Well I have almost been here 4 months now...crazy to think about. Heres how the rest of december has gone so far.
A while back, I believe it was the 18th of 19th, a few family friends of my Moms passed through Còrdoba. Susan and Tom are members of our Temple and were taking a swing through Argentina. Well the morning they left I went over to their hotel for `breakfast`(which consisted of a cup of coffee) and we had a chat. It felt really really good to be able to see some of the people I know from the States in this context, and we had a lengthy and intensive discussion about the societies of these two countries. I explained to them what I have learned; about the stereotyping, state of maintenance, political and economical crisis's and the great attitude of the people. I told them a few of my funnier stories and they gave me a few trinkets. 1) Thanks to Mom for sending me that stuff. It gave me some gift fuel for the holidays and was nice to see. Susan and Tom also gave me some Cow memorabilia from some sort of milk company they visited. It was cool.
The next thing I knew it was already Christmas time. For Christmas in Argentina, or perhaps the Catholic religion, they do all their celebrating the night of the 24th. So we traveled to a little town on the outskirts of Còrdoba to a nice house of the Uncle and Aunt and had a big 23 person family dinner. We at Asado (which is the staple meat product of Argentina, a very rich cow meat cooked slowly over coals) and generally had a good time. They also had a ping pong table and it felt good to be able to play again. For Christmas there was a lot of gift exchanging. I personally received some nice after shave and a few other trinkets, and when we got back to our own house I gave my own presents to my family. Earrings for Silvina, a Rolling Stones shirt for Mariano, a thumb drive for Pablo, a hat for Marcos, a diary for Julieta, and the promise of omelets at a moments notice for Roberto, the father. The next day, funny enough, was like any other day and one only knew it was Christmas because you added ``Feliz Navedad`` to Hola when greeting someone.
On December 27th I officially finished my college applications. What a mountain of relief that was. I am excited and anxious to find out where my future lies. Thinking about that kind of change is great, but seems a little less...I dont know...like a complete reverse of what I know because now I have this experience abroad. If I can live with 6 other people in a house, 2 others in a tiny room with people constantly shouting and having issues then I can surely survive dorm life.
Now...my 18th birthday is only 5 days away...wow. Its kinda crazy thinking about being an ``adult`` and how fast time goes by. I am a little bummed I wont be able to spend it with my family but I will have a great time and I look forward to it.
The next time I write I probably will be 18...soo this is my last Chau as a minor.
Im finally legal.
Haha.
Just kidding guys :).
Chau
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
December so far
This month has been pretty awesome so far.
We got out of school Dec. 5th, so now I have even less of a permanent schedule than I did before. My days normally are filled with tennis, college work, and friends. That suits me fine.
Some specific adventures I have had so far are...
A week ago Pablo and I went out together both Friday and Saturday nigh. Friday night was fun, but uneventful. We went to a club called La Osa (The Bear), and had an ok time dancing and playing some pool. But the next day was more interesting.
We went out at around 2 am. to the center. We were supposed to meet up with a group of Pablo's friends for a birthday party. Well...the friends took a really long time in coming to the center, and we ended up waiting like 2 hours in the middle of the city. Kinda dangerous.
At one point, a fairly ragged looking guy came up to us. He offered us a few small pieces of paper with drawings on them. This is one way that poor people ask for coins here in the city. When we told him we didn't have anything, he seemed to get angry. He proceeded to very obviously put his bare finger under his shirt and tell us he had a gun. He asked us to give him more. That just pissed me off. I told him I didn't have anything to give him. He proceeded to feel my pockets and when he felt my cell phone, he asked me to take it out, claiming he just wanted to see the time. I am not an idiot. I refused to take my cell phone out of my pocket. That seemed to make him angry, and he grabbed me. Not in a very threatening way, but in a way that said, ''You are not leaving yet.'' Well I was already angry, and now I was just intolerant. I shoved the bloke and tried to walk away. He grabbed my by the neck, and I turned around sharply. I am not stupid enough to start a fight. But is stood there looking at this guy and was angry enough that in the moment I wouldn't really have minded if he tried to attack me, because I was more than willing to defend myself. But he didn't do anything, so I shoved him again and walked away. He shouted and yelled after us, but since we were in the middle of the city with people walking by all around us he couldn't really do anything. Later that night we passed by the same spot and I checked to see if he was around. He wasn't. Better for both of us.
That was the first time in my life someone had tried to rob me like that in the street. How pathetic people can be...
This weekend (today is Sunday) was fun. Last night, Mariano, Pablo, and I took a bus to Carlos Paz, a city about 45 minutes away that has some really amazing clubs. We went to a club called Molino Rojo (which means Red Windmill...). I met up with some exchange student friends of mine, a boy from Germany, Moritz, and a girl from Denmark, Nannah. We all hung out in a group in the club and generally had a great time. It was a really fun night. We met lots of cool people and the music was really good.
Now I have to work on college apps. Chau
We got out of school Dec. 5th, so now I have even less of a permanent schedule than I did before. My days normally are filled with tennis, college work, and friends. That suits me fine.
Some specific adventures I have had so far are...
A week ago Pablo and I went out together both Friday and Saturday nigh. Friday night was fun, but uneventful. We went to a club called La Osa (The Bear), and had an ok time dancing and playing some pool. But the next day was more interesting.
We went out at around 2 am. to the center. We were supposed to meet up with a group of Pablo's friends for a birthday party. Well...the friends took a really long time in coming to the center, and we ended up waiting like 2 hours in the middle of the city. Kinda dangerous.
At one point, a fairly ragged looking guy came up to us. He offered us a few small pieces of paper with drawings on them. This is one way that poor people ask for coins here in the city. When we told him we didn't have anything, he seemed to get angry. He proceeded to very obviously put his bare finger under his shirt and tell us he had a gun. He asked us to give him more. That just pissed me off. I told him I didn't have anything to give him. He proceeded to feel my pockets and when he felt my cell phone, he asked me to take it out, claiming he just wanted to see the time. I am not an idiot. I refused to take my cell phone out of my pocket. That seemed to make him angry, and he grabbed me. Not in a very threatening way, but in a way that said, ''You are not leaving yet.'' Well I was already angry, and now I was just intolerant. I shoved the bloke and tried to walk away. He grabbed my by the neck, and I turned around sharply. I am not stupid enough to start a fight. But is stood there looking at this guy and was angry enough that in the moment I wouldn't really have minded if he tried to attack me, because I was more than willing to defend myself. But he didn't do anything, so I shoved him again and walked away. He shouted and yelled after us, but since we were in the middle of the city with people walking by all around us he couldn't really do anything. Later that night we passed by the same spot and I checked to see if he was around. He wasn't. Better for both of us.
That was the first time in my life someone had tried to rob me like that in the street. How pathetic people can be...
This weekend (today is Sunday) was fun. Last night, Mariano, Pablo, and I took a bus to Carlos Paz, a city about 45 minutes away that has some really amazing clubs. We went to a club called Molino Rojo (which means Red Windmill...). I met up with some exchange student friends of mine, a boy from Germany, Moritz, and a girl from Denmark, Nannah. We all hung out in a group in the club and generally had a great time. It was a really fun night. We met lots of cool people and the music was really good.
Now I have to work on college apps. Chau
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