other than getting lost on the bus, this weekend was a lot of fun! on friday, a bunch of us played a huge game of ultimate frisbee in the park...can you tell who's argentine and who's gringo in the second picture?? it was a good way to end the first "official" week of classes with a competitive game with almost everyone from the ifsa program! on saturday, there was a cooking class offered through ifsa. again, almost everyone trekked into downtown mendoza to restaurante arrayanes, an institution that teaches anyone who is not argentine how to prepare the most appreciated cuisine of mendoza. and by that, i mean we learned how to make flan (ingredients: simply 10:1 eggs to milk ratio, and sugar), empanadas, how to properly grill beef, chimichurri sauce, and potatoes. the class was taught all in spanish, but afterwards, we enjoyed the fruits of our labor by eating everything we had made for lunch!! it was delicious, and i'm definitely bringing back my folder full of recipes! more pictures of this to follow....
sunday ended up being one of the most relaxing days here. after waking up at 11:30 (a new low), i ate lunch with my family for the first time in awhile. we constantly seem to be on opposite schedules with my classes, and my family's work schedule/school hours, so it was nice to have a meal with them in the middle of the day. i walked around the park for a few hours with another kid from ifsa and we spoke spanish the entire time--progress?! then we got a bunch of other kids together and colloquially kicked a soccer ball around in the park afterwards. i went out to dinner with some of my friends, and then went back home early ("early" being 10:30pm). and then i skyped with emma and sophie HAAY GUYS!!! i will post my favorite pictures of us being super mature right now.
spot the americans...
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