Buenos Aries

Well my week definitely picked up in pace. Classes went well, nothing too exciting. I passed my test Thursday and then we were off to Buenos Aries. What an adventure that was. I have tons of pictures, and I will try to put a few of the better ones in this post.

And did I mention it was a doubledecker

And we were on the top deck

So Thursday night, we all make it to the bus station for our 10:54 departure for an 8 hour overnight bus ride to Buenos Aries. I felt very sorry for the other people on that bus, we were super excited and therefore a little loud. Like obnoxious US loud. But before too long we did quiet down and go to sleep. I actually slept quite well in those bed seats, they leaned back really far. So when I woke up at 8:30 am and looked out my window to see the slums I was a little worried. First, weren't we supposed to arrive at 7, and second, why were we driving though alternating container yards and slum housing areas. Well, it turns out we apparently had some issues on the ride that luckily I slept though: I heard that at one point we just pulled over on the side of the road and stopped for a while, and at another point we backed up on the highway because we had missed the turn. Oh well, when in Argentina... At least I got a few extra hours of sleep, and I for sure needed them.

Trains and containers

We had missed our first tour so we go eat breakfast in the park. And not just any park, this park had people blow whistles if you strayed from the path at all. It was a meticulously kept park, very pretty.

Took a bus tour of the city

Saw the ocean

Went to a market, ate lunch, visited some historical sites and important cultural points of the city

Dinner at an asado buffet - so much food (and wine)

Saturday was another long day: We visited Tigre, took a boat ride around the delta where people live on islands in the delta of this river which has the widest mouth in the world. And so boats are their main method of transportation- what a different way of life!

Lunch at a Casino buffet, what?! But it was really good, especially the chocolate in a cup, whatever that desert was.

Sunday: more museums, cultural artisan walks, parks, and buildings! And of course, the long bus ride back, which this time was only 8 hours, so walked to the bus stop at 6 am to go home for a short nap from 7 to 10 before classes started today. I had my first 3 classes of the semester: Spanish Language, Literature, and Marketing. Tomorrow I have some new ones too: Dance, History, Culture, and Literature and Film.

Casa Rosada

Very frigidity guards

Plaza de Mayo 

Nothing like a walk home at 7 am watching the sunrise