¡Primavera!

It's springtime in Buenos Aires! (Finally!!)

Friday marked the first official day of spring in the southern hemisphere and I couldn't be happier! I'm so ready for it to get warmer and to finally be able to lose my jacket! Right now I'm in the middle of midterms, unfortunately, so my life hasn't been too incredibly exciting.  I had a history midterm last Thursday, but luckily I had an extra long weekend! Which would be why I'm not in class today... You have to love random Argentine holidays.

Friday we had a day with the group, and we started off by attempting to go to the Bellas Artes Museum. We got there around 11:30 where we were informed they were closing and would open back up again at 12:30... well, alright. So we wasted some time in Recoleta and hung out on the bridge, and eventually found a comfortable spot on a bench to hang out. Instead of waiting for the full hour, our program director took us to lunch and I had a pretty awesome burger. We always try to take advantage of the free meals we get, obviously.

After lunch we finally went to Bellas Artes, where we were informed that there were no "large purses" or water bottles (even if empty) allowed in museum. Also there was no indoor photography, so sorry for the lack of photos on that one. The museum was pretty cool and had a lot to offer, but I wish the second floor was open so I could have seen the Argentine art instead of just the European downstairs.

After the museum we were heading to the Bosque de Palermo (Palermo Forest) to see the Argentine Spring Day festival where students from outside the city come to celebrate.  The Palermo forest is not a forest, it's a park, don't be fooled. We walked there as a group, but our program director was walking SO incredibly slow that we ended up losing him before even getting to the park. A few of us walked around the lake in the park, and it was really crowded! Kyla got her face painted for 5 pesos, and we all got to enjoy the scenery on the perfect first day of spring.

Unfortunately I got sunburn on the first day of spring, not surprisingly.

After I got back from the day I came home to find my host mom sick in bed, and a doctor had to make a house call. Basically all the neighbors and her kids were here comforting her so it was a little scary not knowing what was going on. I ended up staying in Friday night because I was doing stuff in the kitchen, but also felt a little weird leaving her here alone.

Saturday was another uneventful day, except I went to see Buscando a Nemo 3D with a few of the girls! The movie was dubbed 100% in different voices, so it was awesome to get to see it in spanish, as well as compare the jokes and translations. I forgot how awesome of a movie it is, and I'm so glad I was able to go see it! I'm relatively convinced that it was funnier in spanish because we already knew the jokes in english, so the spanish translations were so different but hilarious.

On Sunday I attempted to dedicate my day to studying, but that didn't happen, so I watched the Eagles get absolutely pummeled by the Cardinals. It was painful to watch. I'd rather not relive it.

Today I'm enjoying an extra day off for the holiday so I'm going to finish up some homework and relax! It's a bit overcast but I'll probably head out for a walk later just to get out of the apartment. Oh, and I've also been without a roommate since last Wednesday, so that's also been an adjustment for this weekend. Jenn is off exploring in Chile with her sister and I'm sure she's having an amazing time, but I'm ready for her to come back so I have someone in the apartment to talk to!

Can't believe I'm coming home so soon, so strange to even think about. I miss everyone very much! Ciao, besos.

- Meagan