First Couple Weeks of March

March started off very well with a week off for Spring break. So my friends and I went to Mar Del Plata. Overall Mar was fun. Celebrated my bday there which was fun only problem was it rained at night had plans on going out. Also I learned how to surf which was cool and I swam in the Atlantic Ocean. The following week we went back to school. This time only having one class for three hours which was ok. The class is Political Systems which is cool. Basically learning about some things I knew already but getting a different perspective on it. In addition learning some new things as well.

Differences Between Argentina & USA

1. The people here can't drive I don't understand how did they get a driver license. They drive bumper to bumper and cut each other off with no problem.
2. Don't know how to pick up girls here. I don't know what to say I really can't explain myself  after the introduction is Spanish. This may sound stupid but I just found out that it is rude or too aggressive to ask a girl for the phone number off the first conversation. When I went to Gualeguaychu I did it and got turned down. Thinking back I could have got her but just had the wrong approach she choose me out the crowd and I dropped the ball. What you do is ask her for her Facebook and talk from there that way she can check you out and read some things about you.ie( just learned that today btw).
3. Dinner time here is around 10 or 11 pm not like 5 or 6 as it is in America. Also breakfast is normally a bowl of cereal, toast or fruit with a coffee no big breakfast ie( eggs, pancakes, grits) 
4. You don't drive here the transportation is via ( bus, train/rapid/subte, taxi, walk)
5. There is no personal space people talk close to you and when you greet another you give them a kiss by their the cheek even the same sex.
6. Can't find certain foods here peanut butter is rare 
7. No place to buy Jordans and soccer here is big not American football or basketball
8. Night life is different you don't go to the clubs till 2am and generally you don't get home till the morning like 6ish maybe even 7 
9. Alcohol here is cheaper 40 oz are common and the best way to go far as bear wise a 40 oz of Stella can be 8 pesos which is near 2 dollars
10. Merchants may try to over charge you by being American they have a stereotype that we are all rich. I had an experience when a taxi driver drove around freely as the meter was going and tried to charge me full fair still. I wasn't having it.

Last weeks of February

The last weeks of February kicked off very nice due to 4 day weekend due to federal holidays. So Sarah, Aubry and I went to Gualeguaychu for Carneval. The only problem was we went on the wrong day. The parade was Saturday and Monday and we arrived there on Sunday. A possibility would have been to stay till Monday but we had already bought out tickets back to BsAs so we just pulled an all night er and went home Monday morning. We thought since the website said mega fiesta that it was the parade as a big party. We still had fun we went to the beach and ate good food. The mega fiesta was fun as well. It was the selection of the king and the queen of the parade. Afterwards there was several tents that was playing different music to party in. The following week I went to Igauzú Falls omg.... The first day we went and saw the river that the falls flows into. Standing on the Argentina side we could see the Brazil and Paraguay sides of the falls. We went back to the hotel and I met two more amazing friends Ron and Steve we hung out much of the excursions days and had a blast. Day two we went to the Igauzú forest and the falls. I saw different animals and some exotic butterflies and birds. After that we finally saw the falls and let me tell you they are amazing. We had the opportunity to ride a speed boat up to the falls which was exhaling. It felt like I was on top of the world. Ron and I had a conversation about our journey here how I work two jobs a first shift and a third shift job plus going to school full time just to make it and he worked two jobs and went to school as well. Also how most of our friends never been out the country and we were doing something different. To quote a quote from Lil Wayne " I feel big not big in the sense of weight not gaining weight or colossal " to ellaborate it means I feel big like I made it I am on top. Which is how we felt being there. On the final day we went to the Missones Jesuítico Guaraníes which was amazing seeing how the people lived. They provided for us lunch and dinner which was good. They made the best empanadas and fried tortilla shells with sugar. I drunk cold matte for the first time which was good. Here above are a few pictures I took you can see the rest on my Facebook page.

First Couple Weeks

The first month here went by so fast do to me being new the country and many holidays in February. The first full day here was the day of the Super Bowl. My goal of course was to find a place to watch it at. So me and a couple friends went to a few different bars and watched the game it was very exciting and different and plus the outcome was one that I was hoping for a Giants win. Next week we went to El Tigre which was fun because we got a chance to go swimming and I formed a few friendships with people who I would later begin hanging out with. Also my host family was great I have a host brother who is around my age. He took me with one of his friends to this club which was fun not to mention we got in free so that was a plus!!