New Experiences

This past week has been a bit stressful b/c I am trying to figure out which classes I actually want to take and which to drop or switch. I am keeping my general spanish and writing workshop classes b/c I want to get better at my spanish. I am also keeping my theater class b/c it fulfills an arts 1 gen ed. I think that I am dropping sculpture and picking up either digital photography or tango. And I am trying to switch my poetry class for a human rights internship which sounds really intersting. I just need to get permission, but like I said about organization, I havent been emailed back with a response yet. If I dont get permission I am dropping poetry anyway b/c I dont like it and have no interest. I sat in on the human rights internship class and was on the edge of my seat so I hope they let me take it! The internship includes a 2 hour lecture once a week and 6 hours of interning. I think it would be a great experience.

I also attended my first bible study here. We didnt actually study the bible but we will in the future. Instead, we had dinner together and just hung out. It was great. I am so thankful to have met these campus crusade girls. They are tons of fun and we laugh a lot. Their spanish is impressive as well. The bible study as well as the friday night meetigns will help me get to know local Argentines too which is an added bonus!

I also went to Tigre again. Tuesday was a national holiday so we had no school. However, no one told us why it was a national holiday so I didnt think much of it. I went back with a differnt group of people and we got to swim! It was great except the water is brown...no worries, its not poop, its mineral water. We also ate a nice lunch again but I didnt like my asado (some kinda meat). I think that we are going to go back b/c they also have an amusement park you can go to and we want to check it out!

One of my biggest annoyances here is the blatant stares from men. It doesnt matter what you are wearing either. They will look at you. Maybe even comment. Whenever I see a man and I'm alone I just stare straight ahead like I dont even see him and I have a glare on my face. I feel like a grinch or something and its no fun.

Another annoyance: Dogs poop on the sidewalk and people may or may not clean it up. It is so gross. I see smooshed dog poop on the sidewalk all the time! GROSS.

Interesting fact of the day: At many of the drug stores around here they ring up your purchase in one line then you have to get in another line to actually pay for it!

~Lizzie