i've been in argentina just barely over 3 weeks and i think i'm really starting to get the hang of things. i got on the wrong bus again today but quickly realized my mistake and got off before it was too late like last time! other than that, i bought a pair of boots at a shoe store (zapatería, for the more spanish-inclined). when i got home, i realized that the zipper was broken on one of them. so i trekked all the way back and returned them for a new pair.....maybe my first realization that i can actually communicate in spanish! also reinforcing is the fact that two women today (at separate times) asked me where the bus was going today. i'm not only speaking more confidently, but i'm starting to look more mendocinian? baller. the downside to becoming more acclimated to the culture here: i still have not gotten used to the meal times. the past few days i have been so hungry, despite eating a "big" breakfast. (i should also mention that my dad just served me dinner in bed because i have been doing homework/blogging all night. the menu?? potato quiche, spinach salad with pears and parmesan and pickled something...capers maybe? yum.) the past two nights i have gone to bed hungry (fried calamari and plain noodles just don't fill me up) and woken up ravenous. i guess it's just something i'll have to get used to. however, when i returned my shoes today, i stopped at a kiosco to buy a granola bar. i also bought the argentine equivalent of m&ms. i was really hoping for hershey chocolate quality, so i was disappointed when i started eating. the chocolate here isn't that great, but the argentinians know it. cadbury, which is pretty good chocolate in my opinion, is ridiculously overpriced. also, i am really starting to miss peanut butter. and really good, filling, salty things like wheat thins and pretzels. people here don't really eat fiber, found in wheat bread/fruits and veggies, so i think that's why they must snack all day long. however, my host mom has stockpiled a ton of fruit, so i have that to eat when i get hungry. however, when you get back from a run and need lunch, wonder bread, ham and cheese, and sugary corn flakes don't do it every day. this quiche is delicious though!
onto this weekend. we have a three day weekend coming up (monday is a holiday to commemorate general san martín) and my friends and i wanted to go to chile. however, even i keep forgetting it's winter here, so the passes going to chile are closed due to snow (duh). we really wanted to go to viña del mar (can you say beach time?!) but decided instead to go to córdoba for a few nights. no spanish class on friday means that we can leave early friday and spend 3 nights there in hostels, hike around and sightsee. it's a 10 hour bus ride (más o menos), and with no class on tuesday (for me!) i have a 5 day weekend! hoo hah go u bears. i promise to charge my camera and have pictures ready to upload on monday night. besitos a todos!!
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