If you can't stand the heat, get out of BsAs

So after almost a week, I’m still getting a little disoriented around this city. There is so much to see and do that I’m sure I’ll never be bored down here. This past week has been orientation with the program so I’ve been in the same place all week. We started a little Spanish class and we have a small project to do this weekend.


The heat took a little break yesterday when it rained in the afternoon, but it feels like it’s going to be another hot one down here. It was reaching 100 all this week, and I’m happy to learn Maru’s (host mum) boyfriend has a pool within his apartment complex. I think we’ll be taking advantage of that today.

Last night I had my first big night out. There was a group of 6 of us that went out to a club that someone had read about in their guidebook. It ended up being a pretty cool place, unfortunately not the most affordable, but now we know. We also know now that it is appeals more to the gay crowd, which was totally fine with me but I think the boys were a little annoyed. I was just humored by the whole situation.

In the near future I am going to have to register for classes. There is one university that offers “Clown,” I’m really chewing on that one. We get to choose courses from 4 different universities, one public and three private. The class lists are impressive and I’m going to need a decent amount of time to flip through all the course offerings.

Also next Saturday I’ll be on my way to Barlioche, Argentina. We will be flying and spending three days there. There is so much to do there: biking, hiking, boat rides, etc. I’ll be snapping a lot of photos there and I’ll make sure to share those too. I’m really excited about this trip because I’ll get to see more of Argentina than just the city, and it is a very geographically diverse country.

Today, besides going to the pool, I’m going to head to the laundromat for the first time, that should be an adventure. I hope everyone is doing well. I’ll write again soon…this blogging this isn’t too bad I guess.

Until next time….

First 48 hours

Turns out Buenos Aires is a pretty cool city. I guess I knew that coming in, but the two days I`ve had have have been good, long but good. The sun is hot but it`s perfect in the shade and there seems to always be a breeze, which is very necessary. I had a bit of time Sunday morning when I arrived beofre I could check into my hostel so I wandered around a while, thankfully the hostel held onto my bags. After a long flight with babies, strange smells, and uncomfortable seats walking around was very appealing. Although going on no sleep for 24 hours I wasn`t feeling too tired and spent a considerable amount of time peeking into old churches, perusing the Sunday morming craft fair, and people watching in the plazas. That afternoon I met up with a girl, Teagn who is also doing this Butler program. We rinsed off and I put my shoes back on to do some more exploring. Teagan is very nice and we seems to have a lot in common. We took a tour of La Casa Rosada, the equivilent of our white house...I think. I´m surprised how easily my Spanish is coming and I seem to catch what most people say; the accent however is a little Until this afternoon with the program meeting and meeting my host mum I was speaking mostly English with Teagen and a couple guys we met from New Zealand who proved to be pretty cool. We all went out of dinner last night and had a ton of laughs. We quoted a lot of Flight of the Concords but they could obviously do it better with the accents and all. Anyway, my first night in Buenos Aires was really fun, full of small adventures and a couple crazy cab rides.



Today started around 10am checking out of the hostel however we hung out in the common rooms and kicked it with the kiwis until our program meeting. 3oclock rolled around and we hauled our luggage over to the office. Nice place, though a bit cramped. There seems to be some cool kids in the program and the orientation appears to be a bit intense. We don`t have anything on the agenda tonight, so I`m sure it`ll be a quiet night. After the meeting it was time to meet my host mum. She is pretty and young. She has been nothing but nice and accommidating. I`m sure we are going to get a long great. I`m really looking forward to my semester here even though I have a fear of school, that is still a ways away though. So all n` all I have a wonder first impression of Buenos Aires and am expecting many more exciting days to come.

Until next time.....

Counting Down

Feb. 9, 2009

Okay, I'm new to this blogging business and I don't know how I'll like it. But I figure it's a good way to keep everyone (who cares) up to date on my time down in Buenos Aires. I'm leaving for Miami the 11th and spending a couple nights with my uncle and grandparents who are down there right now. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous for this semester, but the fact that I'm leaving winter behind calms those nerves a bit.

Anyway, I just wanted to set this up before the craziness of packing, airports and a language barrier distract me. I don't know how often I'll be writing, weekly maybe. I'll have a better idea once I'm there.

Until next time...