Today was a great day. It is a national holiday so we didn't have school and many businesses/restaurants were closed! We decided to spend the day in bosques de palermo which is a park with a couple lakes and a beautiful rose garden! It was such beautiful weather- upper 70's with a little breeze so that it was warm but not overly hot. Daniella, Megan, Jim Allen, and I met for lunch at a neat restaurant with great pizza (which seems to be what I eat most times when I go out!) Then got in a cab and headed to the park. We ended up renting a peddle boat which was fun despite our steering difficulties. There were lots of geese in the water and it was quite an adventure maneuvering around little islands! Megan and Jim Allen started out peddling and were much more successful than Daniella and I when we moved up front! After we met up with Jackie we headed to the Japanese gardens. It was just a short walk from the park and was pretty cool! There was a little lake in the middle of the garden with bridges over the water where there were fish. We were there around 5 o'clock and in Argentina, because we don't eat dinner until very late like 9 or 10, people have tea or coffee around 5 or 6 to tie them over until dinner. Mate is a traditional argentine drink like a strong green tea and in the japanese gardens everyone had their thermoses full of hot water and their mate! It's such a cultural thing and interesting to see! Then we split a cab and headed home! I think one of the best things about being here is the weather! It is so beautiful!! I know it is going to start to get colder, but they are in the beginnings of fall- basically September for us- and it is still so hot! I hope it stays like this for a while! I know that it doesn't really get cold until the end of may/june.
Last night was quite an adventure!! After giving my first presentation in Argentina in my Cultural Icons class (which went well for being the first group to present) I walked home and changed into my leggings to get ready for my first tango class! It meets just once a week from 6-10 on Tuesdays. I was a little nervous because it is just much more unpredictable than my classes at IES (even though I don't know too much about them). I had heard from some people who take the class on Monday morning that it was a lot of fun which was comforting but being in a classroom of Argentine dance majors can be a little intimidating!! Luckily, there are probably 20 IES students in my class of around 50 I'd guess. All of my dancing probably didn't help too much because tango is much different than anything I have ever done! It is really based off of leg movements rather than the whole body. Our final exam is a performance which is much different than any other class I've ever taken! But I will keep you posted on my experiences at IUNA (the local university where I am taking tango).
Other than that, I don't have any more classes this week but I do have a lot of homework! Tomorrow though I have a sight visit/interview for my Service learning class. I don't remember the exact name but it is basically a place that uses art to work with poor children. I hope that I really enjoy it and can start soon!
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