Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Today, while America celebrated Halloween, we celebrated our friend's birthday! Nelson turned 23 and we got to share in the celebration with other friends and family. Here is Nelson with his mom and grandma.

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

Steph and Joy (but mainly Steph) made an awesome lunch today at the Cultural Center. The highlight was the rare grated mozzarella and cheddar cheese, which we spotted at the grocery store. As demonstrated by Steph's apron, it seems at least one of us is becoming more domesticated here in Argentina. Quote of the day: "Is it bad when you want to make juice?"

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Today we enjoyed another glorious Thursday which is our free day every week. We saw the facebook movie "Red Social" at the theater, got ice cream and hung out at Buen Pastor, a beautiful area with fountains and lots of benches, to play cards and guitar with some of our friends, enjoying the beautiful afternoon. Due to a lack of space we were sitting on some grass that may have been partitioned off with caution tape, and chaos ensued when the grass started getting hurled around by our mischievous male companions.

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Today was el censo/the census in Argentina, which meant that nearly everything was closed down for the entire day and people have to stay inside their homes until the census workers come by in person, which could be at 8am or could be at 4pm.

We meandered out into the deserted streets during the afternoon to meet up with our new friend Candy from the university. We hung out in the park, and afterwards stopped for yogurt on our way back to the bus. Yogurt here is most often sold in bags rather than cups, and consequently is very easy to spill when you set an open bag of yogurt down on the sidewalk without any support. Steph, normally the more graceful one, found this out the hard way.

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Today our theme at English Talk was "When I was a kid..." We discussed stories from childhood, showed a clip from "Little Rascals" (the epic mis-communicated love letter from Alfalfa to Darla), and of course, played an energetic round of Limbo to close out our time.

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Today we had a case of the Mondays. For Steph, this meant she had a nice little siesta. For Joy, this meant she couldn't stop laughing and feeling "empathy butterflies." We are ready for Tuesday.

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Today was the Alpha Course Picnic! It was a blast. But let's just say our American genes couldn't be disguised this morning as we arrived 2 hours before everyone else. To make matters worse, it was pouring at the time. Thankfully we had a friendly feral dog to keep us company. Later in the day we experienced our first Murga, a dance and festival inspired by the liberation of African Americans from slavery. Here's Steph at the Murga with friends, left to right: Noe R, Noe A, Steph and Mely!