I arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday, March 2 without any problems but very tired and ready to sleep. After my 8 hour layover in Washington D.C. and a 10 1/2 hour flight, I was definitely feeling the burn. The taxi strolled down a tree-lined street with shops and flower stands and said I had arrived at my apartment. Seriously? This is where I am going to live for the next four months? I really could not believe it. So, I lugged my things onto the sidewalk and rang the bell for number 2.
A couple of minutes later, a young girl (my house-sister Paz) opened the door and we proceeded to carry my heavy bags up the three flights of stairs to the entrance of the apartment. The apartment is very European and really nice! I have my own bedroom and bathroom with lots of space for my clothes and other things. My house mom's name is Matilde and she and her daughter live in the apartment with a brazilian model named Sara. Matilde has 6 daughters and Paz is the youngest (19). So there are plenty of extra rooms here for her to have students live with her. There is actually another American student who is in the same program with me. It's nice to have someone else here to talk to and hang out with!
OK, so breakdown of the most frequent questions:
The People: FABULOUS! All the women are skinny and gorgeous. I feel like a giant. And the men are very nice and good looking as well, most of them.
The Food: Lots of meat! Everyone eats steak and chicken here all the time! And there is a lot of bread! I really don't know how they stay so skinny with all the carbs and meat, but I like it a lot. My favorite are medialunas, which are like croissants with a sweet coating on them. Very good with coffee.
The Weather: It is really humid with very moderate temperatures. Yesterday and today were warm, but otherwise, it's very comfortable. There isn't a lot of sun and it rains almost everyday, but I'm happy not to be in below zero weather anymore!
Ok, well I have to go eat some dinner now, it's 10:00pm/the normal hour for dinner.
I will write more soon and load some pictures of my apartment and Buenos Aires!
Ciao!!
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2 comments:
haha, you just can't get away from people who make you eat a lot, can you? ;) It's good to hear you have a good set up in BA!
I'm sure the Latin men are digging your blondness! "Tall and blond! Ooo la la!" (or whatever the Spanish equivalent is!) Do tell.
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