Week 20 started on a rainy and cold Sunday, but I still went with some friends to the feria in Recoleta since they are leaving on Saturday. We didn't stay long, because it was cold and rainy, so many of the artisans weren't there.
Monday was Flag Day in Argentina, so we didn't have class. I met up with my friend Travis to study for our Literature exam on Tuesday.
Tuesday I had my lit exam and it went really well!
Wednesday is normally my day off, but I had to go to my History of Art class since we normally have it on Monday and we didn't have school. After that, I had to go to my Psych class, because our professor didn't show up last Friday. Even though she was sick, the head of the department made us have class. Weird. Wednesday night I met up with my friends to have a goodbye dinner for those that are leaving. It wasn't terribly far from where I live, but it was pouring on Wednesday night. After we got to the restaurant at around 9, we ate delicious quesadillas, and hung out until about midnight. This is very common in Argentina. The restaurants pretty much leave you alone until you ask for the bill. After we left, it was still a torrential downpour, but we braved the rain to take the bus home since it was cheaper. After finally getting home around 1, I was completely soaked (my umbrella broke due to the wind), but it was a really good night!
Thursday I had to go to my two classes, but only to get my grades for my international classes. I got 10s (the highest you can get) in both of them! WOO!
Friday I had my last Psych class, which was exciting. 8am classes are not fun when you live 40 minutes away from the school. We had to turn in our folder of group writings from the semester and my group got a 9! I'm loving all of these good grades! :) Then I went with some friends to get lunch in China Town. Afterwards, we headed to a churrería to get churros. They were delicious. Then we had to say goodbye as 3 of my friends that ate lunch with us are leaving to go back to the states. I came home and said goodbye to my roommate and stayed in for the night. At about 7:00, my host mom told me that my roommate had returned. His flight had been cancelled due to the volcano in Chile. It started spewing ash again and the planes couldn't fly, because the ash would get in the motors. Friday night I talked with my roommate for a while since he had nothing to do, but wait. He was able to leave on Saturday morning.
Saturday was a lazy day. I met up with my friend Janell, so she could return my luggage scale to me and to say goodbye around lunchtime. Besides that, I did absolutely nothing. It was kind of nice, but I definitely need to find stuff to do to keep me busy for the last month here. I don't have anything school related until the 11 when I have my first exam. I will need to study, but not a ton. My friend Travis and I are going to try to find stuff to do this week as our friends Emily and Karen are traveling right now.
And we have a month left! It's crazy how fast time is flying!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Week Nineteen
We were very busy this week. Not only did we have two papers to turn in for our international classes, but we did a ton of stuff!
On Monday, we met up to go to the Teatro Colón for a guided tour. We got to hear a little about the history of the theatre and got to see the theatre. I had heard that the tour would include a quick visit to the costume shop (Teatro Colón is completely self sufficient and makes all of their costumes and sets in workshops that are under the theatre), but due to the recent renovations, they took that part out of the the tour. It was still really interesting and a neat experience.
Tuesday night after a full day of classes, we went to see an orchestra concert in the Teatro Colón. We wanted to see a concert there as the acoustics are near perfect and we were told it was a must! It was so great! The orchestra was very good and it was nice to see the theatre in action. We got the cheapest seats and had to stand at the top of the theatre, but it was definitely worth it.
Wednesday we had plans to go to the planetarium to see the lunar eclipse, but there was a thunder storm, so we couldn't go.
Thursday before class, I met up with my friend Emily to go pick up our tickets for the futbol (soccer) game. We got a little bit lost and took the long way, but it worked out!
Friday I got up bright and early for my psychology class at 8 a.m. only to find out that our prof decided to not have class. I still would have had to go even if I knew it was cancelled ahead of time to swipe my attendance card, so it wasn't that big of a deal. I got to head home early. At 3, I had to head back to the university to attend a farewell ceremony for the international students. It was nothing special and kind of a waste of time, but it's not like I had anything else to do.
Friday night I met up with my friends to go out since half of our group is leaving in a week. We went to a boliche (club) pretty close to my house, so my taxi ride home was pretty cheap which was nice. Clubs are definitely not my scene, but we had a fun group.
Saturday, Emily, Travis and I went to the futbol (soccer) game in Belgrano. It was River Plate's (one of the big teams in Buenos Aires) last game and there were so many people! The energy was crazy and it was a lot of fun! We just go the general public seats which is the crazy section. We sat (I should say stood, since we barely sat down the whole game) up towards the very top of the stadium. There were so many people yelling, singing and cheering the whole game. The people here are very passionate about their futbol teams and River lost, so people were screaming and it was crazy. Luckily we had no problems. I've heard that some of the soccer fans here take it a little too far and people have been killed at the really important games.
On Monday, we met up to go to the Teatro Colón for a guided tour. We got to hear a little about the history of the theatre and got to see the theatre. I had heard that the tour would include a quick visit to the costume shop (Teatro Colón is completely self sufficient and makes all of their costumes and sets in workshops that are under the theatre), but due to the recent renovations, they took that part out of the the tour. It was still really interesting and a neat experience.
