September 2009
2 posts
All the small things
As I have been planning for my mom and sister’s visit to Buenos Aires (they get here in 2 days!), I’ve been reminded a lot of little daily things can represent a lot about a place. We’re renting an apartment while they’re here, and since they speak Spanish and are comfortable city travelers, they’ll be living the way I do here. Here are a few things I noticed as I was...
Homesickness
It has been a long time since I updated, over a month. I can’t believe how quickly the time is going by! I’ve been here for a little over a month and a half, and I have about 3 and a half months left. My mom and sister are coming to visit me next week, and I couldn’t be more excited. It will also be a good time to reflect on how much I’ve accomplished of the goals I set out...
August 2009
1 post
Patience
What. a. week.
A great one, but at times so frustrating. If there’s one thing I can suggest to my friends who are about to leave to spend 6 months-a year in a foreign country, it’s that patience will get you through a lot of weird, uncomfortable experiences.
The girl who lived with my host mom last semester told me that she tried to stay sane by remembering that she would do and say...
July 2009
1 post
First Week
My first week here has been really interesting. I arrived Monday morning and moved in with my host mom, an incredibly warm, welcoming, sweet woman named Elena. I have a small room in her apartment, but I haven’t spent too much time here besides when sleeping and eating dinner. Orientation started Tuesday and it was raining gatos y perros all day long. Elena escorted me to the place in a nice...