eternity we finally got our luggage and watied for the school to pick us up. We waited for a while they, picked us up, took us to the Adventist Restaurant in Buenos Aires which was interesting. we ate and than loaded the bus for our 6 hour driveto San Martin, Entre Rios. I fell asleep instantly becuase of the lack of sleep on the plane and woke up about 6 hours later to only find out htat we hit really bad traffic and had to turn back get some food and than embark on another 6 hour trip. We finally arrived at the school at 2 I met my roomate insert picture or Anto and I and fell asleep.
One of the longest trips of my life and that isn't the end of it. Keep on reading for more traveling fun.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Life is boring, when you are packing
I have to pack my life in 100 lbs. or less and it is going to be tough. How am I supposed to fit 8 months of life in 100 lbs. I couldn't even do it for this last 2 months while being in the united states where I could get extra stuff if needed. How am I supposed to do it? I haven't a clue.
Well yesterday I went with the parental unit to shop for some of the basics. I got jumbo sizes of shampoo and conditioner (dove cooling shampoo and conditioner, I'm kinda particular), hair stuff, and a grip load of well we will just call it 'girl stuff'. Hopefully this will hold me for the majority of the year.
Now I'm getting rid of clothes and weeding out what I will and will not take. On the bright side many needy families will be getting nice clothes at discount rates (hooray for goodwill). so yeah long process, sad process, time consuming process.
The end.
Well yesterday I went with the parental unit to shop for some of the basics. I got jumbo sizes of shampoo and conditioner (dove cooling shampoo and conditioner, I'm kinda particular), hair stuff, and a grip load of well we will just call it 'girl stuff'. Hopefully this will hold me for the majority of the year.
Now I'm getting rid of clothes and weeding out what I will and will not take. On the bright side many needy families will be getting nice clothes at discount rates (hooray for goodwill). so yeah long process, sad process, time consuming process.
The end.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Adventure has started, but not in Argentina
Well my summer has been full of adventures that is for sure. With doing Matchbox and gallivanting all around the Midwest (which sucks in the summer because of the stupid humidity). To be on a Roadtrip with my sister in-law and seeing miracles happen it has been amazing. So we made it from Los Angeles to Berrien Springs Michigan all in one piece, hooray!
Well Andrews is full of adventures let me tell you. tonight was probably the worst weather I've ever been in ( Remember I'm from Los Angeles we just get heat waves) and tonight was quite interesting too.
Okay so I'm kinda of a night owl and decided that I would shower because I helped my sister in-law move into her apartment where there is no air conditioning and had to lug heavy boxes up to the second floor. So I go into the little bathroom and try turning on the shower I go for the hot water knob and it breaks. 'great' I think to myself. but this knob has been on the verge of breaking so I don't feel that bad. But I really want to shower and so whats wrong with a cold shower? Well I couldn't muster up the courage to get my hair wet because it was freezing cold.
So I thought i could try fixing it. It can't be that hard right? So after tightening and loosening and injuring myself (pinched my left pointer finger and now I have too blood blisters) I finally get the hot water on. hooray! I take my shower and get squeaky clean.
As I was trying to turn off the shower though low and behold I couldn't get the hot water to turn off. So after tightening and loosening to no avail. I call my brother (who is still in CA finishing up his work till he comes tomorrow) and tell him the whole situation.
*Side note*my sister in law is asleep this entire time.
He laughs at me and says to 'quit breaking his shower' and passes the phone to my dad. My dad gives me tips but alas I have already tried them (I really am quite handy) so they tell me to call campus security. I call they send I guy (they security guys here actually look like security people they even have night clubs, not at all like Union and there polo shirts)over and I tell him what to do. He does it and goes on his marry little way.
So after all that time with the shower and the crazy weather I am ready to go home far far away from Andrews.
I just wonder what more adventures I will have.
Well Andrews is full of adventures let me tell you. tonight was probably the worst weather I've ever been in ( Remember I'm from Los Angeles we just get heat waves) and tonight was quite interesting too.
Okay so I'm kinda of a night owl and decided that I would shower because I helped my sister in-law move into her apartment where there is no air conditioning and had to lug heavy boxes up to the second floor. So I go into the little bathroom and try turning on the shower I go for the hot water knob and it breaks. 'great' I think to myself. but this knob has been on the verge of breaking so I don't feel that bad. But I really want to shower and so whats wrong with a cold shower? Well I couldn't muster up the courage to get my hair wet because it was freezing cold.
So I thought i could try fixing it. It can't be that hard right? So after tightening and loosening and injuring myself (pinched my left pointer finger and now I have too blood blisters) I finally get the hot water on. hooray! I take my shower and get squeaky clean.
As I was trying to turn off the shower though low and behold I couldn't get the hot water to turn off. So after tightening and loosening to no avail. I call my brother (who is still in CA finishing up his work till he comes tomorrow) and tell him the whole situation.
*Side note*my sister in law is asleep this entire time.
He laughs at me and says to 'quit breaking his shower' and passes the phone to my dad. My dad gives me tips but alas I have already tried them (I really am quite handy) so they tell me to call campus security. I call they send I guy (they security guys here actually look like security people they even have night clubs, not at all like Union and there polo shirts)over and I tell him what to do. He does it and goes on his marry little way.
So after all that time with the shower and the crazy weather I am ready to go home far far away from Andrews.
I just wonder what more adventures I will have.
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