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| Me in the Teatro Colón |
Tuesday night after a full day of classes, we went to see an orchestra concert in the Teatro Colón. We wanted to see a concert there as the acoustics are near perfect and we were told it was a must! It was so great! The orchestra was very good and it was nice to see the theatre in action. We got the cheapest seats and had to stand at the top of the theatre, but it was definitely worth it.
Wednesday we had plans to go to the planetarium to see the lunar eclipse, but there was a thunder storm, so we couldn't go.
Thursday before class, I met up with my friend Emily to go pick up our tickets for the futbol (soccer) game. We got a little bit lost and took the long way, but it worked out!
Friday I got up bright and early for my psychology class at 8 a.m. only to find out that our prof decided to not have class. I still would have had to go even if I knew it was cancelled ahead of time to swipe my attendance card, so it wasn't that big of a deal. I got to head home early. At 3, I had to head back to the university to attend a farewell ceremony for the international students. It was nothing special and kind of a waste of time, but it's not like I had anything else to do.
Friday night I met up with my friends to go out since half of our group is leaving in a week. We went to a boliche (club) pretty close to my house, so my taxi ride home was pretty cheap which was nice. Clubs are definitely not my scene, but we had a fun group.
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| El estadio de River Plate |
Saturday, Emily, Travis and I went to the futbol (soccer) game in Belgrano. It was River Plate's (one of the big teams in Buenos Aires) last game and there were so many people! The energy was crazy and it was a lot of fun! We just go the general public seats which is the crazy section. We sat (I should say stood, since we barely sat down the whole game) up towards the very top of the stadium. There were so many people yelling, singing and cheering the whole game. The people here are very passionate about their futbol teams and River lost, so people were screaming and it was crazy. Luckily we had no problems. I've heard that some of the soccer fans here take it a little too far and people have been killed at the really important games.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Week 18
Unfortunately with the semester winding down, week 18 was full of school, studying and not much else.
On Monday I went with some friends to do a tour of the historical Teatro Colón. It's supposed to be one of the most important theatres in the world. Unfortunately all of the guided tours were sold out for the day as they offer a 50% discount on Mondays, so we bought tickets for next Monday. Normally they are 60 Pesos, but with our student visas, we only paid 10. We also bought tickets to see an orchestra concert next Tuesday at the Teatro Colón. It will be cool to see a concert there after we tour it on Monday!
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were dedicated to school and writing my 6 page research paper for my history class and on Friday I went to class at 8 a.m. like normal (I will be so glad when these 8 a.m.s are done). We got our exam grades back and I got a 9, which is equivalent to an A! There was only one 10 and two 9s, so I was really excited!
Saturday was a beautiful day, so I went with my friend Emily to walk around in San Telmo where there is a huge fería. We thought it was Saturday and Sunday, but found out that it's only on Sunday, so we just walked around, practiced Spanish and enjoyed the nice weather. We also went to the soccer stadium to find out how to get tickets to a futbol game and then headed home.
A pretty calm week, but we have a lot planed for Week 19!
On Monday I went with some friends to do a tour of the historical Teatro Colón. It's supposed to be one of the most important theatres in the world. Unfortunately all of the guided tours were sold out for the day as they offer a 50% discount on Mondays, so we bought tickets for next Monday. Normally they are 60 Pesos, but with our student visas, we only paid 10. We also bought tickets to see an orchestra concert next Tuesday at the Teatro Colón. It will be cool to see a concert there after we tour it on Monday!
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were dedicated to school and writing my 6 page research paper for my history class and on Friday I went to class at 8 a.m. like normal (I will be so glad when these 8 a.m.s are done). We got our exam grades back and I got a 9, which is equivalent to an A! There was only one 10 and two 9s, so I was really excited!
Saturday was a beautiful day, so I went with my friend Emily to walk around in San Telmo where there is a huge fería. We thought it was Saturday and Sunday, but found out that it's only on Sunday, so we just walked around, practiced Spanish and enjoyed the nice weather. We also went to the soccer stadium to find out how to get tickets to a futbol game and then headed home.
A pretty calm week, but we have a lot planed for Week 19!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Week 17
Pretty normal week this week. Got my grade back for my History of Art and Media exam and got a 6/10 which is equivalent to a B in the states. I'm very happy with it as my prof is a tough grader. Also with a 6, my final exam is only going to be on our last unit instead of the entire class. I had my Psychology exam on Tuesday and I think it went well! I knew all of the answers and it was way easier than what I was expecting. Hopefully we'll get those grades back on Tuesday. Other than that, I didn't do anything special. I met up with some friends a few times to plan out things to do for our last seven weeks and did a bunch of homework. Yesterday I got my haircut again, bought a hat since it's cold and called it a day. Week 18 will hopefully be a little more exciting! Sorry for the lame blog post, see you next Sunday! :)
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