Argentina- 1000, Meagan- 0

I got my behind handed to me by Argentina over the past week or so. It's been a rough past few days for me, in that I got my first migraine as well as what appears to be a stomach-flu type bug. It's cool, Argentina, thanks for waiting until the week before a HUGE adventure weekend to practically kill me. I can only hope that I'm better by this Friday for IGUAZU FALLS!

But anyway...

Thursday I got the absolute worst headache of my life, which turned out to be a migraine, and I was basically bed-ridden the entire night after school.  It was not a fun experience and I don't recommend it to anyone.

Friday my migraine had gone away so a few of us decided to get together to make guacamole! I had never actually had it before (believe it or not), so I was super excited to try some homemade guac! We took a trip into Chinatown to find tortilla chips, because yes, that's the only place you can buy them in this entire city.  After Chinatown we headed to a fresh produce stand and got our avocados, onions and tomatoes and headed back to one girl's apartment to start preparing. We had an awesome afternoon and the guac was absolutely delicious until...

I got absolutely sick to my stomach later that night. I literally couldn't even function as a normal human being I was in so much pain. I figured it would go away over night and I'd return to normal, but I was definitely wrong. Saturday I was feeling a teeny bit better so Jenn and I headed back to Recoleta so she could see la Flor and we could do some shopping for people at home. I felt kind of weird all day so I was excited to get back in bed when we got home. I, once again, started feeling very sick as soon as we got home and I couldn't get out of bed. I started getting some more flu-like symptoms like heat flashes and freezing, but I powered through thinking I'd be good by yesterday morning.

Wrong.

Yesterday our group took a day trip to Tigre, which is about 45 minutes away by train and is located in the Buenos Aires province. It's this beautiful little delta town with boats and beautiful scenery. On the train ride there I was fine until about 3 stops away when I started feeling absolutely terrible and had to physically sit down on the floor of the train so I wouldn't get sick. Attractive, I know.  Once we got off the train and into some fresh air I was better, but by the time we waited in line for our lunch at the buffet in the casino filled with stale casino air, I was absolutely feeling sick again and wasn't able to stomach or each much of anything during lunch. The buffet looked delicious and I really wish I could have eaten there.

After lunch we had a boat ride scheduled and I had a feeling it wasn't going to end well for me, but I felt surprisingly normal on the boat and had a beautiful time as we cruised around the various delta branches.  The views were spectacular and it was a great way to bring my spirits back up.

On the Delta!

They really like wicker

We got off the boat and Jenn and I went to explore the markets, but eventually decided we had enough and hopped on a train back home where I was luckily able to sit for the entire ride.  We got off at our stop and worked our way home, and my stomach was bothering me again, but I wasn't sure if it was me being sick or being starving from not eating lunch. I couldn't finish my dinner when it was served to me, and I ended up sick to my stomach again last night. I really just need to be better by the end of this week so I can have a normal weekend trip with my friends.

Today I'm actually feeling a lot better (knock on wood) and I'm hoping I'll be able to make it to class assuming I feel fine in about two hours or so, only time will tell.

In other unrelated news, I'm officially under the one month mark until I'm home, which is extremely bitter sweet. I also have over 1000 views on this blog, so that's kind of awesome too. Thanks for reading! :)

I hope I start to feel normal again and can start enjoying my last few weeks in the city, I miss everyone very much!

- Meagan

Does anyone want to pack for me?

Packing is hard.  Like, really hard.

That pretty much sums up how this week has gone.  I think over the course of the past few days I've pulled out a pile of clothing each day and subsequently gave up and did something else.  Since I'm leaving tomorrow that doesn't seem like much of an option anymore...

The war-zone that is my bedroom 

But because of all the procrastination, I've spent a lot of time brainstorming how I was going to pack.  I think my most genius idea thus far is the socks inside of my new boots.  When you have to pack 4 months of your life into two suitcases, you have to save as much space as possible.  That's pretty much all I've come up with so far, but I'll take what I can get.

This is the best I could come up with

I didn't really realize how much I needed to do until yesterday.  There were a lot of little things I had been putting off which all hit me at once. Because of that, I had my fair share of mini meltdowns, but I'm more calm at this point.  With adding travel notifications to my cards and getting pictures for a visa, it's all just a lot.

Believe it or not, my flight leaves tomorrow night. It's finally started to hit me and sooner or later I've got to get myself in gear. We start our flying adventure at JFK with a 7ish hour flight into Lima Peru.  After that, we've got a pretty long layover where we're trapped in the airport, followed by another 5ish hour flight until we finally reach Buenos Aires that evening.  It'll be an adventure, but I know I'll survive through it.  Hopefully I can sleep on our overnight starter flight. I think the thing I'm most looking forward to is the weather. It's been ridiculously muggy and hot here at home, and the 50-60 degree weather when we arrive in BA is going to be fabulous.

That's really all I have for now, I'll post again next time I have stable internet/time once we've arrived and are settled! A jam-packed week starts on Sunday already.  ¡Adiós!

-Meagan