I think I'm pretty well settled on taking Argentine History and Latin American Politics at UBA. I got to talk to our lecture professor for Argentine History Thursday morning and she was just as nice as my recitation professor. The other student in the class we had talked to on Tuesday agreed to help us out if we ever have any questions and then he and the professors proceeded to have a conversation about Baywatch once I told them I was from California (this is the go-to reference to California down here, sigh).
I had a day off from classes on Wednesday, so I spent a relaxing day with some friends. First we went to the cultural center associated with UBA where we can take one class for free (paid for by our program). There is such an impressive variety of classes open to anyone and everyone in Buenos Aires - from graphic design, literature, dance, yoga, and acrobatics! We went to sign up for an introductory painting and drawing class (I know that some of you are now probably laughing to yourselves - but why not try out something completely different!?). Well, unfortunately, none of you are going to be able to see my masterpieces since the class was full!
We decided to drown our sorrow in a movie and ice cream. Wednesdays are known for having the cheapest movie tickets in the city, not that they aren't already much cheaper than in the States, so we went to see Midnight in Paris (the new Woody Allen movie) and then hit up Volta, which is a local ice cream chain that has been voted the best ice cream in the world.
Friday was a bit of a slow start to the weekend (every weekend is a 3-day weekend here! I feel like I'm in the Business School). There was a severe weather warning, with hail, thunder and lightening, and buckets of rain. But it was a good time to get some errands done, so not all was lost.
Friday night I did finally get to meet my host sister though! She arrived late that evening, which led to a stream of family members and friends pouring into the house to give her a warm welcome. She is very welcoming and friendly and we finally got to have a brief conversation this morning. Its going to be great to have her as a sister since she's in the same "carrera" in UBA that my classes are in (Ciencia Politica), so she's taken similar courses in the past.
Today was one of the first nice days - starting to look a bit more like spring - so we decided to go to the Japanese Gardens. They're located in Plaza Italia which is one of the nicest parts of the city, in my opinion - lots of open green space, plus the zoo and the gardens. We started out with some Japanese food (sushi, yum!) and then spent the afternoon wandering around the gardens.
Tomorrow is election day and I think my family is going to take me with them to vote! I'll be sure to keep you updated on how the elections go, or what I understand about them.
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